덮치다 Korean verb conjugation
to pounce, to attack suddenly, to raid
Every form of 덮치다 across the four speech levels. It is a regular stem, so the endings below attach without changing it.
기본형Principal parts
The four forms the dictionary prints. Every other form on this page is derived from them.
- 관형사형Modifier
- 덮치는
- 아/어Infinitive
- 덮쳐
- -으니Since
- 덮치니
- 합니다Formal
- 덮칩니다
현재Present
The tense that does the most work. 해요체 is the one to learn first — it is polite without being formal, and it is what most conversation is in.
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 덮쳐요 | 덮칩니다 | 덮쳐 | 덮친다 |
과거Past
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 덮쳤어요 | 덮쳤습니다 | 덮쳤어 | 덮쳤다 |
미래·추측Future & presumptive
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -겠-Will / must be | 덮치겠어요 | 덮치겠습니다 | 덮치겠어 | 덮치겠다 |
| -을 것이다Going to | 덮칠 거예요 | 덮칠 것입니다 | 덮칠 거야 | 덮칠 것이다 |
의문Questions
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 덮쳐요? | 덮칩니까? | 덮쳐? | 덮치니? |
| 과거Past | 덮쳤어요? | 덮쳤습니까? | 덮쳤어? | 덮쳤니? |
명령Commands
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 명령Do it | 덮치세요 | 덮치십시오 | 덮쳐 | 덮쳐라 |
| 청유Let's | 덮쳐요 | 덮칩시다 | 덮쳐 | 덮치자 |
부정Negation
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 안Not (short) | 안 덮쳐요 | 안 덮칩니다 | 안 덮쳐 | 안 덮친다 |
| -지 않다Not (long) | 덮치지 않아요 | 덮치지 않습니다 | 덮치지 않아 | 덮치지 않는다 |
| 못Cannot | 못 덮쳐요 | 못 덮칩니다 | 못 덮쳐 | 못 덮친다 |
높임Honorific
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 덮치세요 | 덮치십니다 | 덮치셔 | 덮치신다 |
| 과거Past | 덮치셨어요 | 덮치셨습니다 | 덮치셨어 | 덮치셨다 |
관형사형Modifying a noun
- 현재Present
- 덮치는
- 과거Past
- 덮친
- 미래Future
- 덮칠
- 회상Used to
- 덮치던
연결Joining clauses
- -고and
- 덮치고
- -게-ly / so that
- 덮치게
- -어서so / and then
- 덮쳐서
- -으니까since
- 덮치니까
- -으면if / when
- 덮치면
- -지만but
- 덮치지만
- -는데and / but (setting up)
- 덮치는데
- -어도even if
- 덮쳐도
진행In progress
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Is doing | 덮치고 있어요 | 덮치고 있습니다 | 덮치고 있어 | 덮치고 있다 |
| 과거Was doing | 덮치고 있었어요 | 덮치고 있었습니다 | 덮치고 있었어 | 덮치고 있었다 |
문형Sentence patterns
How the dictionary says this verb is used. The numbers are slots: 1 is the subject, 2 the object.
- 1이 2에/에게 덮치다
- 1이 2를 덮치다
예문In real sentences
From the dictionary, each with its translation.
결국 피곤함은 우리 모두를 덮치죠.
Eventually, exhaustion catches up with all of us.
상처받고, 슬프고, 화나는 감정이 저를 덮쳐왔습니다.
Hurt, sadness and anger flooded through me.
갑자기 저를 덮쳐 키스하려고 했습니다.
Suddenly, he jumped on me and tried to kiss me.
기억나실지 모르겠지만 작년에 에볼라가 서아프리카 국가인 라이베리아를 덮쳤습니다.
Last year, you may remember, Ebola hit the West African country of Liberia.
자주 묻는 질문Common questions
How do you conjugate 덮치다 in Korean?
덮치다 (to pounce, to attack suddenly, to raid) is 덮쳐요 in the polite 해요체, 덮칩니다 in formal 합니다체, 덮쳐 in casual 반말 and 덮친다 in the plain written style. The past is 덮쳤어요.
What is the past tense of 덮치다?
덮쳤어요 in everyday polite speech, 덮쳤습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 덮쳐 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.
Is 덮치다 a regular verb?
Yes. Its stem never changes shape: 덮칩니다, 덮쳐, 덮치니 all keep 덮치 intact. Only the ending moves.
What TOPIK level is 덮치다?
6급 — TOPIK 6, mastery.
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