덮이다 Korean verb conjugation
to be covered (with, in), to be hidden (by), to be shrouded
Every form of 덮이다 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
- 덮이는
- 아/어Infinitive
- 덮여
- -으니Since
- 덮이니
- 합니다Formal
- 덮입니다
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 | 덮여요 | 덮입니다 | 덮여 | 덮인다 |
과거Past
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 덮였어요 | 덮였습니다 | 덮였어 | 덮였다 |
미래·추측Future & presumptive
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -겠-Will / must be | 덮이겠어요 | 덮이겠습니다 | 덮이겠어 | 덮이겠다 |
| -을 것이다Going to | 덮일 거예요 | 덮일 것입니다 | 덮일 거야 | 덮일 것이다 |
의문Questions
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 덮여요? | 덮입니까? | 덮여? | 덮이니? |
| 과거Past | 덮였어요? | 덮였습니까? | 덮였어? | 덮였니? |
명령Commands
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 명령Do it | 덮이세요 | 덮이십시오 | 덮여 | 덮여라 |
| 청유Let's | 덮여요 | 덮입시다 | 덮여 | 덮이자 |
부정Negation
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 안Not (short) | 안 덮여요 | 안 덮입니다 | 안 덮여 | 안 덮인다 |
| -지 않다Not (long) | 덮이지 않아요 | 덮이지 않습니다 | 덮이지 않아 | 덮이지 않는다 |
| 못Cannot | 못 덮여요 | 못 덮입니다 | 못 덮여 | 못 덮인다 |
높임Honorific
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 덮이세요 | 덮이십니다 | 덮이셔 | 덮이신다 |
| 과거Past | 덮이셨어요 | 덮이셨습니다 | 덮이셨어 | 덮이셨다 |
관형사형Modifying a noun
- 현재Present
- 덮이는
- 과거Past
- 덮인
- 미래Future
- 덮일
- 회상Used to
- 덮이던
연결Joining clauses
- -고and
- 덮이고
- -게-ly / so that
- 덮이게
- -어서so / and then
- 덮여서
- -으니까since
- 덮이니까
- -으면if / when
- 덮이면
- -지만but
- 덮이지만
- -는데and / but (setting up)
- 덮이는데
- -어도even if
- 덮여도
진행In progress
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Is doing | 덮이고 있어요 | 덮이고 있습니다 | 덮이고 있어 | 덮이고 있다 |
| 과거Was doing | 덮이고 있었어요 | 덮이고 있었습니다 | 덮이고 있었어 | 덮이고 있었다 |
문형Sentence patterns
How the dictionary says this verb is used. The numbers are slots: 1 is the subject, 2 the object.
- 1이 2에 덮이다
- 1이 덮이다
예문In real sentences
From the dictionary, each with its translation.
안타깝게도 그 본질이 덮이고 말죠.
We reduce it to a sad shadow of what it truly is.
표면이 온통 그것으로 덮여 있습니다.
The surface is covered with it.
바그다드는 검은 연기와 기름으로 덮였고,
Baghdad was covered in black smoke and oil.
아마 여러분들도 세포가 당으로 덮여 있다는 사실을 모르셨을겁니다.
Maybe you didn't know that your cells are coated with sugar.
자주 묻는 질문Common questions
How do you conjugate 덮이다 in Korean?
덮이다 (to be covered (with, in), to be hidden (by), to be shrouded) is 덮여요 in the polite 해요체, 덮입니다 in formal 합니다체, 덮여 in casual 반말 and 덮인다 in the plain written style. The past is 덮였어요.
What is the past tense of 덮이다?
덮였어요 in everyday polite speech, 덮였습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 덮여 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.
Is 덮이다 a regular verb?
Yes. Its stem never changes shape: 덮입니다, 덮여, 덮이니 all keep 덮이 intact. Only the ending moves.
What TOPIK level is 덮이다?
4급 — TOPIK 4, upper intermediate.
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