덮이다

to be covered (with, in), to be hidden (by), to be shrouded

TOPIK 4 4급verb 동사regular 규칙Dictionary entry 단어

Principal parts

관형사형Modifier
덮이는
아/어Infinitive
덮여
-으니Since
덮이니
합니다Formal
덮입니다

Present

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
서술Statement 덮여요덮입니다덮여덮인다

Past

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
서술Statement 덮였어요덮였습니다덮였어덮였다

Future & presumptive

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
-겠-Will / must be 덮이겠어요덮이겠습니다덮이겠어덮이겠다
-을 것이다Going to 덮일 거예요덮일 것입니다덮일 거야덮일 것이다

Questions

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Present 덮여요?덮입니까?덮여?덮이니?
과거Past 덮였어요?덮였습니까?덮였어?덮였니?

Commands

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
명령Do it 덮이세요덮이십시오덮여덮여라
청유Let's 덮여요덮입시다덮여덮이자

Negation

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
안Not (short) 안 덮여요안 덮입니다안 덮여안 덮인다
-지 않다Not (long) 덮이지 않아요덮이지 않습니다덮이지 않아덮이지 않는다
못Cannot 못 덮여요못 덮입니다못 덮여못 덮인다

Honorific

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Present 덮이세요덮이십니다덮이셔덮이신다
과거Past 덮이셨어요덮이셨습니다덮이셨어덮이셨다

Modifying a noun

현재Present
덮이는
과거Past
덮인
미래Future
덮일
회상Used to
덮이던

Joining 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

In progress

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Is doing 덮이고 있어요덮이고 있습니다덮이고 있어덮이고 있다
과거Was doing 덮이고 있었어요덮이고 있었습니다덮이고 있었어덮이고 있었다

Sentence patterns

In real sentences

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.

Common 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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