들키다 Korean verb conjugation
to get caught, to be found out
Every form of 들키다 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
- 들키는
- 아/어Infinitive
- 들켜
- -으니Since
- 들키니
- 합니다Formal
- 들킵니다
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 | 들켜요 | 들킵니다 | 들켜 | 들킨다 |
과거Past
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 들켰어요 | 들켰습니다 | 들켰어 | 들켰다 |
미래·추측Future & presumptive
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -겠-Will / must be | 들키겠어요 | 들키겠습니다 | 들키겠어 | 들키겠다 |
| -을 것이다Going to | 들킬 거예요 | 들킬 것입니다 | 들킬 거야 | 들킬 것이다 |
의문Questions
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 들켜요? | 들킵니까? | 들켜? | 들키니? |
| 과거Past | 들켰어요? | 들켰습니까? | 들켰어? | 들켰니? |
명령Commands
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 명령Do it | 들키세요 | 들키십시오 | 들켜 | 들켜라 |
| 청유Let's | 들켜요 | 들킵시다 | 들켜 | 들키자 |
부정Negation
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 안Not (short) | 안 들켜요 | 안 들킵니다 | 안 들켜 | 안 들킨다 |
| -지 않다Not (long) | 들키지 않아요 | 들키지 않습니다 | 들키지 않아 | 들키지 않는다 |
| 못Cannot | 못 들켜요 | 못 들킵니다 | 못 들켜 | 못 들킨다 |
높임Honorific
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 들키세요 | 들키십니다 | 들키셔 | 들키신다 |
| 과거Past | 들키셨어요 | 들키셨습니다 | 들키셨어 | 들키셨다 |
관형사형Modifying a noun
- 현재Present
- 들키는
- 과거Past
- 들킨
- 미래Future
- 들킬
- 회상Used to
- 들키던
연결Joining clauses
- -고and
- 들키고
- -게-ly / so that
- 들키게
- -어서so / and then
- 들켜서
- -으니까since
- 들키니까
- -으면if / when
- 들키면
- -지만but
- 들키지만
- -는데and / but (setting up)
- 들키는데
- -어도even if
- 들켜도
진행In progress
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Is doing | 들키고 있어요 | 들키고 있습니다 | 들키고 있어 | 들키고 있다 |
| 과거Was doing | 들키고 있었어요 | 들키고 있었습니다 | 들키고 있었어 | 들키고 있었다 |
문형Sentence patterns
How the dictionary says this verb is used. The numbers are slots: 1 is the subject, 2 the object.
- 1이 2에게 들키다
- 1이 2에게 3을 들키다
예문In real sentences
From the dictionary, each with its translation.
떡치다가 아들한테 들켰다
We were shagging and our son walked in on us
왜 안들켰는지 이해가 안됩니다.
I don't understand why I was never caught.
그럼 들키지 마 바보야
So don't get caught, you priss.
더 높이 날면 들킨다고!
I get any higher, they'll see us!
자주 묻는 질문Common questions
How do you conjugate 들키다 in Korean?
들키다 (to get caught, to be found out) is 들켜요 in the polite 해요체, 들킵니다 in formal 합니다체, 들켜 in casual 반말 and 들킨다 in the plain written style. The past is 들켰어요.
What is the past tense of 들키다?
들켰어요 in everyday polite speech, 들켰습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 들켜 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.
Is 들키다 a regular verb?
Yes. Its stem never changes shape: 들킵니다, 들켜, 들키니 all keep 들키 intact. Only the ending moves.
What TOPIK level is 들키다?
4급 — TOPIK 4, upper intermediate.
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