듣다

to listen, to hear

Principal parts

관형사형Modifier
듣는
아/어Infinitive
들어
-으니Since
들으니
합니다Formal
듣습니다

Present

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
서술Statement 들어요듣습니다들어듣는다

Past

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
서술Statement 들었어요들었습니다들었어들었다

Future & presumptive

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
-겠-Will / must be 듣겠어요듣겠습니다듣겠어듣겠다
-을 것이다Going to 들을 거예요들을 것입니다들을 거야들을 것이다

Questions

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Present 들어요?듣습니까?들어?듣니?
과거Past 들었어요?들었습니까?들었어?들었니?

Commands

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
명령Do it 들으세요들으십시오들어들어라
청유Let's 들어요들읍시다들어듣자

Negation

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
안Not (short) 안 들어요안 듣습니다안 들어안 듣는다
-지 않다Not (long) 듣지 않아요듣지 않습니다듣지 않아듣지 않는다
못Cannot 못 들어요못 듣습니다못 들어못 듣는다

Honorific

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Present 들으세요들으십니다들으셔들으신다
과거Past 들으셨어요들으셨습니다들으셨어들으셨다

Modifying a noun

현재Present
듣는
과거Past
들은
미래Future
들을
회상Used to
듣던

Joining clauses

-고and
듣고
-게-ly / so that
듣게
-어서so / and then
들어서
-으니까since
들으니까
-으면if / when
들으면
-지만but
듣지만
-는데and / but (setting up)
듣는데
-어도even if
들어도

In progress

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Is doing 듣고 있어요듣고 있습니다듣고 있어듣고 있다
과거Was doing 듣고 있었어요듣고 있었습니다듣고 있었어듣고 있었다

Sentence patterns

In real sentences

이런 말을 들어보셨을 겁니다.

I'm sure you've heard the word.

우리는 어떤 소리를 들었다.

We heard a sound.

톰은 내 말을 들으려 하지 않을 것이다.

Tom wouldn't listen to me.

그는 제 말을 들었습니다.

He listened to me.

Common questions

How do you conjugate 듣다 in Korean?

듣다 (to listen, to hear) is 들어요 in the polite 해요체, 듣습니다 in formal 합니다체, 들어 in casual 반말 and 듣는다 in the plain written style. The past is 들었어요.

What is the past tense of 듣다?

들었어요 in everyday polite speech, 들었습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 들어 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.

Is 듣다 irregular?

Yes — it is ㄷ irregular (ㄷ 불규칙). ㄷ becomes ㄹ before a vowel: 듣다 → 들어요. That is why the stem looks different in 들어 and 들으니 but unchanged in 듣습니다.

What TOPIK level is 듣다?

1급 — TOPIK 1, beginner.

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