되새기다 Korean verb conjugation
to chew the cud
Every form of 되새기다 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
- 되새기는
- 아/어Infinitive
- 되새겨
- -으니Since
- 되새기니
- 합니다Formal
- 되새깁니다
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 | 되새겨요 | 되새깁니다 | 되새겨 | 되새긴다 |
과거Past
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 되새겼어요 | 되새겼습니다 | 되새겼어 | 되새겼다 |
미래·추측Future & presumptive
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -겠-Will / must be | 되새기겠어요 | 되새기겠습니다 | 되새기겠어 | 되새기겠다 |
| -을 것이다Going to | 되새길 거예요 | 되새길 것입니다 | 되새길 거야 | 되새길 것이다 |
의문Questions
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 되새겨요? | 되새깁니까? | 되새겨? | 되새기니? |
| 과거Past | 되새겼어요? | 되새겼습니까? | 되새겼어? | 되새겼니? |
명령Commands
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 명령Do it | 되새기세요 | 되새기십시오 | 되새겨 | 되새겨라 |
| 청유Let's | 되새겨요 | 되새깁시다 | 되새겨 | 되새기자 |
부정Negation
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 안Not (short) | 안 되새겨요 | 안 되새깁니다 | 안 되새겨 | 안 되새긴다 |
| -지 않다Not (long) | 되새기지 않아요 | 되새기지 않습니다 | 되새기지 않아 | 되새기지 않는다 |
| 못Cannot | 못 되새겨요 | 못 되새깁니다 | 못 되새겨 | 못 되새긴다 |
높임Honorific
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 되새기세요 | 되새기십니다 | 되새기셔 | 되새기신다 |
| 과거Past | 되새기셨어요 | 되새기셨습니다 | 되새기셨어 | 되새기셨다 |
관형사형Modifying a noun
- 현재Present
- 되새기는
- 과거Past
- 되새긴
- 미래Future
- 되새길
- 회상Used to
- 되새기던
연결Joining clauses
- -고and
- 되새기고
- -게-ly / so that
- 되새기게
- -어서so / and then
- 되새겨서
- -으니까since
- 되새기니까
- -으면if / when
- 되새기면
- -지만but
- 되새기지만
- -는데and / but (setting up)
- 되새기는데
- -어도even if
- 되새겨도
진행In progress
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Is doing | 되새기고 있어요 | 되새기고 있습니다 | 되새기고 있어 | 되새기고 있다 |
| 과거Was doing | 되새기고 있었어요 | 되새기고 있었습니다 | 되새기고 있었어 | 되새기고 있었다 |
문형Sentence patterns
How the dictionary says this verb is used. The numbers are slots: 1 is the subject, 2 the object.
- 1이 2를 되새기다
예문In real sentences
From the dictionary, each with its translation.
여러분이 극복해낸 힘들었던 시간을 되새겨보세요.
So think back to a stressful time that you've since recovered from.
그래서 계속 이 말만 되새겼어요
I concentrated instead on a single thought:
저는 그 여인의 말을 되새겼습니다.
But let me repeat the words of the woman.
전 의사가 했던 말들을 되새겨 봤어요.
I tried to grasp what she was saying.
자주 묻는 질문Common questions
How do you conjugate 되새기다 in Korean?
되새기다 (to chew the cud) is 되새겨요 in the polite 해요체, 되새깁니다 in formal 합니다체, 되새겨 in casual 반말 and 되새긴다 in the plain written style. The past is 되새겼어요.
What is the past tense of 되새기다?
되새겼어요 in everyday polite speech, 되새겼습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 되새겨 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.
Is 되새기다 a regular verb?
Yes. Its stem never changes shape: 되새깁니다, 되새겨, 되새기니 all keep 되새기 intact. Only the ending moves.
What TOPIK level is 되새기다?
6급 — TOPIK 6, mastery.
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