두들기다 Korean verb conjugation
to strike repeatedly, to pound
Every form of 두들기다 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
- 두들기는
- 아/어Infinitive
- 두들겨
- -으니Since
- 두들기니
- 합니다Formal
- 두들깁니다
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 | 두들겨요 | 두들깁니다 | 두들겨 | 두들긴다 |
과거Past
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 두들겼어요 | 두들겼습니다 | 두들겼어 | 두들겼다 |
미래·추측Future & presumptive
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -겠-Will / must be | 두들기겠어요 | 두들기겠습니다 | 두들기겠어 | 두들기겠다 |
| -을 것이다Going to | 두들길 거예요 | 두들길 것입니다 | 두들길 거야 | 두들길 것이다 |
의문Questions
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 두들겨요? | 두들깁니까? | 두들겨? | 두들기니? |
| 과거Past | 두들겼어요? | 두들겼습니까? | 두들겼어? | 두들겼니? |
명령Commands
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 명령Do it | 두들기세요 | 두들기십시오 | 두들겨 | 두들겨라 |
| 청유Let's | 두들겨요 | 두들깁시다 | 두들겨 | 두들기자 |
부정Negation
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 안Not (short) | 안 두들겨요 | 안 두들깁니다 | 안 두들겨 | 안 두들긴다 |
| -지 않다Not (long) | 두들기지 않아요 | 두들기지 않습니다 | 두들기지 않아 | 두들기지 않는다 |
| 못Cannot | 못 두들겨요 | 못 두들깁니다 | 못 두들겨 | 못 두들긴다 |
높임Honorific
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 두들기세요 | 두들기십니다 | 두들기셔 | 두들기신다 |
| 과거Past | 두들기셨어요 | 두들기셨습니다 | 두들기셨어 | 두들기셨다 |
관형사형Modifying a noun
- 현재Present
- 두들기는
- 과거Past
- 두들긴
- 미래Future
- 두들길
- 회상Used to
- 두들기던
연결Joining clauses
- -고and
- 두들기고
- -게-ly / so that
- 두들기게
- -어서so / and then
- 두들겨서
- -으니까since
- 두들기니까
- -으면if / when
- 두들기면
- -지만but
- 두들기지만
- -는데and / but (setting up)
- 두들기는데
- -어도even if
- 두들겨도
진행In progress
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Is doing | 두들기고 있어요 | 두들기고 있습니다 | 두들기고 있어 | 두들기고 있다 |
| 과거Was doing | 두들기고 있었어요 | 두들기고 있었습니다 | 두들기고 있었어 | 두들기고 있었다 |
문형Sentence patterns
How the dictionary says this verb is used. The numbers are slots: 1 is the subject, 2 the object.
- 1이 2를 두들기다
예문In real sentences
From the dictionary, each with its translation.
두들겨 보실래요? 참 잘했어요.
Do you want to try it?
작은 손으로 화면을 두들기는 것 뿐입니다.
They're just kind of hammering on the screen with their little hands.
제 아내예요 사랑의 두들김이죠
That's my wife, though. That was a love pound. - Hey
문은 왜 두들겨?
Why are you pounding on the door?
자주 묻는 질문Common questions
How do you conjugate 두들기다 in Korean?
두들기다 (to strike repeatedly, to pound) is 두들겨요 in the polite 해요체, 두들깁니다 in formal 합니다체, 두들겨 in casual 반말 and 두들긴다 in the plain written style. The past is 두들겼어요.
What is the past tense of 두들기다?
두들겼어요 in everyday polite speech, 두들겼습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 두들겨 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.
Is 두들기다 a regular verb?
Yes. Its stem never changes shape: 두들깁니다, 두들겨, 두들기니 all keep 두들기 intact. Only the ending moves.
What TOPIK level is 두들기다?
5급 — TOPIK 5, advanced.
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