엉키다 Korean verb conjugation
to be matted, tangled up
Every form of 엉키다 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
- 엉키는
- 아/어Infinitive
- 엉켜
- -으니Since
- 엉키니
- 합니다Formal
- 엉킵니다
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 | 엉켜요 | 엉킵니다 | 엉켜 | 엉킨다 |
과거Past
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 엉켰어요 | 엉켰습니다 | 엉켰어 | 엉켰다 |
미래·추측Future & presumptive
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -겠-Will / must be | 엉키겠어요 | 엉키겠습니다 | 엉키겠어 | 엉키겠다 |
| -을 것이다Going to | 엉킬 거예요 | 엉킬 것입니다 | 엉킬 거야 | 엉킬 것이다 |
의문Questions
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 엉켜요? | 엉킵니까? | 엉켜? | 엉키니? |
| 과거Past | 엉켰어요? | 엉켰습니까? | 엉켰어? | 엉켰니? |
명령Commands
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 명령Do it | 엉키세요 | 엉키십시오 | 엉켜 | 엉켜라 |
| 청유Let's | 엉켜요 | 엉킵시다 | 엉켜 | 엉키자 |
부정Negation
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 안Not (short) | 안 엉켜요 | 안 엉킵니다 | 안 엉켜 | 안 엉킨다 |
| -지 않다Not (long) | 엉키지 않아요 | 엉키지 않습니다 | 엉키지 않아 | 엉키지 않는다 |
| 못Cannot | 못 엉켜요 | 못 엉킵니다 | 못 엉켜 | 못 엉킨다 |
높임Honorific
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 엉키세요 | 엉키십니다 | 엉키셔 | 엉키신다 |
| 과거Past | 엉키셨어요 | 엉키셨습니다 | 엉키셨어 | 엉키셨다 |
관형사형Modifying a noun
- 현재Present
- 엉키는
- 과거Past
- 엉킨
- 미래Future
- 엉킬
- 회상Used to
- 엉키던
연결Joining clauses
- -고and
- 엉키고
- -게-ly / so that
- 엉키게
- -어서so / and then
- 엉켜서
- -으니까since
- 엉키니까
- -으면if / when
- 엉키면
- -지만but
- 엉키지만
- -는데and / but (setting up)
- 엉키는데
- -어도even if
- 엉켜도
진행In progress
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Is doing | 엉키고 있어요 | 엉키고 있습니다 | 엉키고 있어 | 엉키고 있다 |
| 과거Was doing | 엉키고 있었어요 | 엉키고 있었습니다 | 엉키고 있었어 | 엉키고 있었다 |
문형Sentence patterns
How the dictionary says this verb is used. The numbers are slots: 1 is the subject, 2 the object.
- 1이 엉키다
- 1이 (2와) 엉키다
예문In real sentences
From the dictionary, each with its translation.
이건 흥미롭네요. 글씨가 엉켜있기 때문입니다.
This one's interesting, because the writing undulates.
11시: 해결 엉킨 이야기들이 모두 풀립니다.
11:00: Resolution All the tangled plot lines get straightened out.
전선이 다발로 엉켜 있다
the cables are tangled in clumps
왜냐하면 다른 많은 것들이 엉켜 있거든
Because she's all wrapped up with everything else-
자주 묻는 질문Common questions
How do you conjugate 엉키다 in Korean?
엉키다 (to be matted, tangled up) is 엉켜요 in the polite 해요체, 엉킵니다 in formal 합니다체, 엉켜 in casual 반말 and 엉킨다 in the plain written style. The past is 엉켰어요.
What is the past tense of 엉키다?
엉켰어요 in everyday polite speech, 엉켰습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 엉켜 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.
Is 엉키다 a regular verb?
Yes. Its stem never changes shape: 엉킵니다, 엉켜, 엉키니 all keep 엉키 intact. Only the ending moves.
What TOPIK level is 엉키다?
6급 — TOPIK 6, mastery.
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