엎다 Korean verb conjugation
to turn over, to overturn
Every form of 엎다 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
- 엎는
- 아/어Infinitive
- 엎어
- -으니Since
- 엎으니
- 합니다Formal
- 엎습니다
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 | 엎어요 | 엎습니다 | 엎어 | 엎는다 |
과거Past
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 엎었어요 | 엎었습니다 | 엎었어 | 엎었다 |
미래·추측Future & presumptive
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -겠-Will / must be | 엎겠어요 | 엎겠습니다 | 엎겠어 | 엎겠다 |
| -을 것이다Going to | 엎을 거예요 | 엎을 것입니다 | 엎을 거야 | 엎을 것이다 |
의문Questions
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 엎어요? | 엎습니까? | 엎어? | 엎니? |
| 과거Past | 엎었어요? | 엎었습니까? | 엎었어? | 엎었니? |
명령Commands
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 명령Do it | 엎으세요 | 엎으십시오 | 엎어 | 엎어라 |
| 청유Let's | 엎어요 | 엎읍시다 | 엎어 | 엎자 |
부정Negation
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 안Not (short) | 안 엎어요 | 안 엎습니다 | 안 엎어 | 안 엎는다 |
| -지 않다Not (long) | 엎지 않아요 | 엎지 않습니다 | 엎지 않아 | 엎지 않는다 |
| 못Cannot | 못 엎어요 | 못 엎습니다 | 못 엎어 | 못 엎는다 |
높임Honorific
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 엎으세요 | 엎으십니다 | 엎으셔 | 엎으신다 |
| 과거Past | 엎으셨어요 | 엎으셨습니다 | 엎으셨어 | 엎으셨다 |
관형사형Modifying a noun
- 현재Present
- 엎는
- 과거Past
- 엎은
- 미래Future
- 엎을
- 회상Used to
- 엎던
연결Joining clauses
- -고and
- 엎고
- -게-ly / so that
- 엎게
- -어서so / and then
- 엎어서
- -으니까since
- 엎으니까
- -으면if / when
- 엎으면
- -지만but
- 엎지만
- -는데and / but (setting up)
- 엎는데
- -어도even if
- 엎어도
진행In progress
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Is doing | 엎고 있어요 | 엎고 있습니다 | 엎고 있어 | 엎고 있다 |
| 과거Was doing | 엎고 있었어요 | 엎고 있었습니다 | 엎고 있었어 | 엎고 있었다 |
문형Sentence patterns
How the dictionary says this verb is used. The numbers are slots: 1 is the subject, 2 the object.
- 1이 2를 엎다
예문In real sentences
From the dictionary, each with its translation.
경찰은 나를 끌어내 땅바닥에 엎어뜨렸다.
Then I was pushed and fell down.
그냥 다 때려 엎고 싶었다.
And they wanted to just smash everything.
그러니까 누구를 엎어뜨린 건가?
So who were you slipping it to?
어서 찾아! 여길 뒤집어 엎어서라도 찾아 와!
Find him, turn the place upside down if you have to!
자주 묻는 질문Common questions
How do you conjugate 엎다 in Korean?
엎다 (to turn over, to overturn) is 엎어요 in the polite 해요체, 엎습니다 in formal 합니다체, 엎어 in casual 반말 and 엎는다 in the plain written style. The past is 엎었어요.
What is the past tense of 엎다?
엎었어요 in everyday polite speech, 엎었습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 엎어 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.
Is 엎다 a regular verb?
Yes. Its stem never changes shape: 엎습니다, 엎어, 엎으니 all keep 엎 intact. Only the ending moves.
What TOPIK level is 엎다?
6급 — TOPIK 6, mastery.
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