엎어지다 Korean verb conjugation
to fall flat on one's face
Every form of 엎어지다 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
- 엎어지는
- 아/어Infinitive
- 엎어져
- -으니Since
- 엎어지니
- 합니다Formal
- 엎어집니다
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 | 엎어져요 | 엎어집니다 | 엎어져 | 엎어진다 |
과거Past
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 엎어졌어요 | 엎어졌습니다 | 엎어졌어 | 엎어졌다 |
미래·추측Future & presumptive
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -겠-Will / must be | 엎어지겠어요 | 엎어지겠습니다 | 엎어지겠어 | 엎어지겠다 |
| -을 것이다Going to | 엎어질 거예요 | 엎어질 것입니다 | 엎어질 거야 | 엎어질 것이다 |
의문Questions
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 엎어져요? | 엎어집니까? | 엎어져? | 엎어지니? |
| 과거Past | 엎어졌어요? | 엎어졌습니까? | 엎어졌어? | 엎어졌니? |
명령Commands
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 명령Do it | 엎어지세요 | 엎어지십시오 | 엎어져 | 엎어져라 |
| 청유Let's | 엎어져요 | 엎어집시다 | 엎어져 | 엎어지자 |
부정Negation
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 안Not (short) | 안 엎어져요 | 안 엎어집니다 | 안 엎어져 | 안 엎어진다 |
| -지 않다Not (long) | 엎어지지 않아요 | 엎어지지 않습니다 | 엎어지지 않아 | 엎어지지 않는다 |
| 못Cannot | 못 엎어져요 | 못 엎어집니다 | 못 엎어져 | 못 엎어진다 |
높임Honorific
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 엎어지세요 | 엎어지십니다 | 엎어지셔 | 엎어지신다 |
| 과거Past | 엎어지셨어요 | 엎어지셨습니다 | 엎어지셨어 | 엎어지셨다 |
관형사형Modifying a noun
- 현재Present
- 엎어지는
- 과거Past
- 엎어진
- 미래Future
- 엎어질
- 회상Used to
- 엎어지던
연결Joining clauses
- -고and
- 엎어지고
- -게-ly / so that
- 엎어지게
- -어서so / and then
- 엎어져서
- -으니까since
- 엎어지니까
- -으면if / when
- 엎어지면
- -지만but
- 엎어지지만
- -는데and / but (setting up)
- 엎어지는데
- -어도even if
- 엎어져도
진행In progress
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Is doing | 엎어지고 있어요 | 엎어지고 있습니다 | 엎어지고 있어 | 엎어지고 있다 |
| 과거Was doing | 엎어지고 있었어요 | 엎어지고 있었습니다 | 엎어지고 있었어 | 엎어지고 있었다 |
문형Sentence patterns
How the dictionary says this verb is used. The numbers are slots: 1 is the subject, 2 the object.
- 1이 2에/로 엎어지다
- 1이 엎어지다
예문In real sentences
From the dictionary, each with its translation.
나는 시위대 쪽으로 엎어져 있었는데, 누가 나를 밟았다.
I fell on the side of the protesters and someone stepped on me.
자기 영화 엎어지고 난 내내 놀았어
Well, just remember I haven't had a job since you screwed up the last one.
여기서 엎어지면 코 닿을 데 사시거든
You know, they live up on Shorm Road. That's less than five miles from here.
그리고, 그는, 단지, 괴물과 같이 엎어지듯이 말입니다.
And then, he's, he just, like swooped down, like a monster.
자주 묻는 질문Common questions
How do you conjugate 엎어지다 in Korean?
엎어지다 (to fall flat on one's face) is 엎어져요 in the polite 해요체, 엎어집니다 in formal 합니다체, 엎어져 in casual 반말 and 엎어진다 in the plain written style. The past is 엎어졌어요.
What is the past tense of 엎어지다?
엎어졌어요 in everyday polite speech, 엎어졌습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 엎어져 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.
Is 엎어지다 a regular verb?
Yes. Its stem never changes shape: 엎어집니다, 엎어져, 엎어지니 all keep 엎어지 intact. Only the ending moves.
What TOPIK level is 엎어지다?
It carries no TOPIK grade. That is a fact about the published word lists rather than about the word — it conjugates by exactly the same rules as everything else.
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