읊다 Korean verb conjugation
to recite
Every form of 읊다 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
- 읊는
- 아/어Infinitive
- 읊어
- -으니Since
- 읊으니
- 합니다Formal
- 읊습니다
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 | 읊어요 | 읊습니다 | 읊어 | 읊는다 |
과거Past
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 읊었어요 | 읊었습니다 | 읊었어 | 읊었다 |
미래·추측Future & presumptive
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -겠-Will / must be | 읊겠어요 | 읊겠습니다 | 읊겠어 | 읊겠다 |
| -을 것이다Going to | 읊을 거예요 | 읊을 것입니다 | 읊을 거야 | 읊을 것이다 |
의문Questions
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 읊어요? | 읊습니까? | 읊어? | 읊니? |
| 과거Past | 읊었어요? | 읊었습니까? | 읊었어? | 읊었니? |
명령Commands
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 명령Do it | 읊으세요 | 읊으십시오 | 읊어 | 읊어라 |
| 청유Let's | 읊어요 | 읊읍시다 | 읊어 | 읊자 |
부정Negation
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 안Not (short) | 안 읊어요 | 안 읊습니다 | 안 읊어 | 안 읊는다 |
| -지 않다Not (long) | 읊지 않아요 | 읊지 않습니다 | 읊지 않아 | 읊지 않는다 |
| 못Cannot | 못 읊어요 | 못 읊습니다 | 못 읊어 | 못 읊는다 |
높임Honorific
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 읊으세요 | 읊으십니다 | 읊으셔 | 읊으신다 |
| 과거Past | 읊으셨어요 | 읊으셨습니다 | 읊으셨어 | 읊으셨다 |
관형사형Modifying a noun
- 현재Present
- 읊는
- 과거Past
- 읊은
- 미래Future
- 읊을
- 회상Used to
- 읊던
연결Joining clauses
- -고and
- 읊고
- -게-ly / so that
- 읊게
- -어서so / and then
- 읊어서
- -으니까since
- 읊으니까
- -으면if / when
- 읊으면
- -지만but
- 읊지만
- -는데and / but (setting up)
- 읊는데
- -어도even if
- 읊어도
진행In progress
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Is doing | 읊고 있어요 | 읊고 있습니다 | 읊고 있어 | 읊고 있다 |
| 과거Was doing | 읊고 있었어요 | 읊고 있었습니다 | 읊고 있었어 | 읊고 있었다 |
문형Sentence patterns
How the dictionary says this verb is used. The numbers are slots: 1 is the subject, 2 the object.
- 1이 2를 읊다
예문In real sentences
From the dictionary, each with its translation.
모든 사람이 대사만 읊으면 끝이라는 겁니다.
And as long as everybody learns their lines, everyone's happy.
시를 읊다
to recite poetry
사랑을 읊다
to write poems of love
서당 개 삼 년이면 풍월을 읊는다.
Even a dog can recite poetry after three years in Seodang. The sparrow near a school sings the primer.
자주 묻는 질문Common questions
How do you conjugate 읊다 in Korean?
읊다 (to recite) is 읊어요 in the polite 해요체, 읊습니다 in formal 합니다체, 읊어 in casual 반말 and 읊는다 in the plain written style. The past is 읊었어요.
What is the past tense of 읊다?
읊었어요 in everyday polite speech, 읊었습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 읊어 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.
Is 읊다 a regular verb?
Yes. Its stem never changes shape: 읊습니다, 읊어, 읊으니 all keep 읊 intact. Only the ending moves.
What TOPIK level is 읊다?
5급 — TOPIK 5, advanced.
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