갇히다 Korean verb conjugation
to be confined
Every form of 갇히다 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
- 갇히는
- 아/어Infinitive
- 갇혀
- -으니Since
- 갇히니
- 합니다Formal
- 갇힙니다
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 | 갇혀요 | 갇힙니다 | 갇혀 | 갇힌다 |
과거Past
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 갇혔어요 | 갇혔습니다 | 갇혔어 | 갇혔다 |
미래·추측Future & presumptive
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -겠-Will / must be | 갇히겠어요 | 갇히겠습니다 | 갇히겠어 | 갇히겠다 |
| -을 것이다Going to | 갇힐 거예요 | 갇힐 것입니다 | 갇힐 거야 | 갇힐 것이다 |
의문Questions
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 갇혀요? | 갇힙니까? | 갇혀? | 갇히니? |
| 과거Past | 갇혔어요? | 갇혔습니까? | 갇혔어? | 갇혔니? |
명령Commands
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 명령Do it | 갇히세요 | 갇히십시오 | 갇혀 | 갇혀라 |
| 청유Let's | 갇혀요 | 갇힙시다 | 갇혀 | 갇히자 |
부정Negation
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 안Not (short) | 안 갇혀요 | 안 갇힙니다 | 안 갇혀 | 안 갇힌다 |
| -지 않다Not (long) | 갇히지 않아요 | 갇히지 않습니다 | 갇히지 않아 | 갇히지 않는다 |
| 못Cannot | 못 갇혀요 | 못 갇힙니다 | 못 갇혀 | 못 갇힌다 |
높임Honorific
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 갇히세요 | 갇히십니다 | 갇히셔 | 갇히신다 |
| 과거Past | 갇히셨어요 | 갇히셨습니다 | 갇히셨어 | 갇히셨다 |
관형사형Modifying a noun
- 현재Present
- 갇히는
- 과거Past
- 갇힌
- 미래Future
- 갇힐
- 회상Used to
- 갇히던
연결Joining clauses
- -고and
- 갇히고
- -게-ly / so that
- 갇히게
- -어서so / and then
- 갇혀서
- -으니까since
- 갇히니까
- -으면if / when
- 갇히면
- -지만but
- 갇히지만
- -는데and / but (setting up)
- 갇히는데
- -어도even if
- 갇혀도
진행In progress
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Is doing | 갇히고 있어요 | 갇히고 있습니다 | 갇히고 있어 | 갇히고 있다 |
| 과거Was doing | 갇히고 있었어요 | 갇히고 있었습니다 | 갇히고 있었어 | 갇히고 있었다 |
문형Sentence patterns
How the dictionary says this verb is used. The numbers are slots: 1 is the subject, 2 the object.
- 1이 2에 갇히다
예문In real sentences
From the dictionary, each with its translation.
톰은 왜 감옥에 갇힌거야?
What's Tom in prison for?
우리는 갇힌 것처럼 느낍니다.
We feel like we're trapped.
감옥에 갇혀있는 기분이었어요.
It is a perfect custom prison.
네, 저는 감옥에 갇혀 있었습니다.
I was behind bars, yeah.
자주 묻는 질문Common questions
How do you conjugate 갇히다 in Korean?
갇히다 (to be confined) is 갇혀요 in the polite 해요체, 갇힙니다 in formal 합니다체, 갇혀 in casual 반말 and 갇힌다 in the plain written style. The past is 갇혔어요.
What is the past tense of 갇히다?
갇혔어요 in everyday polite speech, 갇혔습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 갇혀 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.
Is 갇히다 a regular verb?
Yes. Its stem never changes shape: 갇힙니다, 갇혀, 갇히니 all keep 갇히 intact. Only the ending moves.
What TOPIK level is 갇히다?
4급 — TOPIK 4, upper intermediate.
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