긁다 Korean verb conjugation
to scratch, to scrape
Every form of 긁다 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
- 긁는
- 아/어Infinitive
- 긁어
- -으니Since
- 긁으니
- 합니다Formal
- 긁습니다
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 | 긁어요 | 긁습니다 | 긁어 | 긁는다 |
과거Past
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 긁었어요 | 긁었습니다 | 긁었어 | 긁었다 |
미래·추측Future & presumptive
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -겠-Will / must be | 긁겠어요 | 긁겠습니다 | 긁겠어 | 긁겠다 |
| -을 것이다Going to | 긁을 거예요 | 긁을 것입니다 | 긁을 거야 | 긁을 것이다 |
의문Questions
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 긁어요? | 긁습니까? | 긁어? | 긁니? |
| 과거Past | 긁었어요? | 긁었습니까? | 긁었어? | 긁었니? |
명령Commands
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 명령Do it | 긁으세요 | 긁으십시오 | 긁어 | 긁어라 |
| 청유Let's | 긁어요 | 긁읍시다 | 긁어 | 긁자 |
부정Negation
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 안Not (short) | 안 긁어요 | 안 긁습니다 | 안 긁어 | 안 긁는다 |
| -지 않다Not (long) | 긁지 않아요 | 긁지 않습니다 | 긁지 않아 | 긁지 않는다 |
| 못Cannot | 못 긁어요 | 못 긁습니다 | 못 긁어 | 못 긁는다 |
높임Honorific
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 긁으세요 | 긁으십니다 | 긁으셔 | 긁으신다 |
| 과거Past | 긁으셨어요 | 긁으셨습니다 | 긁으셨어 | 긁으셨다 |
관형사형Modifying a noun
- 현재Present
- 긁는
- 과거Past
- 긁은
- 미래Future
- 긁을
- 회상Used to
- 긁던
연결Joining clauses
- -고and
- 긁고
- -게-ly / so that
- 긁게
- -어서so / and then
- 긁어서
- -으니까since
- 긁으니까
- -으면if / when
- 긁으면
- -지만but
- 긁지만
- -는데and / but (setting up)
- 긁는데
- -어도even if
- 긁어도
진행In progress
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Is doing | 긁고 있어요 | 긁고 있습니다 | 긁고 있어 | 긁고 있다 |
| 과거Was doing | 긁고 있었어요 | 긁고 있었습니다 | 긁고 있었어 | 긁고 있었다 |
문형Sentence patterns
How the dictionary says this verb is used. The numbers are slots: 1 is the subject, 2 the object.
- 1이 2를 긁다
예문In real sentences
From the dictionary, each with its translation.
코도 긁을 수 있습니다.
Going to scratch his nose.
지금 머리를 긁고 계시진 않나요?
You're scratching your head right now, aren't you?
몸을 긁지 않은 날이 하루도 없었습니다.
I didn't stop scratching a single day while I was in the jungle.
내 차 긁지 말게
Not a scratch, Doctor.
자주 묻는 질문Common questions
How do you conjugate 긁다 in Korean?
긁다 (to scratch, to scrape) is 긁어요 in the polite 해요체, 긁습니다 in formal 합니다체, 긁어 in casual 반말 and 긁는다 in the plain written style. The past is 긁었어요.
What is the past tense of 긁다?
긁었어요 in everyday polite speech, 긁었습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 긁어 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.
Is 긁다 a regular verb?
Yes. Its stem never changes shape: 긁습니다, 긁어, 긁으니 all keep 긁 intact. Only the ending moves.
What TOPIK level is 긁다?
4급 — TOPIK 4, upper intermediate.
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