긁다

to scratch, to scrape

TOPIK 4 4급verb 동사regular 규칙Dictionary entry 단어

Principal parts

관형사형Modifier
긁는
아/어Infinitive
긁어
-으니Since
긁으니
합니다Formal
긁습니다

Present

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
서술Statement 긁어요긁습니다긁어긁는다

Past

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
서술Statement 긁었어요긁었습니다긁었어긁었다

Future & presumptive

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
-겠-Will / must be 긁겠어요긁겠습니다긁겠어긁겠다
-을 것이다Going to 긁을 거예요긁을 것입니다긁을 거야긁을 것이다

Questions

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Present 긁어요?긁습니까?긁어?긁니?
과거Past 긁었어요?긁었습니까?긁었어?긁었니?

Commands

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
명령Do it 긁으세요긁으십시오긁어긁어라
청유Let's 긁어요긁읍시다긁어긁자

Negation

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
안Not (short) 안 긁어요안 긁습니다안 긁어안 긁는다
-지 않다Not (long) 긁지 않아요긁지 않습니다긁지 않아긁지 않는다
못Cannot 못 긁어요못 긁습니다못 긁어못 긁는다

Honorific

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Present 긁으세요긁으십니다긁으셔긁으신다
과거Past 긁으셨어요긁으셨습니다긁으셨어긁으셨다

Modifying a noun

현재Present
긁는
과거Past
긁은
미래Future
긁을
회상Used to
긁던

Joining 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

In progress

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Is doing 긁고 있어요긁고 있습니다긁고 있어긁고 있다
과거Was doing 긁고 있었어요긁고 있었습니다긁고 있었어긁고 있었다

Sentence patterns

In real sentences

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.

Common 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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