곤두세우다 Korean verb conjugation
to make something stand on end
Every form of 곤두세우다 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
- 곤두세우는
- 아/어Infinitive
- 곤두세워
- -으니Since
- 곤두세우니
- 합니다Formal
- 곤두세웁니다
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 | 곤두세워요 | 곤두세웁니다 | 곤두세워 | 곤두세운다 |
과거Past
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 곤두세웠어요 | 곤두세웠습니다 | 곤두세웠어 | 곤두세웠다 |
미래·추측Future & presumptive
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -겠-Will / must be | 곤두세우겠어요 | 곤두세우겠습니다 | 곤두세우겠어 | 곤두세우겠다 |
| -을 것이다Going to | 곤두세울 거예요 | 곤두세울 것입니다 | 곤두세울 거야 | 곤두세울 것이다 |
의문Questions
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 곤두세워요? | 곤두세웁니까? | 곤두세워? | 곤두세우니? |
| 과거Past | 곤두세웠어요? | 곤두세웠습니까? | 곤두세웠어? | 곤두세웠니? |
명령Commands
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 명령Do it | 곤두세우세요 | 곤두세우십시오 | 곤두세워 | 곤두세워라 |
| 청유Let's | 곤두세워요 | 곤두세웁시다 | 곤두세워 | 곤두세우자 |
부정Negation
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 안Not (short) | 안 곤두세워요 | 안 곤두세웁니다 | 안 곤두세워 | 안 곤두세운다 |
| -지 않다Not (long) | 곤두세우지 않아요 | 곤두세우지 않습니다 | 곤두세우지 않아 | 곤두세우지 않는다 |
| 못Cannot | 못 곤두세워요 | 못 곤두세웁니다 | 못 곤두세워 | 못 곤두세운다 |
높임Honorific
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 곤두세우세요 | 곤두세우십니다 | 곤두세우셔 | 곤두세우신다 |
| 과거Past | 곤두세우셨어요 | 곤두세우셨습니다 | 곤두세우셨어 | 곤두세우셨다 |
관형사형Modifying a noun
- 현재Present
- 곤두세우는
- 과거Past
- 곤두세운
- 미래Future
- 곤두세울
- 회상Used to
- 곤두세우던
연결Joining clauses
- -고and
- 곤두세우고
- -게-ly / so that
- 곤두세우게
- -어서so / and then
- 곤두세워서
- -으니까since
- 곤두세우니까
- -으면if / when
- 곤두세우면
- -지만but
- 곤두세우지만
- -는데and / but (setting up)
- 곤두세우는데
- -어도even if
- 곤두세워도
진행In progress
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Is doing | 곤두세우고 있어요 | 곤두세우고 있습니다 | 곤두세우고 있어 | 곤두세우고 있다 |
| 과거Was doing | 곤두세우고 있었어요 | 곤두세우고 있었습니다 | 곤두세우고 있었어 | 곤두세우고 있었다 |
문형Sentence patterns
How the dictionary says this verb is used. The numbers are slots: 1 is the subject, 2 the object.
- 1이 2를 곤두세우다
예문In real sentences
From the dictionary, each with its translation.
그 1분 30초 동안 모두가 고개를 들고 신경을 곤두세우면서 집중하죠
Those minute and a half that everybody's on the edge everybody in the beer line turns around and looks.
99판, 49번째 수다쟁이 신경을 곤두세우다
Slate 99, take 49. Clappers on end.
더그는 분노와 좌절감에 완전히 휩싸였고 나도 신경을 곤두세운다
Doug is overwhelmed with anger and frustration, and my nerves are strained.
늘 촉각을 곤두세우고 있잖아
Your little ass stays ready.
자주 묻는 질문Common questions
How do you conjugate 곤두세우다 in Korean?
곤두세우다 (to make something stand on end) is 곤두세워요 in the polite 해요체, 곤두세웁니다 in formal 합니다체, 곤두세워 in casual 반말 and 곤두세운다 in the plain written style. The past is 곤두세웠어요.
What is the past tense of 곤두세우다?
곤두세웠어요 in everyday polite speech, 곤두세웠습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 곤두세워 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.
Is 곤두세우다 a regular verb?
Yes. Its stem never changes shape: 곤두세웁니다, 곤두세워, 곤두세우니 all keep 곤두세우 intact. Only the ending moves.
What TOPIK level is 곤두세우다?
6급 — TOPIK 6, mastery.
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