굴복하다 Korean verb conjugation
to submit
Every form of 굴복하다 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
- 굴복하는
- 아/어Infinitive
- 굴복하
- -으니Since
- 굴복하니
- 합니다Formal
- 굴복합니다
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 | 굴복하요 | 굴복합니다 | 굴복하 | 굴복한다 |
과거Past
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 굴복핬어요 | 굴복핬습니다 | 굴복핬어 | 굴복핬다 |
미래·추측Future & presumptive
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -겠-Will / must be | 굴복하겠어요 | 굴복하겠습니다 | 굴복하겠어 | 굴복하겠다 |
| -을 것이다Going to | 굴복할 거예요 | 굴복할 것입니다 | 굴복할 거야 | 굴복할 것이다 |
의문Questions
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 굴복하요? | 굴복합니까? | 굴복하? | 굴복하니? |
| 과거Past | 굴복핬어요? | 굴복핬습니까? | 굴복핬어? | 굴복핬니? |
명령Commands
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 명령Do it | 굴복하세요 | 굴복하십시오 | 굴복하 | 굴복하라 |
| 청유Let's | 굴복하요 | 굴복합시다 | 굴복하 | 굴복하자 |
부정Negation
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 안Not (short) | 안 굴복하요 | 안 굴복합니다 | 안 굴복하 | 안 굴복한다 |
| -지 않다Not (long) | 굴복하지 않아요 | 굴복하지 않습니다 | 굴복하지 않아 | 굴복하지 않는다 |
| 못Cannot | 못 굴복하요 | 못 굴복합니다 | 못 굴복하 | 못 굴복한다 |
높임Honorific
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 굴복하세요 | 굴복하십니다 | 굴복하셔 | 굴복하신다 |
| 과거Past | 굴복하셨어요 | 굴복하셨습니다 | 굴복하셨어 | 굴복하셨다 |
관형사형Modifying a noun
- 현재Present
- 굴복하는
- 과거Past
- 굴복한
- 미래Future
- 굴복할
- 회상Used to
- 굴복하던
연결Joining clauses
- -고and
- 굴복하고
- -게-ly / so that
- 굴복하게
- -어서so / and then
- 굴복하서
- -으니까since
- 굴복하니까
- -으면if / when
- 굴복하면
- -지만but
- 굴복하지만
- -는데and / but (setting up)
- 굴복하는데
- -어도even if
- 굴복하도
진행In progress
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Is doing | 굴복하고 있어요 | 굴복하고 있습니다 | 굴복하고 있어 | 굴복하고 있다 |
| 과거Was doing | 굴복하고 있었어요 | 굴복하고 있었습니다 | 굴복하고 있었어 | 굴복하고 있었다 |
문형Sentence patterns
How the dictionary says this verb is used. The numbers are slots: 1 is the subject, 2 the object.
- 1이 2에/에게 굴복하다
예문In real sentences
From the dictionary, each with its translation.
공포에 굴복하여 살아남을 수는 있습니다.
You can survive crawling along, fearful.
하지만 절망에 굴복할 수는 없습니다.
But we can't give in to despair.
굴복하는 나머지들은 매일 고통의 시간을 겪게 됩니다.
But the rest, who succumb into it, go through everyday torture.
다행히 회사가 화재 하나에 굴복하는 일은 자주 없습니다.
Now fortunately, few companies succumb to catastrophic fires.
자주 묻는 질문Common questions
How do you conjugate 굴복하다 in Korean?
굴복하다 (to submit) is 굴복하요 in the polite 해요체, 굴복합니다 in formal 합니다체, 굴복하 in casual 반말 and 굴복한다 in the plain written style. The past is 굴복핬어요.
What is the past tense of 굴복하다?
굴복핬어요 in everyday polite speech, 굴복핬습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 굴복하 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.
Is 굴복하다 a regular verb?
Yes. Its stem never changes shape: 굴복합니다, 굴복하, 굴복하니 all keep 굴복하 intact. Only the ending moves.
What TOPIK level is 굴복하다?
It carries no TOPIK grade. That is a fact about the published word lists rather than about the word — it conjugates by exactly the same rules as everything else.
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