굶다 Korean verb conjugation
to skip (a meal), to starve
Every form of 굶다 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
- 굶는
- 아/어Infinitive
- 굶어
- -으니Since
- 굶으니
- 합니다Formal
- 굶습니다
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 | 굶어요 | 굶습니다 | 굶어 | 굶는다 |
과거Past
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 굶었어요 | 굶었습니다 | 굶었어 | 굶었다 |
미래·추측Future & presumptive
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -겠-Will / must be | 굶겠어요 | 굶겠습니다 | 굶겠어 | 굶겠다 |
| -을 것이다Going to | 굶을 거예요 | 굶을 것입니다 | 굶을 거야 | 굶을 것이다 |
의문Questions
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 굶어요? | 굶습니까? | 굶어? | 굶니? |
| 과거Past | 굶었어요? | 굶었습니까? | 굶었어? | 굶었니? |
명령Commands
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 명령Do it | 굶으세요 | 굶으십시오 | 굶어 | 굶어라 |
| 청유Let's | 굶어요 | 굶읍시다 | 굶어 | 굶자 |
부정Negation
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 안Not (short) | 안 굶어요 | 안 굶습니다 | 안 굶어 | 안 굶는다 |
| -지 않다Not (long) | 굶지 않아요 | 굶지 않습니다 | 굶지 않아 | 굶지 않는다 |
| 못Cannot | 못 굶어요 | 못 굶습니다 | 못 굶어 | 못 굶는다 |
높임Honorific
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 굶으세요 | 굶으십니다 | 굶으셔 | 굶으신다 |
| 과거Past | 굶으셨어요 | 굶으셨습니다 | 굶으셨어 | 굶으셨다 |
관형사형Modifying a noun
- 현재Present
- 굶는
- 과거Past
- 굶은
- 미래Future
- 굶을
- 회상Used to
- 굶던
연결Joining clauses
- -고and
- 굶고
- -게-ly / so that
- 굶게
- -어서so / and then
- 굶어서
- -으니까since
- 굶으니까
- -으면if / when
- 굶으면
- -지만but
- 굶지만
- -는데and / but (setting up)
- 굶는데
- -어도even if
- 굶어도
진행In progress
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Is doing | 굶고 있어요 | 굶고 있습니다 | 굶고 있어 | 굶고 있다 |
| 과거Was doing | 굶고 있었어요 | 굶고 있었습니다 | 굶고 있었어 | 굶고 있었다 |
문형Sentence patterns
How the dictionary says this verb is used. The numbers are slots: 1 is the subject, 2 the object.
- 1이 2를 굶다
예문In real sentences
From the dictionary, each with its translation.
굶기를 밥 먹듯 한다
to starve frequently
아이들이 집에선 저녁을 굶기 때문이에요.
Well, many of her kids didn't have dinner when they went home.
굶어 죽고, 사라질 것입니다.
They starve to death and they just disappear.
굶어 죽다
to be starved to death
자주 묻는 질문Common questions
How do you conjugate 굶다 in Korean?
굶다 (to skip (a meal), to starve) is 굶어요 in the polite 해요체, 굶습니다 in formal 합니다체, 굶어 in casual 반말 and 굶는다 in the plain written style. The past is 굶었어요.
What is the past tense of 굶다?
굶었어요 in everyday polite speech, 굶었습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 굶어 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.
Is 굶다 a regular verb?
Yes. Its stem never changes shape: 굶습니다, 굶어, 굶으니 all keep 굶 intact. Only the ending moves.
What TOPIK level is 굶다?
3급 — TOPIK 3, lower intermediate.
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