굶다

to skip (a meal), to starve

TOPIK 3 3급verb 동사regular 규칙Dictionary entry 단어

Principal parts

관형사형Modifier
굶는
아/어Infinitive
굶어
-으니Since
굶으니
합니다Formal
굶습니다

Present

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
서술Statement 굶어요굶습니다굶어굶는다

Past

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
서술Statement 굶었어요굶었습니다굶었어굶었다

Future & presumptive

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
-겠-Will / must be 굶겠어요굶겠습니다굶겠어굶겠다
-을 것이다Going to 굶을 거예요굶을 것입니다굶을 거야굶을 것이다

Questions

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Present 굶어요?굶습니까?굶어?굶니?
과거Past 굶었어요?굶었습니까?굶었어?굶었니?

Commands

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
명령Do it 굶으세요굶으십시오굶어굶어라
청유Let's 굶어요굶읍시다굶어굶자

Negation

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
안Not (short) 안 굶어요안 굶습니다안 굶어안 굶는다
-지 않다Not (long) 굶지 않아요굶지 않습니다굶지 않아굶지 않는다
못Cannot 못 굶어요못 굶습니다못 굶어못 굶는다

Honorific

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Present 굶으세요굶으십니다굶으셔굶으신다
과거Past 굶으셨어요굶으셨습니다굶으셨어굶으셨다

Modifying a noun

현재Present
굶는
과거Past
굶은
미래Future
굶을
회상Used to
굶던

Joining 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

In progress

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Is doing 굶고 있어요굶고 있습니다굶고 있어굶고 있다
과거Was doing 굶고 있었어요굶고 있었습니다굶고 있었어굶고 있었다

Sentence patterns

In real sentences

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

Common 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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