굶주리다 Korean verb conjugation
to starve, to go hungry
Every form of 굶주리다 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
- 굶주리는
- 아/어Infinitive
- 굶주려
- -으니Since
- 굶주리니
- 합니다Formal
- 굶주립니다
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 | 굶주려요 | 굶주립니다 | 굶주려 | 굶주린다 |
과거Past
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 굶주렸어요 | 굶주렸습니다 | 굶주렸어 | 굶주렸다 |
미래·추측Future & presumptive
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -겠-Will / must be | 굶주리겠어요 | 굶주리겠습니다 | 굶주리겠어 | 굶주리겠다 |
| -을 것이다Going to | 굶주릴 거예요 | 굶주릴 것입니다 | 굶주릴 거야 | 굶주릴 것이다 |
의문Questions
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 굶주려요? | 굶주립니까? | 굶주려? | 굶주리니? |
| 과거Past | 굶주렸어요? | 굶주렸습니까? | 굶주렸어? | 굶주렸니? |
명령Commands
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 명령Do it | 굶주리세요 | 굶주리십시오 | 굶주려 | 굶주려라 |
| 청유Let's | 굶주려요 | 굶주립시다 | 굶주려 | 굶주리자 |
부정Negation
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 안Not (short) | 안 굶주려요 | 안 굶주립니다 | 안 굶주려 | 안 굶주린다 |
| -지 않다Not (long) | 굶주리지 않아요 | 굶주리지 않습니다 | 굶주리지 않아 | 굶주리지 않는다 |
| 못Cannot | 못 굶주려요 | 못 굶주립니다 | 못 굶주려 | 못 굶주린다 |
높임Honorific
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 굶주리세요 | 굶주리십니다 | 굶주리셔 | 굶주리신다 |
| 과거Past | 굶주리셨어요 | 굶주리셨습니다 | 굶주리셨어 | 굶주리셨다 |
관형사형Modifying a noun
- 현재Present
- 굶주리는
- 과거Past
- 굶주린
- 미래Future
- 굶주릴
- 회상Used to
- 굶주리던
연결Joining clauses
- -고and
- 굶주리고
- -게-ly / so that
- 굶주리게
- -어서so / and then
- 굶주려서
- -으니까since
- 굶주리니까
- -으면if / when
- 굶주리면
- -지만but
- 굶주리지만
- -는데and / but (setting up)
- 굶주리는데
- -어도even if
- 굶주려도
진행In progress
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Is doing | 굶주리고 있어요 | 굶주리고 있습니다 | 굶주리고 있어 | 굶주리고 있다 |
| 과거Was doing | 굶주리고 있었어요 | 굶주리고 있었습니다 | 굶주리고 있었어 | 굶주리고 있었다 |
문형Sentence patterns
How the dictionary says this verb is used. The numbers are slots: 1 is the subject, 2 the object.
- 1이 굶주리다
- 1이 2에 굶주리다
예문In real sentences
From the dictionary, each with its translation.
그는 집을 잃었고, 굶주렸습니다.
He's been homeless, he's been hungry.
제가 여러분들에게 요청하는 것은 우리 세상은 굶주려 있다는 거예요.
So what I'm asking you is, the world is hungry.
2019년에도 사람을 먹여 살리는 농부들이 굶주린다는 건 믿기 어렵죠.
It's crazy that in 2019 farmers that feed us are hungry.
우리는 굶주리며 싸우는 것의 힘을 배웠어요. 간디는 목표를 위해 행동했어요.
We learned about the power of hunger strikes he did to reach his goals.
자주 묻는 질문Common questions
How do you conjugate 굶주리다 in Korean?
굶주리다 (to starve, to go hungry) is 굶주려요 in the polite 해요체, 굶주립니다 in formal 합니다체, 굶주려 in casual 반말 and 굶주린다 in the plain written style. The past is 굶주렸어요.
What is the past tense of 굶주리다?
굶주렸어요 in everyday polite speech, 굶주렸습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 굶주려 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.
Is 굶주리다 a regular verb?
Yes. Its stem never changes shape: 굶주립니다, 굶주려, 굶주리니 all keep 굶주리 intact. Only the ending moves.
What TOPIK level is 굶주리다?
6급 — TOPIK 6, mastery.
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