굽히다

to bend or curve something

TOPIK 4 4급verb 동사regular 규칙Dictionary entry 단어

Principal parts

관형사형Modifier
굽히는
아/어Infinitive
굽혀
-으니Since
굽히니
합니다Formal
굽힙니다

Present

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
서술Statement 굽혀요굽힙니다굽혀굽힌다

Past

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
서술Statement 굽혔어요굽혔습니다굽혔어굽혔다

Future & presumptive

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
-겠-Will / must be 굽히겠어요굽히겠습니다굽히겠어굽히겠다
-을 것이다Going to 굽힐 거예요굽힐 것입니다굽힐 거야굽힐 것이다

Questions

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Present 굽혀요?굽힙니까?굽혀?굽히니?
과거Past 굽혔어요?굽혔습니까?굽혔어?굽혔니?

Commands

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
명령Do it 굽히세요굽히십시오굽혀굽혀라
청유Let's 굽혀요굽힙시다굽혀굽히자

Negation

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
안Not (short) 안 굽혀요안 굽힙니다안 굽혀안 굽힌다
-지 않다Not (long) 굽히지 않아요굽히지 않습니다굽히지 않아굽히지 않는다
못Cannot 못 굽혀요못 굽힙니다못 굽혀못 굽힌다

Honorific

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Present 굽히세요굽히십니다굽히셔굽히신다
과거Past 굽히셨어요굽히셨습니다굽히셨어굽히셨다

Modifying a noun

현재Present
굽히는
과거Past
굽힌
미래Future
굽힐
회상Used to
굽히던

Joining clauses

-고and
굽히고
-게-ly / so that
굽히게
-어서so / and then
굽혀서
-으니까since
굽히니까
-으면if / when
굽히면
-지만but
굽히지만
-는데and / but (setting up)
굽히는데
-어도even if
굽혀도

In progress

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Is doing 굽히고 있어요굽히고 있습니다굽히고 있어굽히고 있다
과거Was doing 굽히고 있었어요굽히고 있었습니다굽히고 있었어굽히고 있었다

Sentence patterns

In real sentences

무릎 굽히고 균형 알지?

Bend those knees. Balance, okay?

조금 더 부드럽게 굽힐 수 있어요.

It could bend a little more gently.

그러나 박후재는 그의 신앙을 굽히지 않았다.

However, Saint Sebastian convinced them not to abandon their faith.

당신 아버지 앞에 나서야할 때도, 굽히고 들어갈 때도 모르잖아

You don't know when to stand up to your father and when to bow down.

Common questions

How do you conjugate 굽히다 in Korean?

굽히다 (to bend or curve something) is 굽혀요 in the polite 해요체, 굽힙니다 in formal 합니다체, 굽혀 in casual 반말 and 굽힌다 in the plain written style. The past is 굽혔어요.

What is the past tense of 굽히다?

굽혔어요 in everyday polite speech, 굽혔습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 굽혀 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.

Is 굽히다 a regular verb?

Yes. Its stem never changes shape: 굽힙니다, 굽혀, 굽히니 all keep 굽히 intact. Only the ending moves.

What TOPIK level is 굽히다?

4급 — TOPIK 4, upper intermediate.

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