굽히다 Korean verb conjugation
to bend or curve something
Every form of 굽히다 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
- 굽히는
- 아/어Infinitive
- 굽혀
- -으니Since
- 굽히니
- 합니다Formal
- 굽힙니다
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 | 굽혀요 | 굽힙니다 | 굽혀 | 굽힌다 |
과거Past
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 굽혔어요 | 굽혔습니다 | 굽혔어 | 굽혔다 |
미래·추측Future & presumptive
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -겠-Will / must be | 굽히겠어요 | 굽히겠습니다 | 굽히겠어 | 굽히겠다 |
| -을 것이다Going to | 굽힐 거예요 | 굽힐 것입니다 | 굽힐 거야 | 굽힐 것이다 |
의문Questions
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 굽혀요? | 굽힙니까? | 굽혀? | 굽히니? |
| 과거Past | 굽혔어요? | 굽혔습니까? | 굽혔어? | 굽혔니? |
명령Commands
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 명령Do it | 굽히세요 | 굽히십시오 | 굽혀 | 굽혀라 |
| 청유Let's | 굽혀요 | 굽힙시다 | 굽혀 | 굽히자 |
부정Negation
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 안Not (short) | 안 굽혀요 | 안 굽힙니다 | 안 굽혀 | 안 굽힌다 |
| -지 않다Not (long) | 굽히지 않아요 | 굽히지 않습니다 | 굽히지 않아 | 굽히지 않는다 |
| 못Cannot | 못 굽혀요 | 못 굽힙니다 | 못 굽혀 | 못 굽힌다 |
높임Honorific
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 굽히세요 | 굽히십니다 | 굽히셔 | 굽히신다 |
| 과거Past | 굽히셨어요 | 굽히셨습니다 | 굽히셨어 | 굽히셨다 |
관형사형Modifying a noun
- 현재Present
- 굽히는
- 과거Past
- 굽힌
- 미래Future
- 굽힐
- 회상Used to
- 굽히던
연결Joining 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
진행In progress
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Is doing | 굽히고 있어요 | 굽히고 있습니다 | 굽히고 있어 | 굽히고 있다 |
| 과거Was doing | 굽히고 있었어요 | 굽히고 있었습니다 | 굽히고 있었어 | 굽히고 있었다 |
문형Sentence patterns
How the dictionary says this verb is used. The numbers are slots: 1 is the subject, 2 the object.
- 1이 2를 굽히다
예문In real sentences
From the dictionary, each with its translation.
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.
자주 묻는 질문Common 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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