견디다

to endure

TOPIK 4 4급verb 동사regular 규칙Dictionary entry 단어

Principal parts

관형사형Modifier
견디는
아/어Infinitive
견뎌
-으니Since
견디니
합니다Formal
견딥니다

Present

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
서술Statement 견뎌요견딥니다견뎌견딘다

Past

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
서술Statement 견뎠어요견뎠습니다견뎠어견뎠다

Future & presumptive

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
-겠-Will / must be 견디겠어요견디겠습니다견디겠어견디겠다
-을 것이다Going to 견딜 거예요견딜 것입니다견딜 거야견딜 것이다

Questions

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Present 견뎌요?견딥니까?견뎌?견디니?
과거Past 견뎠어요?견뎠습니까?견뎠어?견뎠니?

Commands

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
명령Do it 견디세요견디십시오견뎌견뎌라
청유Let's 견뎌요견딥시다견뎌견디자

Negation

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
안Not (short) 안 견뎌요안 견딥니다안 견뎌안 견딘다
-지 않다Not (long) 견디지 않아요견디지 않습니다견디지 않아견디지 않는다
못Cannot 못 견뎌요못 견딥니다못 견뎌못 견딘다

Honorific

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Present 견디세요견디십니다견디셔견디신다
과거Past 견디셨어요견디셨습니다견디셨어견디셨다

Modifying a noun

현재Present
견디는
과거Past
견딘
미래Future
견딜
회상Used to
견디던

Joining clauses

-고and
견디고
-게-ly / so that
견디게
-어서so / and then
견뎌서
-으니까since
견디니까
-으면if / when
견디면
-지만but
견디지만
-는데and / but (setting up)
견디는데
-어도even if
견뎌도

In progress

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Is doing 견디고 있어요견디고 있습니다견디고 있어견디고 있다
과거Was doing 견디고 있었어요견디고 있었습니다견디고 있었어견디고 있었다

Sentence patterns

In real sentences

이건 정말 견디기 힘든 겁니다.

This is really tough stuff.

인간에겐 무척 견디기 힘든 상황이라

It's a very intolerable human experience.

그러나 더 이상 견딜 수 없었습니다.

She couldn't take it anymore.

항상성은 오래 견디는 것을 의미합니다.

Persistence means long-lasting.

Common questions

How do you conjugate 견디다 in Korean?

견디다 (to endure) is 견뎌요 in the polite 해요체, 견딥니다 in formal 합니다체, 견뎌 in casual 반말 and 견딘다 in the plain written style. The past is 견뎠어요.

What is the past tense of 견디다?

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

Is 견디다 a regular verb?

Yes. Its stem never changes shape: 견딥니다, 견뎌, 견디니 all keep 견디 intact. Only the ending moves.

What TOPIK level is 견디다?

4급 — TOPIK 4, upper intermediate.

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