겨누다 Korean verb conjugation
to take aim at
Every form of 겨누다 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
- 겨누는
- 아/어Infinitive
- 겨눠
- -으니Since
- 겨누니
- 합니다Formal
- 겨눕니다
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 | 겨눠요 | 겨눕니다 | 겨눠 | 겨눈다 |
과거Past
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 겨눴어요 | 겨눴습니다 | 겨눴어 | 겨눴다 |
미래·추측Future & presumptive
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -겠-Will / must be | 겨누겠어요 | 겨누겠습니다 | 겨누겠어 | 겨누겠다 |
| -을 것이다Going to | 겨눌 거예요 | 겨눌 것입니다 | 겨눌 거야 | 겨눌 것이다 |
의문Questions
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 겨눠요? | 겨눕니까? | 겨눠? | 겨누니? |
| 과거Past | 겨눴어요? | 겨눴습니까? | 겨눴어? | 겨눴니? |
명령Commands
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 명령Do it | 겨누세요 | 겨누십시오 | 겨눠 | 겨눠라 |
| 청유Let's | 겨눠요 | 겨눕시다 | 겨눠 | 겨누자 |
부정Negation
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 안Not (short) | 안 겨눠요 | 안 겨눕니다 | 안 겨눠 | 안 겨눈다 |
| -지 않다Not (long) | 겨누지 않아요 | 겨누지 않습니다 | 겨누지 않아 | 겨누지 않는다 |
| 못Cannot | 못 겨눠요 | 못 겨눕니다 | 못 겨눠 | 못 겨눈다 |
높임Honorific
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 겨누세요 | 겨누십니다 | 겨누셔 | 겨누신다 |
| 과거Past | 겨누셨어요 | 겨누셨습니다 | 겨누셨어 | 겨누셨다 |
관형사형Modifying a noun
- 현재Present
- 겨누는
- 과거Past
- 겨눈
- 미래Future
- 겨눌
- 회상Used to
- 겨누던
연결Joining clauses
- -고and
- 겨누고
- -게-ly / so that
- 겨누게
- -어서so / and then
- 겨눠서
- -으니까since
- 겨누니까
- -으면if / when
- 겨누면
- -지만but
- 겨누지만
- -는데and / but (setting up)
- 겨누는데
- -어도even if
- 겨눠도
진행In progress
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Is doing | 겨누고 있어요 | 겨누고 있습니다 | 겨누고 있어 | 겨누고 있다 |
| 과거Was doing | 겨누고 있었어요 | 겨누고 있었습니다 | 겨누고 있었어 | 겨누고 있었다 |
문형Sentence patterns
How the dictionary says this verb is used. The numbers are slots: 1 is the subject, 2 the object.
- 1이 2를 겨누다
- 1이 2를 3에 겨누다
예문In real sentences
From the dictionary, each with its translation.
총 좀 그만 겨누고!
Stop pointing your gun!
머리에 다 총을 겨눠
Get some guns to the back of their heads.
그거 나한테 겨누지 마요
Don't point that thing at me, honey.
나한테 총을 계속 겨눠.
Keep your gun on me.
자주 묻는 질문Common questions
How do you conjugate 겨누다 in Korean?
겨누다 (to take aim at) is 겨눠요 in the polite 해요체, 겨눕니다 in formal 합니다체, 겨눠 in casual 반말 and 겨눈다 in the plain written style. The past is 겨눴어요.
What is the past tense of 겨누다?
겨눴어요 in everyday polite speech, 겨눴습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 겨눠 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.
Is 겨누다 a regular verb?
Yes. Its stem never changes shape: 겨눕니다, 겨눠, 겨누니 all keep 겨누 intact. Only the ending moves.
What TOPIK level is 겨누다?
6급 — TOPIK 6, mastery.
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