겹치다 Korean verb conjugation
to overlap, to happen simultaneously
Every form of 겹치다 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
- 겹치는
- 아/어Infinitive
- 겹쳐
- -으니Since
- 겹치니
- 합니다Formal
- 겹칩니다
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 | 겹쳐요 | 겹칩니다 | 겹쳐 | 겹친다 |
과거Past
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 겹쳤어요 | 겹쳤습니다 | 겹쳤어 | 겹쳤다 |
미래·추측Future & presumptive
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -겠-Will / must be | 겹치겠어요 | 겹치겠습니다 | 겹치겠어 | 겹치겠다 |
| -을 것이다Going to | 겹칠 거예요 | 겹칠 것입니다 | 겹칠 거야 | 겹칠 것이다 |
의문Questions
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 겹쳐요? | 겹칩니까? | 겹쳐? | 겹치니? |
| 과거Past | 겹쳤어요? | 겹쳤습니까? | 겹쳤어? | 겹쳤니? |
명령Commands
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 명령Do it | 겹치세요 | 겹치십시오 | 겹쳐 | 겹쳐라 |
| 청유Let's | 겹쳐요 | 겹칩시다 | 겹쳐 | 겹치자 |
부정Negation
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 안Not (short) | 안 겹쳐요 | 안 겹칩니다 | 안 겹쳐 | 안 겹친다 |
| -지 않다Not (long) | 겹치지 않아요 | 겹치지 않습니다 | 겹치지 않아 | 겹치지 않는다 |
| 못Cannot | 못 겹쳐요 | 못 겹칩니다 | 못 겹쳐 | 못 겹친다 |
높임Honorific
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 겹치세요 | 겹치십니다 | 겹치셔 | 겹치신다 |
| 과거Past | 겹치셨어요 | 겹치셨습니다 | 겹치셨어 | 겹치셨다 |
관형사형Modifying a noun
- 현재Present
- 겹치는
- 과거Past
- 겹친
- 미래Future
- 겹칠
- 회상Used to
- 겹치던
연결Joining clauses
- -고and
- 겹치고
- -게-ly / so that
- 겹치게
- -어서so / and then
- 겹쳐서
- -으니까since
- 겹치니까
- -으면if / when
- 겹치면
- -지만but
- 겹치지만
- -는데and / but (setting up)
- 겹치는데
- -어도even if
- 겹쳐도
진행In progress
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Is doing | 겹치고 있어요 | 겹치고 있습니다 | 겹치고 있어 | 겹치고 있다 |
| 과거Was doing | 겹치고 있었어요 | 겹치고 있었습니다 | 겹치고 있었어 | 겹치고 있었다 |
문형Sentence patterns
How the dictionary says this verb is used. The numbers are slots: 1 is the subject, 2 the object.
- 1이 (2와) 겹치다
- 1이 2를 (3과) 겹치다
예문In real sentences
From the dictionary, each with its translation.
그와 저의 세대는 겹쳤습니다.
He and I overlapped generationally.
상당히 겹치는 부분이 있죠?
See the big overlap between these two.
얼굴과 풍경이 겹쳐서 나오는 것을 볼 수 있습니다.
You should see a face and a scene overlaid on each other.
우연히 가는 길이 겹쳤을 뿐이야
They just happen to be moving the same direction we are.
자주 묻는 질문Common questions
How do you conjugate 겹치다 in Korean?
겹치다 (to overlap, to happen simultaneously) is 겹쳐요 in the polite 해요체, 겹칩니다 in formal 합니다체, 겹쳐 in casual 반말 and 겹친다 in the plain written style. The past is 겹쳤어요.
What is the past tense of 겹치다?
겹쳤어요 in everyday polite speech, 겹쳤습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 겹쳐 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.
Is 겹치다 a regular verb?
Yes. Its stem never changes shape: 겹칩니다, 겹쳐, 겹치니 all keep 겹치 intact. Only the ending moves.
What TOPIK level is 겹치다?
4급 — TOPIK 4, upper intermediate.
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