핥다 Korean verb conjugation
to lick
Every form of 핥다 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
- 핥는
- 아/어Infinitive
- 핥아
- -으니Since
- 핥으니
- 합니다Formal
- 핥습니다
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 | 핥아요 | 핥습니다 | 핥아 | 핥는다 |
과거Past
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 핥았어요 | 핥았습니다 | 핥았어 | 핥았다 |
미래·추측Future & presumptive
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -겠-Will / must be | 핥겠어요 | 핥겠습니다 | 핥겠어 | 핥겠다 |
| -을 것이다Going to | 핥을 거예요 | 핥을 것입니다 | 핥을 거야 | 핥을 것이다 |
의문Questions
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 핥아요? | 핥습니까? | 핥아? | 핥니? |
| 과거Past | 핥았어요? | 핥았습니까? | 핥았어? | 핥았니? |
명령Commands
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 명령Do it | 핥으세요 | 핥으십시오 | 핥아 | 핥아라 |
| 청유Let's | 핥아요 | 핥읍시다 | 핥아 | 핥자 |
부정Negation
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 안Not (short) | 안 핥아요 | 안 핥습니다 | 안 핥아 | 안 핥는다 |
| -지 않다Not (long) | 핥지 않아요 | 핥지 않습니다 | 핥지 않아 | 핥지 않는다 |
| 못Cannot | 못 핥아요 | 못 핥습니다 | 못 핥아 | 못 핥는다 |
높임Honorific
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 핥으세요 | 핥으십니다 | 핥으셔 | 핥으신다 |
| 과거Past | 핥으셨어요 | 핥으셨습니다 | 핥으셨어 | 핥으셨다 |
관형사형Modifying a noun
- 현재Present
- 핥는
- 과거Past
- 핥은
- 미래Future
- 핥을
- 회상Used to
- 핥던
연결Joining clauses
- -고and
- 핥고
- -게-ly / so that
- 핥게
- -어서so / and then
- 핥아서
- -으니까since
- 핥으니까
- -으면if / when
- 핥으면
- -지만but
- 핥지만
- -는데and / but (setting up)
- 핥는데
- -어도even if
- 핥아도
진행In progress
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Is doing | 핥고 있어요 | 핥고 있습니다 | 핥고 있어 | 핥고 있다 |
| 과거Was doing | 핥고 있었어요 | 핥고 있었습니다 | 핥고 있었어 | 핥고 있었다 |
문형Sentence patterns
How the dictionary says this verb is used. The numbers are slots: 1 is the subject, 2 the object.
- 1이 2를 핥다
예문In real sentences
From the dictionary, each with its translation.
고양이가 자기 발을 핥고 있다.
A cat is licking its paw.
왜 핥게 놔두는 거야?
What do you let it lick you like that for?
핥을 거라구. 날 믿어
He will lap it up, believe me.
상처나 핥고 있지 말라구
Don't lick yr wounds.
자주 묻는 질문Common questions
How do you conjugate 핥다 in Korean?
핥다 (to lick) is 핥아요 in the polite 해요체, 핥습니다 in formal 합니다체, 핥아 in casual 반말 and 핥는다 in the plain written style. The past is 핥았어요.
What is the past tense of 핥다?
핥았어요 in everyday polite speech, 핥았습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 핥아 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.
Is 핥다 a regular verb?
Yes. Its stem never changes shape: 핥습니다, 핥아, 핥으니 all keep 핥 intact. Only the ending moves.
What TOPIK level is 핥다?
5급 — TOPIK 5, advanced.
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