흔들다

to shake, wave

Principal parts

관형사형Modifier
흔드는
아/어Infinitive
흔들어
-으니Since
흔드니
합니다Formal
흔듭니다

Present

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
서술Statement 흔들어요흔듭니다흔들어흔든다

Past

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
서술Statement 흔들었어요흔들었습니다흔들었어흔들었다

Future & presumptive

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
-겠-Will / must be 흔들겠어요흔들겠습니다흔들겠어흔들겠다
-을 것이다Going to 흔들 거예요흔들 것입니다흔들 거야흔들 것이다

Questions

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Present 흔들어요?흔듭니까?흔들어?흔드니?
과거Past 흔들었어요?흔들었습니까?흔들었어?흔들었니?

Commands

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
명령Do it 흔드세요흔드십시오흔들어흔들어라
청유Let's 흔들어요흔듭시다흔들어흔들자

Negation

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
안Not (short) 안 흔들어요안 흔듭니다안 흔들어안 흔든다
-지 않다Not (long) 흔들지 않아요흔들지 않습니다흔들지 않아흔들지 않는다
못Cannot 못 흔들어요못 흔듭니다못 흔들어못 흔든다

Honorific

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Present 흔드세요흔드십니다흔드셔흔드신다
과거Past 흔드셨어요흔드셨습니다흔드셨어흔드셨다

Modifying a noun

현재Present
흔드는
과거Past
흔든
미래Future
흔들
회상Used to
흔들던

Joining clauses

-고and
흔들고
-게-ly / so that
흔들게
-어서so / and then
흔들어서
-으니까since
흔드니까
-으면if / when
흔들면
-지만but
흔들지만
-는데and / but (setting up)
흔드는데
-어도even if
흔들어도

In progress

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Is doing 흔들고 있어요흔들고 있습니다흔들고 있어흔들고 있다
과거Was doing 흔들고 있었어요흔들고 있었습니다흔들고 있었어흔들고 있었다

Sentence patterns

In real sentences

하지만, 그렇게 되면 모든 사람들이 다리를 흔들게 됩니다.

But then, of course, everyone is driving the bridge.

그런 다음 몇 분 동안 이렇게 옆으로 흔들어줍니다.

And then we'll set these to the side and let these simmer for a minute.

내 쪽으로 흔들지 마

Don't wave it in my direction.

좋아, 손이나 흔들어 줘

Good. Well, wave to him.

Common questions

How do you conjugate 흔들다 in Korean?

흔들다 (to shake, wave) is 흔들어요 in the polite 해요체, 흔듭니다 in formal 합니다체, 흔들어 in casual 반말 and 흔든다 in the plain written style. The past is 흔들었어요.

What is the past tense of 흔들다?

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

Is 흔들다 irregular?

Yes — it is ㄹ dropping (ㄹ 탈락). ㄹ drops before ㄴ, ㅂ and ㅅ: 살다 → 삽니다. Regular, but universal. That is why the stem looks different in 흔들어 and 흔드니 but unchanged in 흔듭니다.

What TOPIK level is 흔들다?

2급 — TOPIK 2, elementary.

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