힘입다 Korean verb conjugation

to owe, be indebted to, thankful for

TOPIK 6 6급verb 동사regular 규칙Dictionary entry 단어

Every form of 힘입다 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
힘입는
아/어Infinitive
힘입어
-으니Since
힘입으니
합니다Formal
힘입습니다

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.

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
서술Statement 힘입어요힘입습니다힘입어힘입는다

과거Past

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
서술Statement 힘입었어요힘입었습니다힘입었어힘입었다

미래·추측Future & presumptive

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
-겠-Will / must be 힘입겠어요힘입겠습니다힘입겠어힘입겠다
-을 것이다Going to 힘입을 거예요힘입을 것입니다힘입을 거야힘입을 것이다

의문Questions

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Present 힘입어요?힘입습니까?힘입어?힘입니?
과거Past 힘입었어요?힘입었습니까?힘입었어?힘입었니?

명령Commands

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
명령Do it 힘입으세요힘입으십시오힘입어힘입어라
청유Let's 힘입어요힘입읍시다힘입어힘입자

부정Negation

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
Not (short) 안 힘입어요안 힘입습니다안 힘입어안 힘입는다
-지 않다Not (long) 힘입지 않아요힘입지 않습니다힘입지 않아힘입지 않는다
Cannot 못 힘입어요못 힘입습니다못 힘입어못 힘입는다

높임Honorific

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Present 힘입으세요힘입으십니다힘입으셔힘입으신다
과거Past 힘입으셨어요힘입으셨습니다힘입으셨어힘입으셨다

관형사형Modifying a noun

현재Present
힘입는
과거Past
힘입은
미래Future
힘입을
회상Used to
힘입던

연결Joining clauses

-고and
힘입고
-게-ly / so that
힘입게
-어서so / and then
힘입어서
-으니까since
힘입으니까
-으면if / when
힘입으면
-지만but
힘입지만
-는데and / but (setting up)
힘입는데
-어도even if
힘입어도

진행In progress

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Is doing 힘입고 있어요힘입고 있습니다힘입고 있어힘입고 있다
과거Was doing 힘입고 있었어요힘입고 있었습니다힘입고 있었어힘입고 있었다

문형Sentence patterns

How the dictionary says this verb is used. The numbers are slots: 1 is the subject, 2 the object.

예문In real sentences

From the dictionary, each with its translation.

그리고 마지막으로, 기술에 힘입어서 세상은 순식간에 놀라운 변화를 보입니다.

And finally, in part because of technology, the world is incredibly flux at the moment.

그리고 저는 지금까지 깊은 과학적 호기심과 이런 문제 해결에 대한 열정에 힘입었습니다.

And I've been fueled by a deep scientific curiosity, and a passion to change these statistics.

마을의 도움에 힘입어 페이스는 배울 준비를 마쳤습니다.

Supported by this community, Faith was ready to learn.

3D 인쇄에 힘입은 진정한 발전이죠.

A real moonshot, powered by 3D printing.

자주 묻는 질문Common questions

How do you conjugate 힘입다 in Korean?

힘입다 (to owe, be indebted to, thankful for) is 힘입어요 in the polite 해요체, 힘입습니다 in formal 합니다체, 힘입어 in casual 반말 and 힘입는다 in the plain written style. The past is 힘입었어요.

What is the past tense of 힘입다?

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

Is 힘입다 a regular verb?

Yes. Its stem never changes shape: 힘입습니다, 힘입어, 힘입으니 all keep 힘입 intact. Only the ending moves.

What TOPIK level is 힘입다?

6급 — TOPIK 6, mastery.

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Conjugations are generated by this site's own engine and checked against the 9,380 forms the dictionary publishes on every build.