힘주다

to exert strength

TOPIK 5 5급verb 동사regular 규칙Dictionary entry 단어

Principal parts

관형사형Modifier
힘주는
아/어Infinitive
힘줘
-으니Since
힘주니
합니다Formal
힘줍니다

Present

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
서술Statement 힘줘요힘줍니다힘줘힘준다

Past

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
서술Statement 힘줬어요힘줬습니다힘줬어힘줬다

Future & presumptive

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
-겠-Will / must be 힘주겠어요힘주겠습니다힘주겠어힘주겠다
-을 것이다Going to 힘줄 거예요힘줄 것입니다힘줄 거야힘줄 것이다

Questions

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Present 힘줘요?힘줍니까?힘줘?힘주니?
과거Past 힘줬어요?힘줬습니까?힘줬어?힘줬니?

Commands

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
명령Do it 힘주세요힘주십시오힘줘힘줘라
청유Let's 힘줘요힘줍시다힘줘힘주자

Negation

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
안Not (short) 안 힘줘요안 힘줍니다안 힘줘안 힘준다
-지 않다Not (long) 힘주지 않아요힘주지 않습니다힘주지 않아힘주지 않는다
못Cannot 못 힘줘요못 힘줍니다못 힘줘못 힘준다

Honorific

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Present 힘주세요힘주십니다힘주셔힘주신다
과거Past 힘주셨어요힘주셨습니다힘주셨어힘주셨다

Modifying a noun

현재Present
힘주는
과거Past
힘준
미래Future
힘줄
회상Used to
힘주던

Joining clauses

-고and
힘주고
-게-ly / so that
힘주게
-어서so / and then
힘줘서
-으니까since
힘주니까
-으면if / when
힘주면
-지만but
힘주지만
-는데and / but (setting up)
힘주는데
-어도even if
힘줘도

In progress

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Is doing 힘주고 있어요힘주고 있습니다힘주고 있어힘주고 있다
과거Was doing 힘주고 있었어요힘주고 있었습니다힘주고 있었어힘주고 있었다

Sentence patterns

In real sentences

좋아요 지금 힘 줘요

OK, I need you to push now! SYSTEMS FAILING

억지로 힘주지 말고 진통이 올 때 줘야해요

Stop fighting the contractions. Use the pain, all right?

힘을 줘서 움직이는 거리 아래로 힘줘서 움직이는 거리 나누기 2는 무게를 움직이는 거리와 같아요

We could write the distance of the force, that's the distance that we had to push down on the side of the lever downwards, over 2, is equal to the distance of the weight.

제가 왜 이렇게 이렇게 힘주어 말하는지 여러분이 이해하도록 도와드리겠습니다. 우주학개론이라고나 할까요?

Now, to give you a chance to understand why there is power in that statement, I've got to give you the basics of Space 101.

Common questions

How do you conjugate 힘주다 in Korean?

힘주다 (to exert strength) is 힘줘요 in the polite 해요체, 힘줍니다 in formal 합니다체, 힘줘 in casual 반말 and 힘준다 in the plain written style. The past is 힘줬어요.

What is the past tense of 힘주다?

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

Is 힘주다 a regular verb?

Yes. Its stem never changes shape: 힘줍니다, 힘줘, 힘주니 all keep 힘주 intact. Only the ending moves.

What TOPIK level is 힘주다?

5급 — TOPIK 5, advanced.

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