익다 Korean adjective conjugation
to be familiar
Every form of 익다 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
- 익은
- 아/어Infinitive
- 익어
- -으니Since
- 익으니
- 합니다Formal
- 익습니다
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 | 익어요 | 익습니다 | 익어 | 익다 |
과거Past
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 익었어요 | 익었습니다 | 익었어 | 익었다 |
미래·추측Future & presumptive
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -겠-Will / must be | 익겠어요 | 익겠습니다 | 익겠어 | 익겠다 |
| -을 것이다Going to | 익을 거예요 | 익을 것입니다 | 익을 거야 | 익을 것이다 |
의문Questions
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 익어요? | 익습니까? | 익어? | 익으니? |
| 과거Past | 익었어요? | 익었습니까? | 익었어? | 익었니? |
부정Negation
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 안Not (short) | 안 익어요 | 안 익습니다 | 안 익어 | 안 익다 |
| -지 않다Not (long) | 익지 않아요 | 익지 않습니다 | 익지 않아 | 익지 않다 |
높임Honorific
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 익으세요 | 익으십니다 | 익으셔 | 익으시다 |
| 과거Past | 익으셨어요 | 익으셨습니다 | 익으셨어 | 익으셨다 |
관형사형Modifying a noun
- 현재Present
- 익은
- 과거Past
- 익은
- 미래Future
- 익을
- 회상Used to
- 익던
연결Joining clauses
- -고and
- 익고
- -게-ly / so that
- 익게
- -어서so / and then
- 익어서
- -으니까since
- 익으니까
- -으면if / when
- 익으면
- -지만but
- 익지만
- -는데and / but (setting up)
- 익은데
- -어도even if
- 익어도
문형Sentence patterns
How the dictionary says this verb is used. The numbers are slots: 1 is the subject, 2 the object.
- 1이 익다
예문In real sentences
From the dictionary, each with its translation.
이 소리는 귀에 익다.
This sounds familiar.
이 사람들 눈에 익지 않아?
These people look familiar to you?
네가 들어 올 때 눈에 익은 모습이라 생각했지.
I thought you looked familiar when you walked in.
혹시 우리 어디에서 본 적 있나요? 낯이 익어요.
Have we seen each other somewhere? You look familiar.
자주 묻는 질문Common questions
How do you conjugate 익다 in Korean?
익다 (to be familiar) is 익어요 in the polite 해요체, 익습니다 in formal 합니다체, 익어 in casual 반말 and 익다 in the plain written style. The past is 익었어요.
What is the past tense of 익다?
익었어요 in everyday polite speech, 익었습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 익어 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.
Is 익다 a regular verb?
Yes. Its stem never changes shape: 익습니다, 익어, 익으니 all keep 익 intact. Only the ending moves.
What TOPIK level is 익다?
4급 — TOPIK 4, upper intermediate.
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