익다

to be familiar

TOPIK 4 4급adjective 형용사regular 규칙Dictionary entry 단어

Principal parts

관형사형Modifier
익은
아/어Infinitive
익어
-으니Since
익으니
합니다Formal
익습니다

Present

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
서술Statement 익어요익습니다익어익다

Past

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
서술Statement 익었어요익었습니다익었어익었다

Future & presumptive

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
-겠-Will / must be 익겠어요익겠습니다익겠어익겠다
-을 것이다Going to 익을 거예요익을 것입니다익을 거야익을 것이다

Questions

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Present 익어요?익습니까?익어?익으니?
과거Past 익었어요?익었습니까?익었어?익었니?

Negation

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
안Not (short) 안 익어요안 익습니다안 익어안 익다
-지 않다Not (long) 익지 않아요익지 않습니다익지 않아익지 않다

Honorific

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Present 익으세요익으십니다익으셔익으시다
과거Past 익으셨어요익으셨습니다익으셨어익으셨다

Modifying a noun

현재Present
익은
과거Past
익은
미래Future
익을
회상Used to
익던

Joining 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

Sentence patterns

In real sentences

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.

Common 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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