익히다 Korean verb conjugation
to learn, to master
Every form of 익히다 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
- 익히는
- 아/어Infinitive
- 익혀
- -으니Since
- 익히니
- 합니다Formal
- 익힙니다
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 | 익혀요 | 익힙니다 | 익혀 | 익힌다 |
과거Past
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 익혔어요 | 익혔습니다 | 익혔어 | 익혔다 |
미래·추측Future & presumptive
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -겠-Will / must be | 익히겠어요 | 익히겠습니다 | 익히겠어 | 익히겠다 |
| -을 것이다Going to | 익힐 거예요 | 익힐 것입니다 | 익힐 거야 | 익힐 것이다 |
의문Questions
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 익혀요? | 익힙니까? | 익혀? | 익히니? |
| 과거Past | 익혔어요? | 익혔습니까? | 익혔어? | 익혔니? |
명령Commands
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 명령Do it | 익히세요 | 익히십시오 | 익혀 | 익혀라 |
| 청유Let's | 익혀요 | 익힙시다 | 익혀 | 익히자 |
부정Negation
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 안Not (short) | 안 익혀요 | 안 익힙니다 | 안 익혀 | 안 익힌다 |
| -지 않다Not (long) | 익히지 않아요 | 익히지 않습니다 | 익히지 않아 | 익히지 않는다 |
| 못Cannot | 못 익혀요 | 못 익힙니다 | 못 익혀 | 못 익힌다 |
높임Honorific
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 익히세요 | 익히십니다 | 익히셔 | 익히신다 |
| 과거Past | 익히셨어요 | 익히셨습니다 | 익히셨어 | 익히셨다 |
관형사형Modifying a noun
- 현재Present
- 익히는
- 과거Past
- 익힌
- 미래Future
- 익힐
- 회상Used to
- 익히던
연결Joining clauses
- -고and
- 익히고
- -게-ly / so that
- 익히게
- -어서so / and then
- 익혀서
- -으니까since
- 익히니까
- -으면if / when
- 익히면
- -지만but
- 익히지만
- -는데and / but (setting up)
- 익히는데
- -어도even if
- 익혀도
진행In progress
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Is doing | 익히고 있어요 | 익히고 있습니다 | 익히고 있어 | 익히고 있다 |
| 과거Was doing | 익히고 있었어요 | 익히고 있었습니다 | 익히고 있었어 | 익히고 있었다 |
문형Sentence patterns
How the dictionary says this verb is used. The numbers are slots: 1 is the subject, 2 the object.
- 1이 2를 익히다
예문In real sentences
From the dictionary, each with its translation.
그래도 괜찮아요. 오늘 새로운 기술을 하나 익혔으니까요.
That's okay, because you learned a new skill today.
그래서 천천히 서로를 알아가면서 같이 일하는 법을 익혔습니다.
So we started out slow, getting to know each other and learning how to work together, progressively.
한글 익히기
becoming familiar with Hangeul
죽음을 막는 법도 익히겠어요
I will even learn to stop people from dying.
자주 묻는 질문Common questions
How do you conjugate 익히다 in Korean?
익히다 (to learn, to master) is 익혀요 in the polite 해요체, 익힙니다 in formal 합니다체, 익혀 in casual 반말 and 익힌다 in the plain written style. The past is 익혔어요.
What is the past tense of 익히다?
익혔어요 in everyday polite speech, 익혔습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 익혀 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.
Is 익히다 a regular verb?
Yes. Its stem never changes shape: 익힙니다, 익혀, 익히니 all keep 익히 intact. Only the ending moves.
What TOPIK level is 익히다?
3급 — TOPIK 3, lower intermediate.
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