잃다

to lose

TOPIK 2 2급verb 동사regular 규칙Dictionary entry 단어

Principal parts

관형사형Modifier
잃는
아/어Infinitive
잃어
-으니Since
잃으니
합니다Formal
잃습니다

Present

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
서술Statement 잃어요잃습니다잃어잃는다

Past

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
서술Statement 잃었어요잃었습니다잃었어잃었다

Future & presumptive

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
-겠-Will / must be 잃겠어요잃겠습니다잃겠어잃겠다
-을 것이다Going to 잃을 거예요잃을 것입니다잃을 거야잃을 것이다

Questions

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Present 잃어요?잃습니까?잃어?잃니?
과거Past 잃었어요?잃었습니까?잃었어?잃었니?

Commands

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
명령Do it 잃으세요잃으십시오잃어잃어라
청유Let's 잃어요잃읍시다잃어잃자

Negation

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
안Not (short) 안 잃어요안 잃습니다안 잃어안 잃는다
-지 않다Not (long) 잃지 않아요잃지 않습니다잃지 않아잃지 않는다
못Cannot 못 잃어요못 잃습니다못 잃어못 잃는다

Honorific

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Present 잃으세요잃으십니다잃으셔잃으신다
과거Past 잃으셨어요잃으셨습니다잃으셨어잃으셨다

Modifying a noun

현재Present
잃는
과거Past
잃은
미래Future
잃을
회상Used to
잃던

Joining clauses

-고and
잃고
-게-ly / so that
잃게
-어서so / and then
잃어서
-으니까since
잃으니까
-으면if / when
잃으면
-지만but
잃지만
-는데and / but (setting up)
잃는데
-어도even if
잃어도

In progress

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Is doing 잃고 있어요잃고 있습니다잃고 있어잃고 있다
과거Was doing 잃고 있었어요잃고 있었습니다잃고 있었어잃고 있었다

Sentence patterns

In real sentences

그는 자기 일을 잃었다.

He has lost his job.

갖고 다니지 않으면 잃을 것도 없다.

He who carries nothing loses nothing.

집을 잃은 사람도 있다.

Some have lost their homes.

우리는 모든 것을 잃었었습니다.

We had lost everything.

Common questions

How do you conjugate 잃다 in Korean?

잃다 (to lose) is 잃어요 in the polite 해요체, 잃습니다 in formal 합니다체, 잃어 in casual 반말 and 잃는다 in the plain written style. The past is 잃었어요.

What is the past tense of 잃다?

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

Is 잃다 a regular verb?

Yes. Its stem never changes shape: 잃습니다, 잃어, 잃으니 all keep 잃 intact. Only the ending moves.

What TOPIK level is 잃다?

2급 — TOPIK 2, elementary.

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