잠기다 Korean verb conjugation
to sink, to be submerged
Every form of 잠기다 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
- 잠기는
- 아/어Infinitive
- 잠겨
- -으니Since
- 잠기니
- 합니다Formal
- 잠깁니다
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 | 잠겨요 | 잠깁니다 | 잠겨 | 잠긴다 |
과거Past
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 잠겼어요 | 잠겼습니다 | 잠겼어 | 잠겼다 |
미래·추측Future & presumptive
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -겠-Will / must be | 잠기겠어요 | 잠기겠습니다 | 잠기겠어 | 잠기겠다 |
| -을 것이다Going to | 잠길 거예요 | 잠길 것입니다 | 잠길 거야 | 잠길 것이다 |
의문Questions
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 잠겨요? | 잠깁니까? | 잠겨? | 잠기니? |
| 과거Past | 잠겼어요? | 잠겼습니까? | 잠겼어? | 잠겼니? |
명령Commands
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 명령Do it | 잠기세요 | 잠기십시오 | 잠겨 | 잠겨라 |
| 청유Let's | 잠겨요 | 잠깁시다 | 잠겨 | 잠기자 |
부정Negation
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 안Not (short) | 안 잠겨요 | 안 잠깁니다 | 안 잠겨 | 안 잠긴다 |
| -지 않다Not (long) | 잠기지 않아요 | 잠기지 않습니다 | 잠기지 않아 | 잠기지 않는다 |
| 못Cannot | 못 잠겨요 | 못 잠깁니다 | 못 잠겨 | 못 잠긴다 |
높임Honorific
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 잠기세요 | 잠기십니다 | 잠기셔 | 잠기신다 |
| 과거Past | 잠기셨어요 | 잠기셨습니다 | 잠기셨어 | 잠기셨다 |
관형사형Modifying a noun
- 현재Present
- 잠기는
- 과거Past
- 잠긴
- 미래Future
- 잠길
- 회상Used to
- 잠기던
연결Joining clauses
- -고and
- 잠기고
- -게-ly / so that
- 잠기게
- -어서so / and then
- 잠겨서
- -으니까since
- 잠기니까
- -으면if / when
- 잠기면
- -지만but
- 잠기지만
- -는데and / but (setting up)
- 잠기는데
- -어도even if
- 잠겨도
진행In progress
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Is doing | 잠기고 있어요 | 잠기고 있습니다 | 잠기고 있어 | 잠기고 있다 |
| 과거Was doing | 잠기고 있었어요 | 잠기고 있었습니다 | 잠기고 있었어 | 잠기고 있었다 |
문형Sentence patterns
How the dictionary says this verb is used. The numbers are slots: 1 is the subject, 2 the object.
- 1이 잠기다
예문In real sentences
From the dictionary, each with its translation.
나라가 물에 잠기고 있어요.
Countries are going underwater.
생각해보세요. 저도 몰디브를 걱정하지 않았습니다. 그곳이 물에 잠긴다고 해도요.
Remember, I didn't care when I heard that the Maldives could disappear underwater.
그것은 물 속에 잠겨있다.
It is in the water.
문을 열어보았지만, 잠겨있었어요.
When I wriggled free, I tried to open the door, but it was locked.
자주 묻는 질문Common questions
How do you conjugate 잠기다 in Korean?
잠기다 (to sink, to be submerged) is 잠겨요 in the polite 해요체, 잠깁니다 in formal 합니다체, 잠겨 in casual 반말 and 잠긴다 in the plain written style. The past is 잠겼어요.
What is the past tense of 잠기다?
잠겼어요 in everyday polite speech, 잠겼습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 잠겨 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.
Is 잠기다 a regular verb?
Yes. Its stem never changes shape: 잠깁니다, 잠겨, 잠기니 all keep 잠기 intact. Only the ending moves.
What TOPIK level is 잠기다?
3급 — TOPIK 3, lower intermediate.
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