잡히다 Korean verb conjugation
to be caught
Every form of 잡히다 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
- 잡히는
- 아/어Infinitive
- 잡혀
- -으니Since
- 잡히니
- 합니다Formal
- 잡힙니다
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 | 잡혀요 | 잡힙니다 | 잡혀 | 잡힌다 |
과거Past
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 잡혔어요 | 잡혔습니다 | 잡혔어 | 잡혔다 |
미래·추측Future & presumptive
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -겠-Will / must be | 잡히겠어요 | 잡히겠습니다 | 잡히겠어 | 잡히겠다 |
| -을 것이다Going to | 잡힐 거예요 | 잡힐 것입니다 | 잡힐 거야 | 잡힐 것이다 |
의문Questions
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 잡혀요? | 잡힙니까? | 잡혀? | 잡히니? |
| 과거Past | 잡혔어요? | 잡혔습니까? | 잡혔어? | 잡혔니? |
명령Commands
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 명령Do it | 잡히세요 | 잡히십시오 | 잡혀 | 잡혀라 |
| 청유Let's | 잡혀요 | 잡힙시다 | 잡혀 | 잡히자 |
부정Negation
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 안Not (short) | 안 잡혀요 | 안 잡힙니다 | 안 잡혀 | 안 잡힌다 |
| -지 않다Not (long) | 잡히지 않아요 | 잡히지 않습니다 | 잡히지 않아 | 잡히지 않는다 |
| 못Cannot | 못 잡혀요 | 못 잡힙니다 | 못 잡혀 | 못 잡힌다 |
높임Honorific
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 잡히세요 | 잡히십니다 | 잡히셔 | 잡히신다 |
| 과거Past | 잡히셨어요 | 잡히셨습니다 | 잡히셨어 | 잡히셨다 |
관형사형Modifying a noun
- 현재Present
- 잡히는
- 과거Past
- 잡힌
- 미래Future
- 잡힐
- 회상Used to
- 잡히던
연결Joining clauses
- -고and
- 잡히고
- -게-ly / so that
- 잡히게
- -어서so / and then
- 잡혀서
- -으니까since
- 잡히니까
- -으면if / when
- 잡히면
- -지만but
- 잡히지만
- -는데and / but (setting up)
- 잡히는데
- -어도even if
- 잡혀도
진행In progress
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Is doing | 잡히고 있어요 | 잡히고 있습니다 | 잡히고 있어 | 잡히고 있다 |
| 과거Was doing | 잡히고 있었어요 | 잡히고 있었습니다 | 잡히고 있었어 | 잡히고 있었다 |
문형Sentence patterns
How the dictionary says this verb is used. The numbers are slots: 1 is the subject, 2 the object.
- 1이 2에/에게 잡히다
- 1이 잡히다
- 1이 2에/에게 3으로 잡히다
- 1이 2로 잡히다
- 1이 2에 잡히다
예문In real sentences
From the dictionary, each with its translation.
황다랑어 역시 많이 잡혀가고 있습니다.
The yellowfin was also heavily fished.
넌 잡혀 죽을 거야
Caught and dead.
세 번째 잡혀 왔어.
This is the third time they've caught him.
잡히기 전에 집에 돌아가자
We should just go home before we get caught.
자주 묻는 질문Common questions
How do you conjugate 잡히다 in Korean?
잡히다 (to be caught) is 잡혀요 in the polite 해요체, 잡힙니다 in formal 합니다체, 잡혀 in casual 반말 and 잡힌다 in the plain written style. The past is 잡혔어요.
What is the past tense of 잡히다?
잡혔어요 in everyday polite speech, 잡혔습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 잡혀 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.
Is 잡히다 a regular verb?
Yes. Its stem never changes shape: 잡힙니다, 잡혀, 잡히니 all keep 잡히 intact. Only the ending moves.
What TOPIK level is 잡히다?
3급 — TOPIK 3, lower intermediate.
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