점치다 Korean verb conjugation
to tell fortunes, to predict
Every form of 점치다 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
- 점치는
- 아/어Infinitive
- 점쳐
- -으니Since
- 점치니
- 합니다Formal
- 점칩니다
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 | 점쳐요 | 점칩니다 | 점쳐 | 점친다 |
과거Past
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 점쳤어요 | 점쳤습니다 | 점쳤어 | 점쳤다 |
미래·추측Future & presumptive
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -겠-Will / must be | 점치겠어요 | 점치겠습니다 | 점치겠어 | 점치겠다 |
| -을 것이다Going to | 점칠 거예요 | 점칠 것입니다 | 점칠 거야 | 점칠 것이다 |
의문Questions
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 점쳐요? | 점칩니까? | 점쳐? | 점치니? |
| 과거Past | 점쳤어요? | 점쳤습니까? | 점쳤어? | 점쳤니? |
명령Commands
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 명령Do it | 점치세요 | 점치십시오 | 점쳐 | 점쳐라 |
| 청유Let's | 점쳐요 | 점칩시다 | 점쳐 | 점치자 |
부정Negation
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 안Not (short) | 안 점쳐요 | 안 점칩니다 | 안 점쳐 | 안 점친다 |
| -지 않다Not (long) | 점치지 않아요 | 점치지 않습니다 | 점치지 않아 | 점치지 않는다 |
| 못Cannot | 못 점쳐요 | 못 점칩니다 | 못 점쳐 | 못 점친다 |
높임Honorific
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 점치세요 | 점치십니다 | 점치셔 | 점치신다 |
| 과거Past | 점치셨어요 | 점치셨습니다 | 점치셨어 | 점치셨다 |
관형사형Modifying a noun
- 현재Present
- 점치는
- 과거Past
- 점친
- 미래Future
- 점칠
- 회상Used to
- 점치던
연결Joining clauses
- -고and
- 점치고
- -게-ly / so that
- 점치게
- -어서so / and then
- 점쳐서
- -으니까since
- 점치니까
- -으면if / when
- 점치면
- -지만but
- 점치지만
- -는데and / but (setting up)
- 점치는데
- -어도even if
- 점쳐도
진행In progress
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Is doing | 점치고 있어요 | 점치고 있습니다 | 점치고 있어 | 점치고 있다 |
| 과거Was doing | 점치고 있었어요 | 점치고 있었습니다 | 점치고 있었어 | 점치고 있었다 |
문형Sentence patterns
How the dictionary says this verb is used. The numbers are slots: 1 is the subject, 2 the object.
- 1이 2를 점치다
예문In real sentences
From the dictionary, each with its translation.
당시 팀이 가능성을 점치고 있던 여자들입니다
These were the girls available to him at that time.
또 다른 의원 1,050명이 임명될 예정으로, 많은 이들이 그중 여성이 나올 것을 점치고 있다.
Another 1,050 councillors will be appointed, with many expecting women among them.
로마인들은 이 새들을 군사 작전에 데리고 가서 전투의 승리를 점치는데 사용하곤 했습니다.
Romans brought them on their military campaigns to foretell the success of future battles.
당연히 여기 이 사진은 우리가 숨어있을 그때 그 산에서 빠져나오기 위해 갈길을 점칠 때 찍은 것입니다
And of course, this is a photograph literally taken the night we were in hiding, as they divine their route to take us out of the mountains.
자주 묻는 질문Common questions
How do you conjugate 점치다 in Korean?
점치다 (to tell fortunes, to predict) is 점쳐요 in the polite 해요체, 점칩니다 in formal 합니다체, 점쳐 in casual 반말 and 점친다 in the plain written style. The past is 점쳤어요.
What is the past tense of 점치다?
점쳤어요 in everyday polite speech, 점쳤습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 점쳐 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.
Is 점치다 a regular verb?
Yes. Its stem never changes shape: 점칩니다, 점쳐, 점치니 all keep 점치 intact. Only the ending moves.
What TOPIK level is 점치다?
5급 — TOPIK 5, advanced.
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