접다

to fold

TOPIK 2 2급verb 동사regular 규칙Dictionary entry 단어

Principal parts

관형사형Modifier
접는
아/어Infinitive
접어
-으니Since
접으니
합니다Formal
접습니다

Present

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
서술Statement 접어요접습니다접어접는다

Past

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
서술Statement 접었어요접었습니다접었어접었다

Future & presumptive

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
-겠-Will / must be 접겠어요접겠습니다접겠어접겠다
-을 것이다Going to 접을 거예요접을 것입니다접을 거야접을 것이다

Questions

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Present 접어요?접습니까?접어?접니?
과거Past 접었어요?접었습니까?접었어?접었니?

Commands

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
명령Do it 접으세요접으십시오접어접어라
청유Let's 접어요접읍시다접어접자

Negation

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
안Not (short) 안 접어요안 접습니다안 접어안 접는다
-지 않다Not (long) 접지 않아요접지 않습니다접지 않아접지 않는다
못Cannot 못 접어요못 접습니다못 접어못 접는다

Honorific

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Present 접으세요접으십니다접으셔접으신다
과거Past 접으셨어요접으셨습니다접으셨어접으셨다

Modifying a noun

현재Present
접는
과거Past
접은
미래Future
접을
회상Used to
접던

Joining clauses

-고and
접고
-게-ly / so that
접게
-어서so / and then
접어서
-으니까since
접으니까
-으면if / when
접으면
-지만but
접지만
-는데and / but (setting up)
접는데
-어도even if
접어도

In progress

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Is doing 접고 있어요접고 있습니다접고 있어접고 있다
과거Was doing 접고 있었어요접고 있었습니다접고 있었어접고 있었다

Sentence patterns

In real sentences

종이 접기가 더 어려워졌죠.

So now this was tougher.

이렇게 말해보죠. LHC는 잠시 접어두고요.

Let me put it this way: forget about the LHC for a second.

32때와 같은 크기의 종이접기로 시작하지만 결과는 세배 크죠.

And if you do that, the origami's the same size, but the resulting square that you get is three times bigger.

당신이 접은 것을 기억해요.

Remember you folded.

Common questions

How do you conjugate 접다 in Korean?

접다 (to fold) is 접어요 in the polite 해요체, 접습니다 in formal 합니다체, 접어 in casual 반말 and 접는다 in the plain written style. The past is 접었어요.

What is the past tense of 접다?

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

Is 접다 a regular verb?

Yes. Its stem never changes shape: 접습니다, 접어, 접으니 all keep 접 intact. Only the ending moves.

What TOPIK level is 접다?

2급 — TOPIK 2, elementary.

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