젖다 Korean verb conjugation
to be wet, soaked
Every form of 젖다 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
- 젖는
- 아/어Infinitive
- 젖어
- -으니Since
- 젖으니
- 합니다Formal
- 젖습니다
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 | 젖어요 | 젖습니다 | 젖어 | 젖는다 |
과거Past
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 젖었어요 | 젖었습니다 | 젖었어 | 젖었다 |
미래·추측Future & presumptive
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -겠-Will / must be | 젖겠어요 | 젖겠습니다 | 젖겠어 | 젖겠다 |
| -을 것이다Going to | 젖을 거예요 | 젖을 것입니다 | 젖을 거야 | 젖을 것이다 |
의문Questions
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 젖어요? | 젖습니까? | 젖어? | 젖니? |
| 과거Past | 젖었어요? | 젖었습니까? | 젖었어? | 젖었니? |
명령Commands
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 명령Do it | 젖으세요 | 젖으십시오 | 젖어 | 젖어라 |
| 청유Let's | 젖어요 | 젖읍시다 | 젖어 | 젖자 |
부정Negation
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 안Not (short) | 안 젖어요 | 안 젖습니다 | 안 젖어 | 안 젖는다 |
| -지 않다Not (long) | 젖지 않아요 | 젖지 않습니다 | 젖지 않아 | 젖지 않는다 |
| 못Cannot | 못 젖어요 | 못 젖습니다 | 못 젖어 | 못 젖는다 |
높임Honorific
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 젖으세요 | 젖으십니다 | 젖으셔 | 젖으신다 |
| 과거Past | 젖으셨어요 | 젖으셨습니다 | 젖으셨어 | 젖으셨다 |
관형사형Modifying a noun
- 현재Present
- 젖는
- 과거Past
- 젖은
- 미래Future
- 젖을
- 회상Used to
- 젖던
연결Joining clauses
- -고and
- 젖고
- -게-ly / so that
- 젖게
- -어서so / and then
- 젖어서
- -으니까since
- 젖으니까
- -으면if / when
- 젖으면
- -지만but
- 젖지만
- -는데and / but (setting up)
- 젖는데
- -어도even if
- 젖어도
진행In progress
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Is doing | 젖고 있어요 | 젖고 있습니다 | 젖고 있어 | 젖고 있다 |
| 과거Was doing | 젖고 있었어요 | 젖고 있었습니다 | 젖고 있었어 | 젖고 있었다 |
문형Sentence patterns
How the dictionary says this verb is used. The numbers are slots: 1 is the subject, 2 the object.
- 1이 2에 젖다
- 1이 젖다
예문In real sentences
From the dictionary, each with its translation.
이제 누가 젖었는지 봐
Well, now you're the one who's wet. Not really.
이런, 팔이 다 젖었네요
Well, it's getting my arm wet, here.
공기와 물은 젖은 것을 만듭니다.
Air and water, things that are wet.
나무가 다 젖어서 불이 안 붙습니다
Boss? The wood is all wet. There's no way to light it up.
자주 묻는 질문Common questions
How do you conjugate 젖다 in Korean?
젖다 (to be wet, soaked) is 젖어요 in the polite 해요체, 젖습니다 in formal 합니다체, 젖어 in casual 반말 and 젖는다 in the plain written style. The past is 젖었어요.
What is the past tense of 젖다?
젖었어요 in everyday polite speech, 젖었습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 젖어 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.
Is 젖다 a regular verb?
Yes. Its stem never changes shape: 젖습니다, 젖어, 젖으니 all keep 젖 intact. Only the ending moves.
What TOPIK level is 젖다?
2급 — TOPIK 2, elementary.
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