질기다 Korean adjective conjugation
to be tough
Every form of 질기다 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
- 질긴
- 아/어Infinitive
- 질겨
- -으니Since
- 질기니
- 합니다Formal
- 질깁니다
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 | 질겨요 | 질깁니다 | 질겨 | 질기다 |
과거Past
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 질겼어요 | 질겼습니다 | 질겼어 | 질겼다 |
미래·추측Future & presumptive
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -겠-Will / must be | 질기겠어요 | 질기겠습니다 | 질기겠어 | 질기겠다 |
| -을 것이다Going to | 질길 거예요 | 질길 것입니다 | 질길 거야 | 질길 것이다 |
의문Questions
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 질겨요? | 질깁니까? | 질겨? | 질기니? |
| 과거Past | 질겼어요? | 질겼습니까? | 질겼어? | 질겼니? |
부정Negation
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 안Not (short) | 안 질겨요 | 안 질깁니다 | 안 질겨 | 안 질기다 |
| -지 않다Not (long) | 질기지 않아요 | 질기지 않습니다 | 질기지 않아 | 질기지 않다 |
높임Honorific
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 질기세요 | 질기십니다 | 질기셔 | 질기시다 |
| 과거Past | 질기셨어요 | 질기셨습니다 | 질기셨어 | 질기셨다 |
관형사형Modifying a noun
- 현재Present
- 질긴
- 과거Past
- 질긴
- 미래Future
- 질길
- 회상Used to
- 질기던
연결Joining clauses
- -고and
- 질기고
- -게-ly / so that
- 질기게
- -어서so / and then
- 질겨서
- -으니까since
- 질기니까
- -으면if / when
- 질기면
- -지만but
- 질기지만
- -는데and / but (setting up)
- 질긴데
- -어도even if
- 질겨도
문형Sentence patterns
How the dictionary says this verb is used. The numbers are slots: 1 is the subject, 2 the object.
- 1이 질기다
예문In real sentences
From the dictionary, each with its translation.
이 질긴 가죽은 칼로도 찢기 힘들다.
The tough hide is difficult to cut, even with a knife.
이제는 질긴 동물 가죽도 찢을 수 있다.
He can now cut through tough animal hide.
사람 살은 질긴 껍질과 같아 더 들어가 봐
The human flesh is a tough shell. Dig in.
무슨 말인가 하면 이런 것들이 버지니아 울프가 고양이 내장처럼 질기다고 말했던 책들 입니다.
I mean, these are books that Virginia Woolf said were tough as cat gut.
자주 묻는 질문Common questions
How do you conjugate 질기다 in Korean?
질기다 (to be tough) is 질겨요 in the polite 해요체, 질깁니다 in formal 합니다체, 질겨 in casual 반말 and 질기다 in the plain written style. The past is 질겼어요.
What is the past tense of 질기다?
질겼어요 in everyday polite speech, 질겼습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 질겨 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.
Is 질기다 a regular verb?
Yes. Its stem never changes shape: 질깁니다, 질겨, 질기니 all keep 질기 intact. Only the ending moves.
What TOPIK level is 질기다?
5급 — TOPIK 5, advanced.
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