짧아지다 Korean verb conjugation
to become short
Every form of 짧아지다 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
- 짧아지는
- 아/어Infinitive
- 짧아져
- -으니Since
- 짧아지니
- 합니다Formal
- 짧아집니다
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 | 짧아져요 | 짧아집니다 | 짧아져 | 짧아진다 |
과거Past
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 짧아졌어요 | 짧아졌습니다 | 짧아졌어 | 짧아졌다 |
미래·추측Future & presumptive
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -겠-Will / must be | 짧아지겠어요 | 짧아지겠습니다 | 짧아지겠어 | 짧아지겠다 |
| -을 것이다Going to | 짧아질 거예요 | 짧아질 것입니다 | 짧아질 거야 | 짧아질 것이다 |
의문Questions
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 짧아져요? | 짧아집니까? | 짧아져? | 짧아지니? |
| 과거Past | 짧아졌어요? | 짧아졌습니까? | 짧아졌어? | 짧아졌니? |
명령Commands
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 명령Do it | 짧아지세요 | 짧아지십시오 | 짧아져 | 짧아져라 |
| 청유Let's | 짧아져요 | 짧아집시다 | 짧아져 | 짧아지자 |
부정Negation
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 안Not (short) | 안 짧아져요 | 안 짧아집니다 | 안 짧아져 | 안 짧아진다 |
| -지 않다Not (long) | 짧아지지 않아요 | 짧아지지 않습니다 | 짧아지지 않아 | 짧아지지 않는다 |
| 못Cannot | 못 짧아져요 | 못 짧아집니다 | 못 짧아져 | 못 짧아진다 |
높임Honorific
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 짧아지세요 | 짧아지십니다 | 짧아지셔 | 짧아지신다 |
| 과거Past | 짧아지셨어요 | 짧아지셨습니다 | 짧아지셨어 | 짧아지셨다 |
관형사형Modifying a noun
- 현재Present
- 짧아지는
- 과거Past
- 짧아진
- 미래Future
- 짧아질
- 회상Used to
- 짧아지던
연결Joining clauses
- -고and
- 짧아지고
- -게-ly / so that
- 짧아지게
- -어서so / and then
- 짧아져서
- -으니까since
- 짧아지니까
- -으면if / when
- 짧아지면
- -지만but
- 짧아지지만
- -는데and / but (setting up)
- 짧아지는데
- -어도even if
- 짧아져도
진행In progress
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Is doing | 짧아지고 있어요 | 짧아지고 있습니다 | 짧아지고 있어 | 짧아지고 있다 |
| 과거Was doing | 짧아지고 있었어요 | 짧아지고 있었습니다 | 짧아지고 있었어 | 짧아지고 있었다 |
문형Sentence patterns
How the dictionary says this verb is used. The numbers are slots: 1 is the subject, 2 the object.
- 1이 짧아지다
예문In real sentences
From the dictionary, each with its translation.
그리고 대부분의 경우 삶의 길이도 짧아져요.
And it shortens it, most often.
짧아지고, 내용이 빠지고, 들어가기도 하지요.
It gets shorter, you lose pieces, it gets insertions.
수면 시간이 짧을수록, 인생도 그만큼 짧아집니다. 기본 상식이죠.
There's a simple truth: the shorter your sleep, the shorter your life.
내 새로운 삶은 매우 매우 짧아졌거든
Look, my new life could be very, very short.
자주 묻는 질문Common questions
How do you conjugate 짧아지다 in Korean?
짧아지다 (to become short) is 짧아져요 in the polite 해요체, 짧아집니다 in formal 합니다체, 짧아져 in casual 반말 and 짧아진다 in the plain written style. The past is 짧아졌어요.
What is the past tense of 짧아지다?
짧아졌어요 in everyday polite speech, 짧아졌습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 짧아져 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.
Is 짧아지다 a regular verb?
Yes. Its stem never changes shape: 짧아집니다, 짧아져, 짧아지니 all keep 짧아지 intact. Only the ending moves.
What TOPIK level is 짧아지다?
4급 — TOPIK 4, upper intermediate.
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