찌다 Korean verb conjugation
to gain weight
Every form of 찌다 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
- 찌는
- 아/어Infinitive
- 쪄
- -으니Since
- 찌니
- 합니다Formal
- 찝니다
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 | 쪄요 | 찝니다 | 쪄 | 찐다 |
과거Past
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 쪘어요 | 쪘습니다 | 쪘어 | 쪘다 |
미래·추측Future & presumptive
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -겠-Will / must be | 찌겠어요 | 찌겠습니다 | 찌겠어 | 찌겠다 |
| -을 것이다Going to | 찔 거예요 | 찔 것입니다 | 찔 거야 | 찔 것이다 |
의문Questions
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 쪄요? | 찝니까? | 쪄? | 찌니? |
| 과거Past | 쪘어요? | 쪘습니까? | 쪘어? | 쪘니? |
명령Commands
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 명령Do it | 찌세요 | 찌십시오 | 쪄 | 쪄라 |
| 청유Let's | 쪄요 | 찝시다 | 쪄 | 찌자 |
부정Negation
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 안Not (short) | 안 쪄요 | 안 찝니다 | 안 쪄 | 안 찐다 |
| -지 않다Not (long) | 찌지 않아요 | 찌지 않습니다 | 찌지 않아 | 찌지 않는다 |
| 못Cannot | 못 쪄요 | 못 찝니다 | 못 쪄 | 못 찐다 |
높임Honorific
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 찌세요 | 찌십니다 | 찌셔 | 찌신다 |
| 과거Past | 찌셨어요 | 찌셨습니다 | 찌셨어 | 찌셨다 |
관형사형Modifying a noun
- 현재Present
- 찌는
- 과거Past
- 찐
- 미래Future
- 찔
- 회상Used to
- 찌던
연결Joining clauses
- -고and
- 찌고
- -게-ly / so that
- 찌게
- -어서so / and then
- 쪄서
- -으니까since
- 찌니까
- -으면if / when
- 찌면
- -지만but
- 찌지만
- -는데and / but (setting up)
- 찌는데
- -어도even if
- 쪄도
진행In progress
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Is doing | 찌고 있어요 | 찌고 있습니다 | 찌고 있어 | 찌고 있다 |
| 과거Was doing | 찌고 있었어요 | 찌고 있었습니다 | 찌고 있었어 | 찌고 있었다 |
문형Sentence patterns
How the dictionary says this verb is used. The numbers are slots: 1 is the subject, 2 the object.
- 1이 찌다
- 1이 2를 찌다
예문In real sentences
From the dictionary, each with its translation.
찌는 날씨 속에서도 인부들은 열심히 일했다.
Even in the sweltering weather, the labourers worked hard.
또 살이 쪄버렸어.
I've gained weight again.
살 찌고 싶지 않아.
I don't want to get fat.
이 고양이는 너무 살이 쪘어.
This cat is very fat.
자주 묻는 질문Common questions
How do you conjugate 찌다 in Korean?
찌다 (to gain weight) is 쪄요 in the polite 해요체, 찝니다 in formal 합니다체, 쪄 in casual 반말 and 찐다 in the plain written style. The past is 쪘어요.
What is the past tense of 찌다?
쪘어요 in everyday polite speech, 쪘습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 쪄 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.
Is 찌다 a regular verb?
Yes. Its stem never changes shape: 찝니다, 쪄, 찌니 all keep 찌 intact. Only the ending moves.
What TOPIK level is 찌다?
2급 — TOPIK 2, elementary.
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