찌그러지다 Korean verb conjugation
to become crushed, to be squashed, to lose its shape
Every form of 찌그러지다 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
- 찌그러지는
- 아/어Infinitive
- 찌그러져
- -으니Since
- 찌그러지니
- 합니다Formal
- 찌그러집니다
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 | 찌그러져요 | 찌그러집니다 | 찌그러져 | 찌그러진다 |
과거Past
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 찌그러졌어요 | 찌그러졌습니다 | 찌그러졌어 | 찌그러졌다 |
미래·추측Future & presumptive
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -겠-Will / must be | 찌그러지겠어요 | 찌그러지겠습니다 | 찌그러지겠어 | 찌그러지겠다 |
| -을 것이다Going to | 찌그러질 거예요 | 찌그러질 것입니다 | 찌그러질 거야 | 찌그러질 것이다 |
의문Questions
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 찌그러져요? | 찌그러집니까? | 찌그러져? | 찌그러지니? |
| 과거Past | 찌그러졌어요? | 찌그러졌습니까? | 찌그러졌어? | 찌그러졌니? |
명령Commands
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 명령Do it | 찌그러지세요 | 찌그러지십시오 | 찌그러져 | 찌그러져라 |
| 청유Let's | 찌그러져요 | 찌그러집시다 | 찌그러져 | 찌그러지자 |
부정Negation
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 안Not (short) | 안 찌그러져요 | 안 찌그러집니다 | 안 찌그러져 | 안 찌그러진다 |
| -지 않다Not (long) | 찌그러지지 않아요 | 찌그러지지 않습니다 | 찌그러지지 않아 | 찌그러지지 않는다 |
| 못Cannot | 못 찌그러져요 | 못 찌그러집니다 | 못 찌그러져 | 못 찌그러진다 |
높임Honorific
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 찌그러지세요 | 찌그러지십니다 | 찌그러지셔 | 찌그러지신다 |
| 과거Past | 찌그러지셨어요 | 찌그러지셨습니다 | 찌그러지셨어 | 찌그러지셨다 |
관형사형Modifying a noun
- 현재Present
- 찌그러지는
- 과거Past
- 찌그러진
- 미래Future
- 찌그러질
- 회상Used to
- 찌그러지던
연결Joining clauses
- -고and
- 찌그러지고
- -게-ly / so that
- 찌그러지게
- -어서so / and then
- 찌그러져서
- -으니까since
- 찌그러지니까
- -으면if / when
- 찌그러지면
- -지만but
- 찌그러지지만
- -는데and / but (setting up)
- 찌그러지는데
- -어도even if
- 찌그러져도
진행In progress
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Is doing | 찌그러지고 있어요 | 찌그러지고 있습니다 | 찌그러지고 있어 | 찌그러지고 있다 |
| 과거Was doing | 찌그러지고 있었어요 | 찌그러지고 있었습니다 | 찌그러지고 있었어 | 찌그러지고 있었다 |
문형Sentence patterns
How the dictionary says this verb is used. The numbers are slots: 1 is the subject, 2 the object.
- 1이 찌그러지다
예문In real sentences
From the dictionary, each with its translation.
지수가 괴물한테 달려들었지만 바로 찌그러졌어요.
Exponents leaped at the beast and was quickly squashed.
말도 안 돼 자기 완전 찌그러질걸?
He would crush you. What if I throw up?
두 별은 매우 찌그러진 궤도를 수백 년 주기로 돌고 있다.
The two stars share a highly elliptical orbit that takes several centuries to complete.
어느 날, 제가 사무실에 갔을 때 철간판이 많은 이들이 무거운 것으로 때려 찌그러지고 부서져있는것을 보았습니다.
One day I went to the office and found our metal signboard wrinkled and broken as if a lot of people had been hitting it with something heavy.
자주 묻는 질문Common questions
How do you conjugate 찌그러지다 in Korean?
찌그러지다 (to become crushed, to be squashed, to lose its shape) is 찌그러져요 in the polite 해요체, 찌그러집니다 in formal 합니다체, 찌그러져 in casual 반말 and 찌그러진다 in the plain written style. The past is 찌그러졌어요.
What is the past tense of 찌그러지다?
찌그러졌어요 in everyday polite speech, 찌그러졌습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 찌그러져 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.
Is 찌그러지다 a regular verb?
Yes. Its stem never changes shape: 찌그러집니다, 찌그러져, 찌그러지니 all keep 찌그러지 intact. Only the ending moves.
What TOPIK level is 찌그러지다?
It carries no TOPIK grade. That is a fact about the published word lists rather than about the word — it conjugates by exactly the same rules as everything else.
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