찡그리다 Korean verb conjugation
to frown
Every form of 찡그리다 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
- 찡그리는
- 아/어Infinitive
- 찡그려
- -으니Since
- 찡그리니
- 합니다Formal
- 찡그립니다
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 | 찡그려요 | 찡그립니다 | 찡그려 | 찡그린다 |
과거Past
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 찡그렸어요 | 찡그렸습니다 | 찡그렸어 | 찡그렸다 |
미래·추측Future & presumptive
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -겠-Will / must be | 찡그리겠어요 | 찡그리겠습니다 | 찡그리겠어 | 찡그리겠다 |
| -을 것이다Going to | 찡그릴 거예요 | 찡그릴 것입니다 | 찡그릴 거야 | 찡그릴 것이다 |
의문Questions
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 찡그려요? | 찡그립니까? | 찡그려? | 찡그리니? |
| 과거Past | 찡그렸어요? | 찡그렸습니까? | 찡그렸어? | 찡그렸니? |
명령Commands
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 명령Do it | 찡그리세요 | 찡그리십시오 | 찡그려 | 찡그려라 |
| 청유Let's | 찡그려요 | 찡그립시다 | 찡그려 | 찡그리자 |
부정Negation
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 안Not (short) | 안 찡그려요 | 안 찡그립니다 | 안 찡그려 | 안 찡그린다 |
| -지 않다Not (long) | 찡그리지 않아요 | 찡그리지 않습니다 | 찡그리지 않아 | 찡그리지 않는다 |
| 못Cannot | 못 찡그려요 | 못 찡그립니다 | 못 찡그려 | 못 찡그린다 |
높임Honorific
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 찡그리세요 | 찡그리십니다 | 찡그리셔 | 찡그리신다 |
| 과거Past | 찡그리셨어요 | 찡그리셨습니다 | 찡그리셨어 | 찡그리셨다 |
관형사형Modifying a noun
- 현재Present
- 찡그리는
- 과거Past
- 찡그린
- 미래Future
- 찡그릴
- 회상Used to
- 찡그리던
연결Joining clauses
- -고and
- 찡그리고
- -게-ly / so that
- 찡그리게
- -어서so / and then
- 찡그려서
- -으니까since
- 찡그리니까
- -으면if / when
- 찡그리면
- -지만but
- 찡그리지만
- -는데and / but (setting up)
- 찡그리는데
- -어도even if
- 찡그려도
진행In progress
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Is doing | 찡그리고 있어요 | 찡그리고 있습니다 | 찡그리고 있어 | 찡그리고 있다 |
| 과거Was doing | 찡그리고 있었어요 | 찡그리고 있었습니다 | 찡그리고 있었어 | 찡그리고 있었다 |
문형Sentence patterns
How the dictionary says this verb is used. The numbers are slots: 1 is the subject, 2 the object.
- 1이 2를 찡그리다
예문In real sentences
From the dictionary, each with its translation.
다른 예로 활동 단위 4번은 눈썹을 찡그리는 것입니다.
Another example is action unit 4. It's the brow furrow.
얼굴 형태만 변하는 게 아니라 얼굴을 찡그리고 주름이 생기고
You can see things. Not only the face shape changes, but all sorts of different skin buckling and skin wrinkling occurs.
곳곳에 찡그리는 표정이 보이네요.
And I'm seeing a lot of furrowed brows out there.
그래서 지금 얼굴 찡그리고 있는 겁니다
That's exactly what I'm imagining during this frown.
자주 묻는 질문Common questions
How do you conjugate 찡그리다 in Korean?
찡그리다 (to frown) is 찡그려요 in the polite 해요체, 찡그립니다 in formal 합니다체, 찡그려 in casual 반말 and 찡그린다 in the plain written style. The past is 찡그렸어요.
What is the past tense of 찡그리다?
찡그렸어요 in everyday polite speech, 찡그렸습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 찡그려 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.
Is 찡그리다 a regular verb?
Yes. Its stem never changes shape: 찡그립니다, 찡그려, 찡그리니 all keep 찡그리 intact. Only the ending moves.
What TOPIK level is 찡그리다?
4급 — TOPIK 4, upper intermediate.
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