찧다 Korean verb conjugation
to pound
Every form of 찧다 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
- 찧는
- 아/어Infinitive
- 찧어
- -으니Since
- 찧으니
- 합니다Formal
- 찧습니다
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 | 찧어요 | 찧습니다 | 찧어 | 찧는다 |
과거Past
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 찧었어요 | 찧었습니다 | 찧었어 | 찧었다 |
미래·추측Future & presumptive
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -겠-Will / must be | 찧겠어요 | 찧겠습니다 | 찧겠어 | 찧겠다 |
| -을 것이다Going to | 찧을 거예요 | 찧을 것입니다 | 찧을 거야 | 찧을 것이다 |
의문Questions
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 찧어요? | 찧습니까? | 찧어? | 찧니? |
| 과거Past | 찧었어요? | 찧었습니까? | 찧었어? | 찧었니? |
명령Commands
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 명령Do it | 찧으세요 | 찧으십시오 | 찧어 | 찧어라 |
| 청유Let's | 찧어요 | 찧읍시다 | 찧어 | 찧자 |
부정Negation
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 안Not (short) | 안 찧어요 | 안 찧습니다 | 안 찧어 | 안 찧는다 |
| -지 않다Not (long) | 찧지 않아요 | 찧지 않습니다 | 찧지 않아 | 찧지 않는다 |
| 못Cannot | 못 찧어요 | 못 찧습니다 | 못 찧어 | 못 찧는다 |
높임Honorific
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 찧으세요 | 찧으십니다 | 찧으셔 | 찧으신다 |
| 과거Past | 찧으셨어요 | 찧으셨습니다 | 찧으셨어 | 찧으셨다 |
관형사형Modifying a noun
- 현재Present
- 찧는
- 과거Past
- 찧은
- 미래Future
- 찧을
- 회상Used to
- 찧던
연결Joining clauses
- -고and
- 찧고
- -게-ly / so that
- 찧게
- -어서so / and then
- 찧어서
- -으니까since
- 찧으니까
- -으면if / when
- 찧으면
- -지만but
- 찧지만
- -는데and / but (setting up)
- 찧는데
- -어도even if
- 찧어도
진행In progress
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Is doing | 찧고 있어요 | 찧고 있습니다 | 찧고 있어 | 찧고 있다 |
| 과거Was doing | 찧고 있었어요 | 찧고 있었습니다 | 찧고 있었어 | 찧고 있었다 |
문형Sentence patterns
How the dictionary says this verb is used. The numbers are slots: 1 is the subject, 2 the object.
- 1이 2를 찧다
- 1이 2에 3을 찧다
예문In real sentences
From the dictionary, each with its translation.
우리가 릴리 머리를 실수로 찧었어
Um, we just kind of bonked Lily's head.
입을 찧었죠 내가 왜 그 말을 했을까
I wanted to slap myself Why had I said that?!
경찰서 전체가 내 입방아를 찧는군요
The whole damn department is gossiping about me.
온 마을 사람들이 입방아를 찧고 있어
The whole town talking about you is.
자주 묻는 질문Common questions
How do you conjugate 찧다 in Korean?
찧다 (to pound) is 찧어요 in the polite 해요체, 찧습니다 in formal 합니다체, 찧어 in casual 반말 and 찧는다 in the plain written style. The past is 찧었어요.
What is the past tense of 찧다?
찧었어요 in everyday polite speech, 찧었습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 찧어 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.
Is 찧다 a regular verb?
Yes. Its stem never changes shape: 찧습니다, 찧어, 찧으니 all keep 찧 intact. Only the ending moves.
What TOPIK level is 찧다?
6급 — TOPIK 6, mastery.
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