찢다 Korean verb conjugation
to tear, to rip
Every form of 찢다 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
- 찢는
- 아/어Infinitive
- 찢어
- -으니Since
- 찢으니
- 합니다Formal
- 찢습니다
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 | 찢어요 | 찢습니다 | 찢어 | 찢는다 |
과거Past
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 찢었어요 | 찢었습니다 | 찢었어 | 찢었다 |
미래·추측Future & presumptive
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -겠-Will / must be | 찢겠어요 | 찢겠습니다 | 찢겠어 | 찢겠다 |
| -을 것이다Going to | 찢을 거예요 | 찢을 것입니다 | 찢을 거야 | 찢을 것이다 |
의문Questions
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 찢어요? | 찢습니까? | 찢어? | 찢니? |
| 과거Past | 찢었어요? | 찢었습니까? | 찢었어? | 찢었니? |
명령Commands
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 명령Do it | 찢으세요 | 찢으십시오 | 찢어 | 찢어라 |
| 청유Let's | 찢어요 | 찢읍시다 | 찢어 | 찢자 |
부정Negation
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 안Not (short) | 안 찢어요 | 안 찢습니다 | 안 찢어 | 안 찢는다 |
| -지 않다Not (long) | 찢지 않아요 | 찢지 않습니다 | 찢지 않아 | 찢지 않는다 |
| 못Cannot | 못 찢어요 | 못 찢습니다 | 못 찢어 | 못 찢는다 |
높임Honorific
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 찢으세요 | 찢으십니다 | 찢으셔 | 찢으신다 |
| 과거Past | 찢으셨어요 | 찢으셨습니다 | 찢으셨어 | 찢으셨다 |
관형사형Modifying a noun
- 현재Present
- 찢는
- 과거Past
- 찢은
- 미래Future
- 찢을
- 회상Used to
- 찢던
연결Joining clauses
- -고and
- 찢고
- -게-ly / so that
- 찢게
- -어서so / and then
- 찢어서
- -으니까since
- 찢으니까
- -으면if / when
- 찢으면
- -지만but
- 찢지만
- -는데and / but (setting up)
- 찢는데
- -어도even if
- 찢어도
진행In progress
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Is doing | 찢고 있어요 | 찢고 있습니다 | 찢고 있어 | 찢고 있다 |
| 과거Was doing | 찢고 있었어요 | 찢고 있었습니다 | 찢고 있었어 | 찢고 있었다 |
문형Sentence patterns
How the dictionary says this verb is used. The numbers are slots: 1 is the subject, 2 the object.
- 1이 2를 찢다
예문In real sentences
From the dictionary, each with its translation.
다음엔 온통 하늘인데 가운데를 찢은 배경을 만들었어요.
And it was epic, but, like, starter-kit epic.
내 마지막 편지는 찢어 버렸길 바란다.
I hope you tore up my last letter.
책을 찢다
to rip a book
막을 찢으면 안 돼
But you can't break the membrane.
자주 묻는 질문Common questions
How do you conjugate 찢다 in Korean?
찢다 (to tear, to rip) is 찢어요 in the polite 해요체, 찢습니다 in formal 합니다체, 찢어 in casual 반말 and 찢는다 in the plain written style. The past is 찢었어요.
What is the past tense of 찢다?
찢었어요 in everyday polite speech, 찢었습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 찢어 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.
Is 찢다 a regular verb?
Yes. Its stem never changes shape: 찢습니다, 찢어, 찢으니 all keep 찢 intact. Only the ending moves.
What TOPIK level is 찢다?
3급 — TOPIK 3, lower intermediate.
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