쪼다 Korean verb conjugation
to peck
Every form of 쪼다 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
- 쪼는
- 아/어Infinitive
- 쫘
- -으니Since
- 쪼니
- 합니다Formal
- 쫍니다
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 | 쫘요 | 쫍니다 | 쫘 | 쫀다 |
과거Past
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 쫬어요 | 쫬습니다 | 쫬어 | 쫬다 |
미래·추측Future & presumptive
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -겠-Will / must be | 쪼겠어요 | 쪼겠습니다 | 쪼겠어 | 쪼겠다 |
| -을 것이다Going to | 쫄 거예요 | 쫄 것입니다 | 쫄 거야 | 쫄 것이다 |
의문Questions
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 쫘요? | 쫍니까? | 쫘? | 쪼니? |
| 과거Past | 쫬어요? | 쫬습니까? | 쫬어? | 쫬니? |
명령Commands
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 명령Do it | 쪼세요 | 쪼십시오 | 쫘 | 쫘라 |
| 청유Let's | 쫘요 | 쫍시다 | 쫘 | 쪼자 |
부정Negation
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 안Not (short) | 안 쫘요 | 안 쫍니다 | 안 쫘 | 안 쫀다 |
| -지 않다Not (long) | 쪼지 않아요 | 쪼지 않습니다 | 쪼지 않아 | 쪼지 않는다 |
| 못Cannot | 못 쫘요 | 못 쫍니다 | 못 쫘 | 못 쫀다 |
높임Honorific
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 쪼세요 | 쪼십니다 | 쪼셔 | 쪼신다 |
| 과거Past | 쪼셨어요 | 쪼셨습니다 | 쪼셨어 | 쪼셨다 |
관형사형Modifying a noun
- 현재Present
- 쪼는
- 과거Past
- 쫀
- 미래Future
- 쫄
- 회상Used to
- 쪼던
연결Joining clauses
- -고and
- 쪼고
- -게-ly / so that
- 쪼게
- -어서so / and then
- 쫘서
- -으니까since
- 쪼니까
- -으면if / when
- 쪼면
- -지만but
- 쪼지만
- -는데and / but (setting up)
- 쪼는데
- -어도even if
- 쫘도
진행In progress
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Is doing | 쪼고 있어요 | 쪼고 있습니다 | 쪼고 있어 | 쪼고 있다 |
| 과거Was doing | 쪼고 있었어요 | 쪼고 있었습니다 | 쪼고 있었어 | 쪼고 있었다 |
문형Sentence patterns
How the dictionary says this verb is used. The numbers are slots: 1 is the subject, 2 the object.
- 1이 2를 쪼다
예문In real sentences
From the dictionary, each with its translation.
더 나은 쪼다를 찾아보자
Let's get a hold of a better asshole.
까마귀는 물고기를 쪼을 수 있지만
A crow can peck at a fish.
셋이 나머지를 죄다 쪼아서 죽였습니다.
They'd pecked the rest to death.
딱따구리들은 보통 머리를 나무에 하루에 몇 천번씩 매일 쫍니다.
They, the woodpeckers, typically will peck, they will bang their head on a piece of wood thousands of times every day. Every day!
자주 묻는 질문Common questions
How do you conjugate 쪼다 in Korean?
쪼다 (to peck) is 쫘요 in the polite 해요체, 쫍니다 in formal 합니다체, 쫘 in casual 반말 and 쫀다 in the plain written style. The past is 쫬어요.
What is the past tense of 쪼다?
쫬어요 in everyday polite speech, 쫬습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 쫘 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.
Is 쪼다 a regular verb?
Yes. Its stem never changes shape: 쫍니다, 쫘, 쪼니 all keep 쪼 intact. Only the ending moves.
What TOPIK level is 쪼다?
5급 — TOPIK 5, advanced.
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