쪼개다 Korean verb conjugation
to split, to cleave
Every form of 쪼개다 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
- 쪼개는
- 아/어Infinitive
- 쪼개
- -으니Since
- 쪼개니
- 합니다Formal
- 쪼갭니다
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 | 쪼개요 | 쪼갭니다 | 쪼개 | 쪼갠다 |
과거Past
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 쪼갰어요 | 쪼갰습니다 | 쪼갰어 | 쪼갰다 |
미래·추측Future & presumptive
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -겠-Will / must be | 쪼개겠어요 | 쪼개겠습니다 | 쪼개겠어 | 쪼개겠다 |
| -을 것이다Going to | 쪼갤 거예요 | 쪼갤 것입니다 | 쪼갤 거야 | 쪼갤 것이다 |
의문Questions
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 쪼개요? | 쪼갭니까? | 쪼개? | 쪼개니? |
| 과거Past | 쪼갰어요? | 쪼갰습니까? | 쪼갰어? | 쪼갰니? |
명령Commands
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 명령Do it | 쪼개세요 | 쪼개십시오 | 쪼개 | 쪼개라 |
| 청유Let's | 쪼개요 | 쪼갭시다 | 쪼개 | 쪼개자 |
부정Negation
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 안Not (short) | 안 쪼개요 | 안 쪼갭니다 | 안 쪼개 | 안 쪼갠다 |
| -지 않다Not (long) | 쪼개지 않아요 | 쪼개지 않습니다 | 쪼개지 않아 | 쪼개지 않는다 |
| 못Cannot | 못 쪼개요 | 못 쪼갭니다 | 못 쪼개 | 못 쪼갠다 |
높임Honorific
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 쪼개세요 | 쪼개십니다 | 쪼개셔 | 쪼개신다 |
| 과거Past | 쪼개셨어요 | 쪼개셨습니다 | 쪼개셨어 | 쪼개셨다 |
관형사형Modifying a noun
- 현재Present
- 쪼개는
- 과거Past
- 쪼갠
- 미래Future
- 쪼갤
- 회상Used to
- 쪼개던
연결Joining clauses
- -고and
- 쪼개고
- -게-ly / so that
- 쪼개게
- -어서so / and then
- 쪼개서
- -으니까since
- 쪼개니까
- -으면if / when
- 쪼개면
- -지만but
- 쪼개지만
- -는데and / but (setting up)
- 쪼개는데
- -어도even if
- 쪼개도
진행In progress
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Is doing | 쪼개고 있어요 | 쪼개고 있습니다 | 쪼개고 있어 | 쪼개고 있다 |
| 과거Was doing | 쪼개고 있었어요 | 쪼개고 있었습니다 | 쪼개고 있었어 | 쪼개고 있었다 |
문형Sentence patterns
How the dictionary says this verb is used. The numbers are slots: 1 is the subject, 2 the object.
- 1이 2를 쪼개다
- 1이 쪼개다
예문In real sentences
From the dictionary, each with its translation.
없는 시간을 쪼개서 너를 만났어.
I made time to meet you out of the little time I have.
내가 쪼개고 치기 때문에 틀렸다고 생각하는 분.
Who thinks it's wrong because I was splitting and cohitting that.
그녀의 시간을 쪼개서 지역단체를 위해 봉사했습니다.
She volunteered her time in her local community.
사과를 반으로 쪼개다
to split an apple in half
자주 묻는 질문Common questions
How do you conjugate 쪼개다 in Korean?
쪼개다 (to split, to cleave) is 쪼개요 in the polite 해요체, 쪼갭니다 in formal 합니다체, 쪼개 in casual 반말 and 쪼갠다 in the plain written style. The past is 쪼갰어요.
What is the past tense of 쪼개다?
쪼갰어요 in everyday polite speech, 쪼갰습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 쪼개 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.
Is 쪼개다 a regular verb?
Yes. Its stem never changes shape: 쪼갭니다, 쪼개, 쪼개니 all keep 쪼개 intact. Only the ending moves.
What TOPIK level is 쪼개다?
5급 — TOPIK 5, advanced.
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