쪼그리다 Korean verb conjugation

to crouch, squat down, bend down or over

TOPIK 6 6급verb 동사regular 규칙Dictionary entry 단어

Every form of 쪼그리다 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
쪼그리는
아/어Infinitive
쪼그려
-으니Since
쪼그리니
합니다Formal
쪼그립니다

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.

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
서술Statement 쪼그려요쪼그립니다쪼그려쪼그린다

과거Past

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
서술Statement 쪼그렸어요쪼그렸습니다쪼그렸어쪼그렸다

미래·추측Future & presumptive

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
-겠-Will / must be 쪼그리겠어요쪼그리겠습니다쪼그리겠어쪼그리겠다
-을 것이다Going to 쪼그릴 거예요쪼그릴 것입니다쪼그릴 거야쪼그릴 것이다

의문Questions

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Present 쪼그려요?쪼그립니까?쪼그려?쪼그리니?
과거Past 쪼그렸어요?쪼그렸습니까?쪼그렸어?쪼그렸니?

명령Commands

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
명령Do it 쪼그리세요쪼그리십시오쪼그려쪼그려라
청유Let's 쪼그려요쪼그립시다쪼그려쪼그리자

부정Negation

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
Not (short) 안 쪼그려요안 쪼그립니다안 쪼그려안 쪼그린다
-지 않다Not (long) 쪼그리지 않아요쪼그리지 않습니다쪼그리지 않아쪼그리지 않는다
Cannot 못 쪼그려요못 쪼그립니다못 쪼그려못 쪼그린다

높임Honorific

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Present 쪼그리세요쪼그리십니다쪼그리셔쪼그리신다
과거Past 쪼그리셨어요쪼그리셨습니다쪼그리셨어쪼그리셨다

관형사형Modifying a noun

현재Present
쪼그리는
과거Past
쪼그린
미래Future
쪼그릴
회상Used to
쪼그리던

연결Joining clauses

-고and
쪼그리고
-게-ly / so that
쪼그리게
-어서so / and then
쪼그려서
-으니까since
쪼그리니까
-으면if / when
쪼그리면
-지만but
쪼그리지만
-는데and / but (setting up)
쪼그리는데
-어도even if
쪼그려도

진행In progress

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Is doing 쪼그리고 있어요쪼그리고 있습니다쪼그리고 있어쪼그리고 있다
과거Was doing 쪼그리고 있었어요쪼그리고 있었습니다쪼그리고 있었어쪼그리고 있었다

문형Sentence patterns

How the dictionary says this verb is used. The numbers are slots: 1 is the subject, 2 the object.

예문In real sentences

From the dictionary, each with its translation.

쪼그리고 앉기도 하고 기도하기 위해 꿇기도 합니다.

We see that they squat. They kneel in prayer.

범인이 쪼그려 앉았어요.

The guy crouched down.

올라와서 보니, 두 분은 앉아 있고 세 분은 누워 있고 나머지는 쪼그려 앉아계셨습니다.

When I looked up, two guys were seated, three were lying down and others were squatting.

여러분 중에, 저를 탓하실 분 계신가요? 제가 매일 아침에 옆으로 쪼그리고 누워 머리 위로 이불을 뒤집어 썼다면 말이에요.

Would any of you blame me if I just was in the fetal position and pulled the covers over my head every day?

자주 묻는 질문Common questions

How do you conjugate 쪼그리다 in Korean?

쪼그리다 (to crouch, squat down, bend down or over) is 쪼그려요 in the polite 해요체, 쪼그립니다 in formal 합니다체, 쪼그려 in casual 반말 and 쪼그린다 in the plain written style. The past is 쪼그렸어요.

What is the past tense of 쪼그리다?

쪼그렸어요 in everyday polite speech, 쪼그렸습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 쪼그려 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.

Is 쪼그리다 a regular verb?

Yes. Its stem never changes shape: 쪼그립니다, 쪼그려, 쪼그리니 all keep 쪼그리 intact. Only the ending moves.

What TOPIK level is 쪼그리다?

6급 — TOPIK 6, mastery.

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