죄다 Korean verb conjugation
to tighten
Every form of 죄다 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
- 죄는
- 아/어Infinitive
- 좨
- -으니Since
- 죄니
- 합니다Formal
- 죕니다
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 | 좨요 | 죕니다 | 좨 | 죈다 |
과거Past
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 좼어요 | 좼습니다 | 좼어 | 좼다 |
미래·추측Future & presumptive
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -겠-Will / must be | 죄겠어요 | 죄겠습니다 | 죄겠어 | 죄겠다 |
| -을 것이다Going to | 죌 거예요 | 죌 것입니다 | 죌 거야 | 죌 것이다 |
의문Questions
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 좨요? | 죕니까? | 좨? | 죄니? |
| 과거Past | 좼어요? | 좼습니까? | 좼어? | 좼니? |
명령Commands
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 명령Do it | 죄세요 | 죄십시오 | 좨 | 좨라 |
| 청유Let's | 좨요 | 죕시다 | 좨 | 죄자 |
부정Negation
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 안Not (short) | 안 좨요 | 안 죕니다 | 안 좨 | 안 죈다 |
| -지 않다Not (long) | 죄지 않아요 | 죄지 않습니다 | 죄지 않아 | 죄지 않는다 |
| 못Cannot | 못 좨요 | 못 죕니다 | 못 좨 | 못 죈다 |
높임Honorific
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 죄세요 | 죄십니다 | 죄셔 | 죄신다 |
| 과거Past | 죄셨어요 | 죄셨습니다 | 죄셨어 | 죄셨다 |
관형사형Modifying a noun
- 현재Present
- 죄는
- 과거Past
- 죈
- 미래Future
- 죌
- 회상Used to
- 죄던
연결Joining clauses
- -고and
- 죄고
- -게-ly / so that
- 죄게
- -어서so / and then
- 좨서
- -으니까since
- 죄니까
- -으면if / when
- 죄면
- -지만but
- 죄지만
- -는데and / but (setting up)
- 죄는데
- -어도even if
- 좨도
진행In progress
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Is doing | 죄고 있어요 | 죄고 있습니다 | 죄고 있어 | 죄고 있다 |
| 과거Was doing | 죄고 있었어요 | 죄고 있었습니다 | 죄고 있었어 | 죄고 있었다 |
문형Sentence patterns
How the dictionary says this verb is used. The numbers are slots: 1 is the subject, 2 the object.
- 1이 2를 죄다
예문In real sentences
From the dictionary, each with its translation.
꽉 죄는 반이민 정책
Tight anti-immigration policy
여성으로 태어난 게 이미 죄인 것처럼 느끼게 만듭니다.
We make them feel as though by being born female they're already guilty of something.
모두가 다 내 죄다
It's all because of you.
살인은 제일 나쁜 죄야
Murder is the worst sin of all.
자주 묻는 질문Common questions
How do you conjugate 죄다 in Korean?
죄다 (to tighten) is 좨요 in the polite 해요체, 죕니다 in formal 합니다체, 좨 in casual 반말 and 죈다 in the plain written style. The past is 좼어요.
What is the past tense of 죄다?
좼어요 in everyday polite speech, 좼습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 좨 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.
Is 죄다 a regular verb?
Yes. Its stem never changes shape: 죕니다, 좨, 죄니 all keep 죄 intact. Only the ending moves.
What TOPIK level is 죄다?
It carries no TOPIK grade. That is a fact about the published word lists rather than about the word — it conjugates by exactly the same rules as everything else.
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