좁히다 Korean verb conjugation
to narrow
Every form of 좁히다 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
- 좁히는
- 아/어Infinitive
- 좁혀
- -으니Since
- 좁히니
- 합니다Formal
- 좁힙니다
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 | 좁혀요 | 좁힙니다 | 좁혀 | 좁힌다 |
과거Past
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 좁혔어요 | 좁혔습니다 | 좁혔어 | 좁혔다 |
미래·추측Future & presumptive
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -겠-Will / must be | 좁히겠어요 | 좁히겠습니다 | 좁히겠어 | 좁히겠다 |
| -을 것이다Going to | 좁힐 거예요 | 좁힐 것입니다 | 좁힐 거야 | 좁힐 것이다 |
의문Questions
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 좁혀요? | 좁힙니까? | 좁혀? | 좁히니? |
| 과거Past | 좁혔어요? | 좁혔습니까? | 좁혔어? | 좁혔니? |
명령Commands
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 명령Do it | 좁히세요 | 좁히십시오 | 좁혀 | 좁혀라 |
| 청유Let's | 좁혀요 | 좁힙시다 | 좁혀 | 좁히자 |
부정Negation
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 안Not (short) | 안 좁혀요 | 안 좁힙니다 | 안 좁혀 | 안 좁힌다 |
| -지 않다Not (long) | 좁히지 않아요 | 좁히지 않습니다 | 좁히지 않아 | 좁히지 않는다 |
| 못Cannot | 못 좁혀요 | 못 좁힙니다 | 못 좁혀 | 못 좁힌다 |
높임Honorific
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 좁히세요 | 좁히십니다 | 좁히셔 | 좁히신다 |
| 과거Past | 좁히셨어요 | 좁히셨습니다 | 좁히셨어 | 좁히셨다 |
관형사형Modifying a noun
- 현재Present
- 좁히는
- 과거Past
- 좁힌
- 미래Future
- 좁힐
- 회상Used to
- 좁히던
연결Joining clauses
- -고and
- 좁히고
- -게-ly / so that
- 좁히게
- -어서so / and then
- 좁혀서
- -으니까since
- 좁히니까
- -으면if / when
- 좁히면
- -지만but
- 좁히지만
- -는데and / but (setting up)
- 좁히는데
- -어도even if
- 좁혀도
진행In progress
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Is doing | 좁히고 있어요 | 좁히고 있습니다 | 좁히고 있어 | 좁히고 있다 |
| 과거Was doing | 좁히고 있었어요 | 좁히고 있었습니다 | 좁히고 있었어 | 좁히고 있었다 |
문형Sentence patterns
How the dictionary says this verb is used. The numbers are slots: 1 is the subject, 2 the object.
- 1이 2를 좁히다
예문In real sentences
From the dictionary, each with its translation.
그럼 네 명으로 좁혀지네
So that narrows it down to four.
정확한 지역을 좁혀 나가고 있어
They've narrowed down his location, mainwaring.
그렇게 되면 이 간격도 좁혀질 것입니다.
And this gap really narrows.
그래서 우리는 학습 목표를 좁히도록 도와줍니다.
So I help narrow down the learning goals. 2.
자주 묻는 질문Common questions
How do you conjugate 좁히다 in Korean?
좁히다 (to narrow) is 좁혀요 in the polite 해요체, 좁힙니다 in formal 합니다체, 좁혀 in casual 반말 and 좁힌다 in the plain written style. The past is 좁혔어요.
What is the past tense of 좁히다?
좁혔어요 in everyday polite speech, 좁혔습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 좁혀 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.
Is 좁히다 a regular verb?
Yes. Its stem never changes shape: 좁힙니다, 좁혀, 좁히니 all keep 좁히 intact. Only the ending moves.
What TOPIK level is 좁히다?
4급 — TOPIK 4, upper intermediate.
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