졸이다 Korean verb conjugation

to feel anxious

TOPIK 5 5급verb 동사regular 규칙Dictionary entry 단어

Every form of 졸이다 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
졸이는
아/어Infinitive
졸여
-으니Since
졸이니
합니다Formal
졸입니다

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 졸여요졸입니다졸여졸인다

과거Past

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
서술Statement 졸였어요졸였습니다졸였어졸였다

미래·추측Future & presumptive

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
-겠-Will / must be 졸이겠어요졸이겠습니다졸이겠어졸이겠다
-을 것이다Going to 졸일 거예요졸일 것입니다졸일 거야졸일 것이다

의문Questions

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Present 졸여요?졸입니까?졸여?졸이니?
과거Past 졸였어요?졸였습니까?졸였어?졸였니?

명령Commands

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
명령Do it 졸이세요졸이십시오졸여졸여라
청유Let's 졸여요졸입시다졸여졸이자

부정Negation

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
Not (short) 안 졸여요안 졸입니다안 졸여안 졸인다
-지 않다Not (long) 졸이지 않아요졸이지 않습니다졸이지 않아졸이지 않는다
Cannot 못 졸여요못 졸입니다못 졸여못 졸인다

높임Honorific

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Present 졸이세요졸이십니다졸이셔졸이신다
과거Past 졸이셨어요졸이셨습니다졸이셨어졸이셨다

관형사형Modifying a noun

현재Present
졸이는
과거Past
졸인
미래Future
졸일
회상Used to
졸이던

연결Joining clauses

-고and
졸이고
-게-ly / so that
졸이게
-어서so / and then
졸여서
-으니까since
졸이니까
-으면if / when
졸이면
-지만but
졸이지만
-는데and / but (setting up)
졸이는데
-어도even if
졸여도

진행In progress

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Is doing 졸이고 있어요졸이고 있습니다졸이고 있어졸이고 있다
과거Was doing 졸이고 있었어요졸이고 있었습니다졸이고 있었어졸이고 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.

가슴을 졸여야 했습니다. 며칠 후 테러 공격이 있었지만 전 무사했습니다.

Days later, I was the victim of an attack, but emerged unharmed.

자주 묻는 질문Common questions

How do you conjugate 졸이다 in Korean?

졸이다 (to feel anxious) is 졸여요 in the polite 해요체, 졸입니다 in formal 합니다체, 졸여 in casual 반말 and 졸인다 in the plain written style. The past is 졸였어요.

What is the past tense of 졸이다?

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

Is 졸이다 a regular verb?

Yes. Its stem never changes shape: 졸입니다, 졸여, 졸이니 all keep 졸이 intact. Only the ending moves.

What TOPIK level is 졸이다?

5급 — TOPIK 5, advanced.

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