죽이다 Korean verb conjugation
to kill
Every form of 죽이다 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
- 죽이는
- 아/어Infinitive
- 죽여
- -으니Since
- 죽이니
- 합니다Formal
- 죽입니다
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 | 죽여요 | 죽입니다 | 죽여 | 죽인다 |
과거Past
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 죽였어요 | 죽였습니다 | 죽였어 | 죽였다 |
미래·추측Future & presumptive
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -겠-Will / must be | 죽이겠어요 | 죽이겠습니다 | 죽이겠어 | 죽이겠다 |
| -을 것이다Going to | 죽일 거예요 | 죽일 것입니다 | 죽일 거야 | 죽일 것이다 |
의문Questions
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 죽여요? | 죽입니까? | 죽여? | 죽이니? |
| 과거Past | 죽였어요? | 죽였습니까? | 죽였어? | 죽였니? |
명령Commands
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 명령Do it | 죽이세요 | 죽이십시오 | 죽여 | 죽여라 |
| 청유Let's | 죽여요 | 죽입시다 | 죽여 | 죽이자 |
부정Negation
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 안Not (short) | 안 죽여요 | 안 죽입니다 | 안 죽여 | 안 죽인다 |
| -지 않다Not (long) | 죽이지 않아요 | 죽이지 않습니다 | 죽이지 않아 | 죽이지 않는다 |
| 못Cannot | 못 죽여요 | 못 죽입니다 | 못 죽여 | 못 죽인다 |
높임Honorific
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 죽이세요 | 죽이십니다 | 죽이셔 | 죽이신다 |
| 과거Past | 죽이셨어요 | 죽이셨습니다 | 죽이셨어 | 죽이셨다 |
관형사형Modifying a noun
- 현재Present
- 죽이는
- 과거Past
- 죽인
- 미래Future
- 죽일
- 회상Used to
- 죽이던
연결Joining clauses
- -고and
- 죽이고
- -게-ly / so that
- 죽이게
- -어서so / and then
- 죽여서
- -으니까since
- 죽이니까
- -으면if / when
- 죽이면
- -지만but
- 죽이지만
- -는데and / but (setting up)
- 죽이는데
- -어도even if
- 죽여도
진행In progress
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Is doing | 죽이고 있어요 | 죽이고 있습니다 | 죽이고 있어 | 죽이고 있다 |
| 과거Was doing | 죽이고 있었어요 | 죽이고 있었습니다 | 죽이고 있었어 | 죽이고 있었다 |
문형Sentence patterns
How the dictionary says this verb is used. The numbers are slots: 1 is the subject, 2 the object.
- 1이 2를 죽이다
예문In real sentences
From the dictionary, each with its translation.
나는 그를 죽일 것이다.
I'll kill him.
널 죽일 순 없어
I will not kill you.
그를 죽이면 안 돼
No, you can't kill him.
널 죽여 버릴 거야
I'm going to kill you.
자주 묻는 질문Common questions
How do you conjugate 죽이다 in Korean?
죽이다 (to kill) is 죽여요 in the polite 해요체, 죽입니다 in formal 합니다체, 죽여 in casual 반말 and 죽인다 in the plain written style. The past is 죽였어요.
What is the past tense of 죽이다?
죽였어요 in everyday polite speech, 죽였습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 죽여 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.
Is 죽이다 a regular verb?
Yes. Its stem never changes shape: 죽입니다, 죽여, 죽이니 all keep 죽이 intact. Only the ending moves.
What TOPIK level is 죽이다?
3급 — TOPIK 3, lower intermediate.
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