죽다 Korean verb conjugation
to die (auxiliary, expressing extreme degree)
Every form of 죽다 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
- 죽는
- 아/어Infinitive
- 죽어
- -으니Since
- 죽으니
- 합니다Formal
- 죽습니다
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 | 죽어요 | 죽습니다 | 죽어 | 죽는다 |
과거Past
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 죽었어요 | 죽었습니다 | 죽었어 | 죽었다 |
미래·추측Future & presumptive
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -겠-Will / must be | 죽겠어요 | 죽겠습니다 | 죽겠어 | 죽겠다 |
| -을 것이다Going to | 죽을 거예요 | 죽을 것입니다 | 죽을 거야 | 죽을 것이다 |
의문Questions
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 죽어요? | 죽습니까? | 죽어? | 죽니? |
| 과거Past | 죽었어요? | 죽었습니까? | 죽었어? | 죽었니? |
명령Commands
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 명령Do it | 죽으세요 | 죽으십시오 | 죽어 | 죽어라 |
| 청유Let's | 죽어요 | 죽읍시다 | 죽어 | 죽자 |
부정Negation
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 안Not (short) | 안 죽어요 | 안 죽습니다 | 안 죽어 | 안 죽는다 |
| -지 않다Not (long) | 죽지 않아요 | 죽지 않습니다 | 죽지 않아 | 죽지 않는다 |
| 못Cannot | 못 죽어요 | 못 죽습니다 | 못 죽어 | 못 죽는다 |
높임Honorific
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 죽으세요 | 죽으십니다 | 죽으셔 | 죽으신다 |
| 과거Past | 죽으셨어요 | 죽으셨습니다 | 죽으셨어 | 죽으셨다 |
관형사형Modifying a noun
- 현재Present
- 죽는
- 과거Past
- 죽은
- 미래Future
- 죽을
- 회상Used to
- 죽던
연결Joining clauses
- -고and
- 죽고
- -게-ly / so that
- 죽게
- -어서so / and then
- 죽어서
- -으니까since
- 죽으니까
- -으면if / when
- 죽으면
- -지만but
- 죽지만
- -는데and / but (setting up)
- 죽는데
- -어도even if
- 죽어도
진행In progress
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Is doing | 죽고 있어요 | 죽고 있습니다 | 죽고 있어 | 죽고 있다 |
| 과거Was doing | 죽고 있었어요 | 죽고 있었습니다 | 죽고 있었어 | 죽고 있었다 |
문형Sentence patterns
How the dictionary says this verb is used. The numbers are slots: 1 is the subject, 2 the object.
- 1이 죽다
예문In real sentences
From the dictionary, each with its translation.
내 개는 죽었어.
My dog died.
사느냐 죽느냐의 문제다.
It is a matter of life or death.
여기서 죽고 싶지 않아.
I don't want to die here.
두 명이 죽었습니다.
Two were killed.
자주 묻는 질문Common questions
How do you conjugate 죽다 in Korean?
죽다 (to die (auxiliary, expressing extreme degree)) is 죽어요 in the polite 해요체, 죽습니다 in formal 합니다체, 죽어 in casual 반말 and 죽는다 in the plain written style. The past is 죽었어요.
What is the past tense of 죽다?
죽었어요 in everyday polite speech, 죽었습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 죽어 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.
Is 죽다 a regular verb?
Yes. Its stem never changes shape: 죽습니다, 죽어, 죽으니 all keep 죽 intact. Only the ending moves.
What TOPIK level is 죽다?
2급 — TOPIK 2, elementary.
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