쥐다

to grasp, to hold

TOPIK 4 4급verb 동사regular 규칙Dictionary entry 단어

Principal parts

관형사형Modifier
쥐는
아/어Infinitive
쥐어
-으니Since
쥐니
합니다Formal
쥡니다

Present

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
서술Statement 쥐어요쥡니다쥐어쥔다

Past

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
서술Statement 쥐었어요쥐었습니다쥐었어쥐었다

Future & presumptive

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
-겠-Will / must be 쥐겠어요쥐겠습니다쥐겠어쥐겠다
-을 것이다Going to 쥘 거예요쥘 것입니다쥘 거야쥘 것이다

Questions

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Present 쥐어요?쥡니까?쥐어?쥐니?
과거Past 쥐었어요?쥐었습니까?쥐었어?쥐었니?

Commands

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
명령Do it 쥐세요쥐십시오쥐어쥐어라
청유Let's 쥐어요쥡시다쥐어쥐자

Negation

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
안Not (short) 안 쥐어요안 쥡니다안 쥐어안 쥔다
-지 않다Not (long) 쥐지 않아요쥐지 않습니다쥐지 않아쥐지 않는다
못Cannot 못 쥐어요못 쥡니다못 쥐어못 쥔다

Honorific

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Present 쥐세요쥐십니다쥐셔쥐신다
과거Past 쥐셨어요쥐셨습니다쥐셨어쥐셨다

Modifying a noun

현재Present
쥐는
과거Past
쥔
미래Future
쥘
회상Used to
쥐던

Joining clauses

-고and
쥐고
-게-ly / so that
쥐게
-어서so / and then
쥐어서
-으니까since
쥐니까
-으면if / when
쥐면
-지만but
쥐지만
-는데and / but (setting up)
쥐는데
-어도even if
쥐어도

In progress

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Is doing 쥐고 있어요쥐고 있습니다쥐고 있어쥐고 있다
과거Was doing 쥐고 있었어요쥐고 있었습니다쥐고 있었어쥐고 있었다

Sentence patterns

In real sentences

손으로 쥐고 놓지 않다

to hold something in one's hand and not let it go

제 손가락을 쥐어 봐요

Squeeze my fingers.

너 지금 니 가슴 쥐고 있잖아

You're holding your boobs.

목소리 들리면 손 쥐어 보세요

Miss, if you hear me, squeeze my hand.

Common questions

How do you conjugate 쥐다 in Korean?

쥐다 (to grasp, to hold) is 쥐어요 in the polite 해요체, 쥡니다 in formal 합니다체, 쥐어 in casual 반말 and 쥔다 in the plain written style. The past is 쥐었어요.

What is the past tense of 쥐다?

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

Is 쥐다 a regular verb?

Yes. Its stem never changes shape: 쥡니다, 쥐어, 쥐니 all keep 쥐 intact. Only the ending moves.

What TOPIK level is 쥐다?

4급 — TOPIK 4, upper intermediate.

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