깨물다

to bite hard

Principal parts

관형사형Modifier
깨무는
아/어Infinitive
깨물어
-으니Since
깨무니
합니다Formal
깨뭅니다

Present

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
서술Statement 깨물어요깨뭅니다깨물어깨문다

Past

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
서술Statement 깨물었어요깨물었습니다깨물었어깨물었다

Future & presumptive

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
-겠-Will / must be 깨물겠어요깨물겠습니다깨물겠어깨물겠다
-을 것이다Going to 깨물 거예요깨물 것입니다깨물 거야깨물 것이다

Questions

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Present 깨물어요?깨뭅니까?깨물어?깨무니?
과거Past 깨물었어요?깨물었습니까?깨물었어?깨물었니?

Commands

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
명령Do it 깨무세요깨무십시오깨물어깨물어라
청유Let's 깨물어요깨뭅시다깨물어깨물자

Negation

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
안Not (short) 안 깨물어요안 깨뭅니다안 깨물어안 깨문다
-지 않다Not (long) 깨물지 않아요깨물지 않습니다깨물지 않아깨물지 않는다
못Cannot 못 깨물어요못 깨뭅니다못 깨물어못 깨문다

Honorific

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Present 깨무세요깨무십니다깨무셔깨무신다
과거Past 깨무셨어요깨무셨습니다깨무셨어깨무셨다

Modifying a noun

현재Present
깨무는
과거Past
깨문
미래Future
깨물
회상Used to
깨물던

Joining clauses

-고and
깨물고
-게-ly / so that
깨물게
-어서so / and then
깨물어서
-으니까since
깨무니까
-으면if / when
깨물면
-지만but
깨물지만
-는데and / but (setting up)
깨무는데
-어도even if
깨물어도

In progress

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Is doing 깨물고 있어요깨물고 있습니다깨물고 있어깨물고 있다
과거Was doing 깨물고 있었어요깨물고 있었습니다깨물고 있었어깨물고 있었다

Sentence patterns

In real sentences

혀를 깨물다

to bite one's tongue

그 입술 깨물고 싶어

I'd like to bite that lip.

깨물면 안 되는데 안 돼?

You're not supposed to chew it.

올리버, 루시 어깨에 깨문 자국 봤어

Oliver, I saw those bite marks on Lucy.

Common questions

How do you conjugate 깨물다 in Korean?

깨물다 (to bite hard) is 깨물어요 in the polite 해요체, 깨뭅니다 in formal 합니다체, 깨물어 in casual 반말 and 깨문다 in the plain written style. The past is 깨물었어요.

What is the past tense of 깨물다?

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

Is 깨물다 irregular?

Yes — it is ㄹ dropping (ㄹ 탈락). ㄹ drops before ㄴ, ㅂ and ㅅ: 살다 → 삽니다. Regular, but universal. That is why the stem looks different in 깨물어 and 깨무니 but unchanged in 깨뭅니다.

What TOPIK level is 깨물다?

4급 — TOPIK 4, upper intermediate.

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