깨우치다 Korean verb conjugation
to enlighten
Every form of 깨우치다 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
- 깨우치는
- 아/어Infinitive
- 깨우쳐
- -으니Since
- 깨우치니
- 합니다Formal
- 깨우칩니다
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 | 깨우쳐요 | 깨우칩니다 | 깨우쳐 | 깨우친다 |
과거Past
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 깨우쳤어요 | 깨우쳤습니다 | 깨우쳤어 | 깨우쳤다 |
미래·추측Future & presumptive
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -겠-Will / must be | 깨우치겠어요 | 깨우치겠습니다 | 깨우치겠어 | 깨우치겠다 |
| -을 것이다Going to | 깨우칠 거예요 | 깨우칠 것입니다 | 깨우칠 거야 | 깨우칠 것이다 |
의문Questions
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 깨우쳐요? | 깨우칩니까? | 깨우쳐? | 깨우치니? |
| 과거Past | 깨우쳤어요? | 깨우쳤습니까? | 깨우쳤어? | 깨우쳤니? |
명령Commands
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 명령Do it | 깨우치세요 | 깨우치십시오 | 깨우쳐 | 깨우쳐라 |
| 청유Let's | 깨우쳐요 | 깨우칩시다 | 깨우쳐 | 깨우치자 |
부정Negation
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 안Not (short) | 안 깨우쳐요 | 안 깨우칩니다 | 안 깨우쳐 | 안 깨우친다 |
| -지 않다Not (long) | 깨우치지 않아요 | 깨우치지 않습니다 | 깨우치지 않아 | 깨우치지 않는다 |
| 못Cannot | 못 깨우쳐요 | 못 깨우칩니다 | 못 깨우쳐 | 못 깨우친다 |
높임Honorific
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 깨우치세요 | 깨우치십니다 | 깨우치셔 | 깨우치신다 |
| 과거Past | 깨우치셨어요 | 깨우치셨습니다 | 깨우치셨어 | 깨우치셨다 |
관형사형Modifying a noun
- 현재Present
- 깨우치는
- 과거Past
- 깨우친
- 미래Future
- 깨우칠
- 회상Used to
- 깨우치던
연결Joining clauses
- -고and
- 깨우치고
- -게-ly / so that
- 깨우치게
- -어서so / and then
- 깨우쳐서
- -으니까since
- 깨우치니까
- -으면if / when
- 깨우치면
- -지만but
- 깨우치지만
- -는데and / but (setting up)
- 깨우치는데
- -어도even if
- 깨우쳐도
진행In progress
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Is doing | 깨우치고 있어요 | 깨우치고 있습니다 | 깨우치고 있어 | 깨우치고 있다 |
| 과거Was doing | 깨우치고 있었어요 | 깨우치고 있었습니다 | 깨우치고 있었어 | 깨우치고 있었다 |
문형Sentence patterns
How the dictionary says this verb is used. The numbers are slots: 1 is the subject, 2 the object.
- 1이 2를 깨우치다
예문In real sentences
From the dictionary, each with its translation.
관심 있게 읽더군요. 그러면서 스스로 생리가 뭔지 깨우치기 시작했죠.
They were keen on reading it and knowing more and more about periods on their own.
여러분은 그들을 깨우치게 했습니다.
You made them aware of the issues.
또 깨우쳐 주시죠
Enlighten me again.
깨우치고 있지
Enlighten me.
자주 묻는 질문Common questions
How do you conjugate 깨우치다 in Korean?
깨우치다 (to enlighten) is 깨우쳐요 in the polite 해요체, 깨우칩니다 in formal 합니다체, 깨우쳐 in casual 반말 and 깨우친다 in the plain written style. The past is 깨우쳤어요.
What is the past tense of 깨우치다?
깨우쳤어요 in everyday polite speech, 깨우쳤습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 깨우쳐 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.
Is 깨우치다 a regular verb?
Yes. Its stem never changes shape: 깨우칩니다, 깨우쳐, 깨우치니 all keep 깨우치 intact. Only the ending moves.
What TOPIK level is 깨우치다?
6급 — TOPIK 6, mastery.
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