깨우다 Korean verb conjugation
to wake someone up
Every form of 깨우다 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
- 깨우는
- 아/어Infinitive
- 깨워
- -으니Since
- 깨우니
- 합니다Formal
- 깨웁니다
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 | 깨워요 | 깨웁니다 | 깨워 | 깨운다 |
과거Past
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 깨웠어요 | 깨웠습니다 | 깨웠어 | 깨웠다 |
미래·추측Future & presumptive
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -겠-Will / must be | 깨우겠어요 | 깨우겠습니다 | 깨우겠어 | 깨우겠다 |
| -을 것이다Going to | 깨울 거예요 | 깨울 것입니다 | 깨울 거야 | 깨울 것이다 |
의문Questions
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 깨워요? | 깨웁니까? | 깨워? | 깨우니? |
| 과거Past | 깨웠어요? | 깨웠습니까? | 깨웠어? | 깨웠니? |
명령Commands
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 명령Do it | 깨우세요 | 깨우십시오 | 깨워 | 깨워라 |
| 청유Let's | 깨워요 | 깨웁시다 | 깨워 | 깨우자 |
부정Negation
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 안Not (short) | 안 깨워요 | 안 깨웁니다 | 안 깨워 | 안 깨운다 |
| -지 않다Not (long) | 깨우지 않아요 | 깨우지 않습니다 | 깨우지 않아 | 깨우지 않는다 |
| 못Cannot | 못 깨워요 | 못 깨웁니다 | 못 깨워 | 못 깨운다 |
높임Honorific
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 깨우세요 | 깨우십니다 | 깨우셔 | 깨우신다 |
| 과거Past | 깨우셨어요 | 깨우셨습니다 | 깨우셨어 | 깨우셨다 |
관형사형Modifying a noun
- 현재Present
- 깨우는
- 과거Past
- 깨운
- 미래Future
- 깨울
- 회상Used to
- 깨우던
연결Joining clauses
- -고and
- 깨우고
- -게-ly / so that
- 깨우게
- -어서so / and then
- 깨워서
- -으니까since
- 깨우니까
- -으면if / when
- 깨우면
- -지만but
- 깨우지만
- -는데and / but (setting up)
- 깨우는데
- -어도even if
- 깨워도
진행In progress
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Is doing | 깨우고 있어요 | 깨우고 있습니다 | 깨우고 있어 | 깨우고 있다 |
| 과거Was doing | 깨우고 있었어요 | 깨우고 있었습니다 | 깨우고 있었어 | 깨우고 있었다 |
문형Sentence patterns
How the dictionary says this verb is used. The numbers are slots: 1 is the subject, 2 the object.
- 1이 2를 깨우다
예문In real sentences
From the dictionary, each with its translation.
한 남자가 그를 깨우고
He's drowsy. He's crazy.
이야기는 저를 깨워주는데요.
It gets me out of bed.
저희를 깨우며 이상한 표정을 짓고 계셨습니다.
They had this strange look when they woke us.
난 톰을 흔들어 깨웠어.
I shook Tom awake.
자주 묻는 질문Common questions
How do you conjugate 깨우다 in Korean?
깨우다 (to wake someone up) is 깨워요 in the polite 해요체, 깨웁니다 in formal 합니다체, 깨워 in casual 반말 and 깨운다 in the plain written style. The past is 깨웠어요.
What is the past tense of 깨우다?
깨웠어요 in everyday polite speech, 깨웠습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 깨워 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.
Is 깨우다 a regular verb?
Yes. Its stem never changes shape: 깨웁니다, 깨워, 깨우니 all keep 깨우 intact. Only the ending moves.
What TOPIK level is 깨우다?
4급 — TOPIK 4, upper intermediate.
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