꺼지다 Korean verb conjugation
to go out
Every form of 꺼지다 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
- 꺼지는
- 아/어Infinitive
- 꺼져
- -으니Since
- 꺼지니
- 합니다Formal
- 꺼집니다
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 | 꺼져요 | 꺼집니다 | 꺼져 | 꺼진다 |
과거Past
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 꺼졌어요 | 꺼졌습니다 | 꺼졌어 | 꺼졌다 |
미래·추측Future & presumptive
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -겠-Will / must be | 꺼지겠어요 | 꺼지겠습니다 | 꺼지겠어 | 꺼지겠다 |
| -을 것이다Going to | 꺼질 거예요 | 꺼질 것입니다 | 꺼질 거야 | 꺼질 것이다 |
의문Questions
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 꺼져요? | 꺼집니까? | 꺼져? | 꺼지니? |
| 과거Past | 꺼졌어요? | 꺼졌습니까? | 꺼졌어? | 꺼졌니? |
명령Commands
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 명령Do it | 꺼지세요 | 꺼지십시오 | 꺼져 | 꺼져라 |
| 청유Let's | 꺼져요 | 꺼집시다 | 꺼져 | 꺼지자 |
부정Negation
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 안Not (short) | 안 꺼져요 | 안 꺼집니다 | 안 꺼져 | 안 꺼진다 |
| -지 않다Not (long) | 꺼지지 않아요 | 꺼지지 않습니다 | 꺼지지 않아 | 꺼지지 않는다 |
| 못Cannot | 못 꺼져요 | 못 꺼집니다 | 못 꺼져 | 못 꺼진다 |
높임Honorific
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 꺼지세요 | 꺼지십니다 | 꺼지셔 | 꺼지신다 |
| 과거Past | 꺼지셨어요 | 꺼지셨습니다 | 꺼지셨어 | 꺼지셨다 |
관형사형Modifying a noun
- 현재Present
- 꺼지는
- 과거Past
- 꺼진
- 미래Future
- 꺼질
- 회상Used to
- 꺼지던
연결Joining clauses
- -고and
- 꺼지고
- -게-ly / so that
- 꺼지게
- -어서so / and then
- 꺼져서
- -으니까since
- 꺼지니까
- -으면if / when
- 꺼지면
- -지만but
- 꺼지지만
- -는데and / but (setting up)
- 꺼지는데
- -어도even if
- 꺼져도
진행In progress
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Is doing | 꺼지고 있어요 | 꺼지고 있습니다 | 꺼지고 있어 | 꺼지고 있다 |
| 과거Was doing | 꺼지고 있었어요 | 꺼지고 있었습니다 | 꺼지고 있었어 | 꺼지고 있었다 |
문형Sentence patterns
How the dictionary says this verb is used. The numbers are slots: 1 is the subject, 2 the object.
- 1이 꺼지다
예문In real sentences
From the dictionary, each with its translation.
예멘: 시위 8일 째, 또 한 명의 목숨이 꺼지다
Yemen: Another Life Claimed on Eighth Day of Protests · Global Voices
희망의 빛이 꺼지게 해서는 안 됩니다.
We should not let that light of hope they have brought to be switched off.
그리고 빛이 꺼진 후에는 무슨 일이 일어날까?
And what happens after the lights go out?
자, 빛이 꺼지면 무슨 일이 벌어질지 봐야 합니다.
Now we get to see what happens when the lights go out.
자주 묻는 질문Common questions
How do you conjugate 꺼지다 in Korean?
꺼지다 (to go out) is 꺼져요 in the polite 해요체, 꺼집니다 in formal 합니다체, 꺼져 in casual 반말 and 꺼진다 in the plain written style. The past is 꺼졌어요.
What is the past tense of 꺼지다?
꺼졌어요 in everyday polite speech, 꺼졌습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 꺼져 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.
Is 꺼지다 a regular verb?
Yes. Its stem never changes shape: 꺼집니다, 꺼져, 꺼지니 all keep 꺼지 intact. Only the ending moves.
What TOPIK level is 꺼지다?
3급 — TOPIK 3, lower intermediate.
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