꺼지다

to go out

TOPIK 3 3급verb 동사regular 규칙Dictionary entry 단어

Principal parts

관형사형Modifier
꺼지는
아/어Infinitive
꺼져
-으니Since
꺼지니
합니다Formal
꺼집니다

Present

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
서술Statement 꺼져요꺼집니다꺼져꺼진다

Past

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
서술Statement 꺼졌어요꺼졌습니다꺼졌어꺼졌다

Future & presumptive

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
-겠-Will / must be 꺼지겠어요꺼지겠습니다꺼지겠어꺼지겠다
-을 것이다Going to 꺼질 거예요꺼질 것입니다꺼질 거야꺼질 것이다

Questions

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Present 꺼져요?꺼집니까?꺼져?꺼지니?
과거Past 꺼졌어요?꺼졌습니까?꺼졌어?꺼졌니?

Commands

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
명령Do it 꺼지세요꺼지십시오꺼져꺼져라
청유Let's 꺼져요꺼집시다꺼져꺼지자

Negation

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
안Not (short) 안 꺼져요안 꺼집니다안 꺼져안 꺼진다
-지 않다Not (long) 꺼지지 않아요꺼지지 않습니다꺼지지 않아꺼지지 않는다
못Cannot 못 꺼져요못 꺼집니다못 꺼져못 꺼진다

Honorific

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Present 꺼지세요꺼지십니다꺼지셔꺼지신다
과거Past 꺼지셨어요꺼지셨습니다꺼지셨어꺼지셨다

Modifying a noun

현재Present
꺼지는
과거Past
꺼진
미래Future
꺼질
회상Used to
꺼지던

Joining 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

In progress

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Is doing 꺼지고 있어요꺼지고 있습니다꺼지고 있어꺼지고 있다
과거Was doing 꺼지고 있었어요꺼지고 있었습니다꺼지고 있었어꺼지고 있었다

Sentence patterns

In real sentences

예멘: 시위 8일 째, 또 한 명의 목숨이 꺼지다

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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.

Common 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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