꺾다

to break off

TOPIK 4 4급verb 동사regular 규칙Dictionary entry 단어

Principal parts

관형사형Modifier
꺾는
아/어Infinitive
꺾어
-으니Since
꺾으니
합니다Formal
꺾습니다

Present

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
서술Statement 꺾어요꺾습니다꺾어꺾는다

Past

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
서술Statement 꺾었어요꺾었습니다꺾었어꺾었다

Future & presumptive

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
-겠-Will / must be 꺾겠어요꺾겠습니다꺾겠어꺾겠다
-을 것이다Going to 꺾을 거예요꺾을 것입니다꺾을 거야꺾을 것이다

Questions

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Present 꺾어요?꺾습니까?꺾어?꺾니?
과거Past 꺾었어요?꺾었습니까?꺾었어?꺾었니?

Commands

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
명령Do it 꺾으세요꺾으십시오꺾어꺾어라
청유Let's 꺾어요꺾읍시다꺾어꺾자

Negation

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
안Not (short) 안 꺾어요안 꺾습니다안 꺾어안 꺾는다
-지 않다Not (long) 꺾지 않아요꺾지 않습니다꺾지 않아꺾지 않는다
못Cannot 못 꺾어요못 꺾습니다못 꺾어못 꺾는다

Honorific

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Present 꺾으세요꺾으십니다꺾으셔꺾으신다
과거Past 꺾으셨어요꺾으셨습니다꺾으셨어꺾으셨다

Modifying a noun

현재Present
꺾는
과거Past
꺾은
미래Future
꺾을
회상Used to
꺾던

Joining clauses

-고and
꺾고
-게-ly / so that
꺾게
-어서so / and then
꺾어서
-으니까since
꺾으니까
-으면if / when
꺾으면
-지만but
꺾지만
-는데and / but (setting up)
꺾는데
-어도even if
꺾어도

In progress

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Is doing 꺾고 있어요꺾고 있습니다꺾고 있어꺾고 있다
과거Was doing 꺾고 있었어요꺾고 있었습니다꺾고 있었어꺾고 있었다

Sentence patterns

In real sentences

딸의 날개를 꺾지 않은 것 뿐입니다.

I did not clip her wings, and that's all.

지금 차 없어 바로 꺾어

You've got a window. Take it.

우리는 적을 꺾을 수 있다

We can break this army here. So I say let them come.

데릭을 꺾고 이기고 싶었던 거지

You wanted to trump Derek.

Common questions

How do you conjugate 꺾다 in Korean?

꺾다 (to break off) is 꺾어요 in the polite 해요체, 꺾습니다 in formal 합니다체, 꺾어 in casual 반말 and 꺾는다 in the plain written style. The past is 꺾었어요.

What is the past tense of 꺾다?

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

Is 꺾다 a regular verb?

Yes. Its stem never changes shape: 꺾습니다, 꺾어, 꺾으니 all keep 꺾 intact. Only the ending moves.

What TOPIK level is 꺾다?

4급 — TOPIK 4, upper intermediate.

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