끌다

to pull, to drag

Principal parts

관형사형Modifier
끄는
아/어Infinitive
끌어
-으니Since
끄니
합니다Formal
끕니다

Present

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
서술Statement 끌어요끕니다끌어끈다

Past

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
서술Statement 끌었어요끌었습니다끌었어끌었다

Future & presumptive

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
-겠-Will / must be 끌겠어요끌겠습니다끌겠어끌겠다
-을 것이다Going to 끌 거예요끌 것입니다끌 거야끌 것이다

Questions

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Present 끌어요?끕니까?끌어?끄니?
과거Past 끌었어요?끌었습니까?끌었어?끌었니?

Commands

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
명령Do it 끄세요끄십시오끌어끌어라
청유Let's 끌어요끕시다끌어끌자

Negation

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
안Not (short) 안 끌어요안 끕니다안 끌어안 끈다
-지 않다Not (long) 끌지 않아요끌지 않습니다끌지 않아끌지 않는다
못Cannot 못 끌어요못 끕니다못 끌어못 끈다

Honorific

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Present 끄세요끄십니다끄셔끄신다
과거Past 끄셨어요끄셨습니다끄셨어끄셨다

Modifying a noun

현재Present
끄는
과거Past
끈
미래Future
끌
회상Used to
끌던

Joining clauses

-고and
끌고
-게-ly / so that
끌게
-어서so / and then
끌어서
-으니까since
끄니까
-으면if / when
끌면
-지만but
끌지만
-는데and / but (setting up)
끄는데
-어도even if
끌어도

In progress

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Is doing 끌고 있어요끌고 있습니다끌고 있어끌고 있다
과거Was doing 끌고 있었어요끌고 있었습니다끌고 있었어끌고 있었다

Sentence patterns

In real sentences

그리고 제 관심을 끌었죠.

And it got my attention.

제가 어떻게 그들의 관심을 끌었을까요?

So how do I make it relevant for them?

그러나 관심을 끌었습니다.

But it got attention.

시간을 끌다

to stall for time

Common questions

How do you conjugate 끌다 in Korean?

끌다 (to pull, to drag) is 끌어요 in the polite 해요체, 끕니다 in formal 합니다체, 끌어 in casual 반말 and 끈다 in the plain written style. The past is 끌었어요.

What is the past tense of 끌다?

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

Is 끌다 irregular?

Yes — it is ㄹ dropping (ㄹ 탈락). ㄹ drops before ㄴ, ㅂ and ㅅ: 살다 → 삽니다. Regular, but universal. That is why the stem looks different in 끌어 and 끄니 but unchanged in 끕니다.

What TOPIK level is 끌다?

3급 — TOPIK 3, lower intermediate.

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