끈질기다
persistent
Principal parts
- 관형사형Modifier
- 끈질긴
- 아/어Infinitive
- 끈질겨
- -으니Since
- 끈질기니
- 합니다Formal
- 끈질깁니다
Present
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 끈질겨요 | 끈질깁니다 | 끈질겨 | 끈질기다 |
Past
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 끈질겼어요 | 끈질겼습니다 | 끈질겼어 | 끈질겼다 |
Future & presumptive
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -겠-Will / must be | 끈질기겠어요 | 끈질기겠습니다 | 끈질기겠어 | 끈질기겠다 |
| -을 것이다Going to | 끈질길 거예요 | 끈질길 것입니다 | 끈질길 거야 | 끈질길 것이다 |
Questions
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 끈질겨요? | 끈질깁니까? | 끈질겨? | 끈질기니? |
| 과거Past | 끈질겼어요? | 끈질겼습니까? | 끈질겼어? | 끈질겼니? |
Negation
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 안Not (short) | 안 끈질겨요 | 안 끈질깁니다 | 안 끈질겨 | 안 끈질기다 |
| -지 않다Not (long) | 끈질기지 않아요 | 끈질기지 않습니다 | 끈질기지 않아 | 끈질기지 않다 |
Honorific
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 끈질기세요 | 끈질기십니다 | 끈질기셔 | 끈질기시다 |
| 과거Past | 끈질기셨어요 | 끈질기셨습니다 | 끈질기셨어 | 끈질기셨다 |
Modifying a noun
- 현재Present
- 끈질긴
- 과거Past
- 끈질긴
- 미래Future
- 끈질길
- 회상Used to
- 끈질기던
Joining clauses
- -고and
- 끈질기고
- -게-ly / so that
- 끈질기게
- -어서so / and then
- 끈질겨서
- -으니까since
- 끈질기니까
- -으면if / when
- 끈질기면
- -지만but
- 끈질기지만
- -는데and / but (setting up)
- 끈질긴데
- -어도even if
- 끈질겨도
Sentence patterns
- 1이 끈질기다
In real sentences
편지가 계속해서 온다면, 이는 끈질긴 행동으로 보일 것이다.
And when letters never cease to arrive, it looks relentless.
넌 끈질긴 사람이야, 맞지?
You're persistent, aren't you?
하지만 그는 끈질기군요.
But he's persistent.
꽤 끈질기군요
She's tenacious.
Common questions
How do you conjugate 끈질기다 in Korean?
끈질기다 (persistent) is 끈질겨요 in the polite 해요체, 끈질깁니다 in formal 합니다체, 끈질겨 in casual 반말 and 끈질기다 in the plain written style. The past is 끈질겼어요.
What is the past tense of 끈질기다?
끈질겼어요 in everyday polite speech, 끈질겼습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 끈질겨 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.
Is 끈질기다 a regular verb?
Yes. Its stem never changes shape: 끈질깁니다, 끈질겨, 끈질기니 all keep 끈질기 intact. Only the ending moves.
What TOPIK level is 끈질기다?
6급 — TOPIK 6, mastery.
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