끼다 Korean verb conjugation
to be stuck, to be caught
Every form of 끼다 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
- 끼는
- 아/어Infinitive
- 껴
- -으니Since
- 끼니
- 합니다Formal
- 낍니다
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 | 껴요 | 낍니다 | 껴 | 낀다 |
과거Past
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 꼈어요 | 꼈습니다 | 꼈어 | 꼈다 |
미래·추측Future & presumptive
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -겠-Will / must be | 끼겠어요 | 끼겠습니다 | 끼겠어 | 끼겠다 |
| -을 것이다Going to | 낄 거예요 | 낄 것입니다 | 낄 거야 | 낄 것이다 |
의문Questions
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 껴요? | 낍니까? | 껴? | 끼니? |
| 과거Past | 꼈어요? | 꼈습니까? | 꼈어? | 꼈니? |
명령Commands
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 명령Do it | 끼세요 | 끼십시오 | 껴 | 껴라 |
| 청유Let's | 껴요 | 낍시다 | 껴 | 끼자 |
부정Negation
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 안Not (short) | 안 껴요 | 안 낍니다 | 안 껴 | 안 낀다 |
| -지 않다Not (long) | 끼지 않아요 | 끼지 않습니다 | 끼지 않아 | 끼지 않는다 |
| 못Cannot | 못 껴요 | 못 낍니다 | 못 껴 | 못 낀다 |
높임Honorific
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 끼세요 | 끼십니다 | 끼셔 | 끼신다 |
| 과거Past | 끼셨어요 | 끼셨습니다 | 끼셨어 | 끼셨다 |
관형사형Modifying a noun
- 현재Present
- 끼는
- 과거Past
- 낀
- 미래Future
- 낄
- 회상Used to
- 끼던
연결Joining clauses
- -고and
- 끼고
- -게-ly / so that
- 끼게
- -어서so / and then
- 껴서
- -으니까since
- 끼니까
- -으면if / when
- 끼면
- -지만but
- 끼지만
- -는데and / but (setting up)
- 끼는데
- -어도even if
- 껴도
진행In progress
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Is doing | 끼고 있어요 | 끼고 있습니다 | 끼고 있어 | 끼고 있다 |
| 과거Was doing | 끼고 있었어요 | 끼고 있었습니다 | 끼고 있었어 | 끼고 있었다 |
문형Sentence patterns
How the dictionary says this verb is used. The numbers are slots: 1 is the subject, 2 the object.
- 1이 끼다
- 1이 2에 끼다
예문In real sentences
From the dictionary, each with its translation.
담배가 기계에 껴있습니다.
The cigarette got stuck into a machine.
BF : 입 닫으라구. 보다 긴 공연의 일부를 배껴낸겁니다.
Shut up. (Laughter) DH: And this is a small excerpt from a longer piece.
그래서 그녀는 그냥 중간에 끼었어요.
So she's trapped in the middle.
너 이에 좀 꼈다 아
It's in all your teeth.
자주 묻는 질문Common questions
How do you conjugate 끼다 in Korean?
끼다 (to be stuck, to be caught) is 껴요 in the polite 해요체, 낍니다 in formal 합니다체, 껴 in casual 반말 and 낀다 in the plain written style. The past is 꼈어요.
What is the past tense of 끼다?
꼈어요 in everyday polite speech, 꼈습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 껴 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.
Is 끼다 a regular verb?
Yes. Its stem never changes shape: 낍니다, 껴, 끼니 all keep 끼 intact. Only the ending moves.
What TOPIK level is 끼다?
2급 — TOPIK 2, elementary.
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