꼬다

to twist

TOPIK 5 5급verb 동사regular 규칙Dictionary entry 단어

Principal parts

관형사형Modifier
꼬는
아/어Infinitive
꽈
-으니Since
꼬니
합니다Formal
꼽니다

Present

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
서술Statement 꽈요꼽니다꽈꼰다

Past

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
서술Statement 꽜어요꽜습니다꽜어꽜다

Future & presumptive

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
-겠-Will / must be 꼬겠어요꼬겠습니다꼬겠어꼬겠다
-을 것이다Going to 꼴 거예요꼴 것입니다꼴 거야꼴 것이다

Questions

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Present 꽈요?꼽니까?꽈?꼬니?
과거Past 꽜어요?꽜습니까?꽜어?꽜니?

Commands

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
명령Do it 꼬세요꼬십시오꽈꽈라
청유Let's 꽈요꼽시다꽈꼬자

Negation

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
안Not (short) 안 꽈요안 꼽니다안 꽈안 꼰다
-지 않다Not (long) 꼬지 않아요꼬지 않습니다꼬지 않아꼬지 않는다
못Cannot 못 꽈요못 꼽니다못 꽈못 꼰다

Honorific

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Present 꼬세요꼬십니다꼬셔꼬신다
과거Past 꼬셨어요꼬셨습니다꼬셨어꼬셨다

Modifying a noun

현재Present
꼬는
과거Past
꼰
미래Future
꼴
회상Used to
꼬던

Joining clauses

-고and
꼬고
-게-ly / so that
꼬게
-어서so / and then
꽈서
-으니까since
꼬니까
-으면if / when
꼬면
-지만but
꼬지만
-는데and / but (setting up)
꼬는데
-어도even if
꽈도

In progress

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Is doing 꼬고 있어요꼬고 있습니다꼬고 있어꼬고 있다
과거Was doing 꼬고 있었어요꼬고 있었습니다꼬고 있었어꼬고 있었다

Sentence patterns

In real sentences

만약 맞은 편에 있는 사람이 다리를 꼰다면 우리도 따라 꼽니다.

If you are seated across from someone that has their legs crossed, you might cross your own legs.

마음껏 울고, 웃거나, 다리를 꼬시거나 편하신대로 계셔도 되겠습니다.

Feel free to cry, laugh, cross your legs, or do anything your body feels like doing.

모두 꼬아서 모아 놔.

Twist all those wires together.

취했지 꽐라 다 됐던데

You were. You was drunk as a skunk.

Common questions

How do you conjugate 꼬다 in Korean?

꼬다 (to twist) is 꽈요 in the polite 해요체, 꼽니다 in formal 합니다체, 꽈 in casual 반말 and 꼰다 in the plain written style. The past is 꽜어요.

What is the past tense of 꼬다?

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

Is 꼬다 a regular verb?

Yes. Its stem never changes shape: 꼽니다, 꽈, 꼬니 all keep 꼬 intact. Only the ending moves.

What TOPIK level is 꼬다?

5급 — TOPIK 5, advanced.

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