꼬다 Korean verb conjugation
to twist
Every form of 꼬다 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
- 꼬는
- 아/어Infinitive
- 꽈
- -으니Since
- 꼬니
- 합니다Formal
- 꼽니다
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 | 꽈요 | 꼽니다 | 꽈 | 꼰다 |
과거Past
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 꽜어요 | 꽜습니다 | 꽜어 | 꽜다 |
미래·추측Future & presumptive
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -겠-Will / must be | 꼬겠어요 | 꼬겠습니다 | 꼬겠어 | 꼬겠다 |
| -을 것이다Going to | 꼴 거예요 | 꼴 것입니다 | 꼴 거야 | 꼴 것이다 |
의문Questions
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 꽈요? | 꼽니까? | 꽈? | 꼬니? |
| 과거Past | 꽜어요? | 꽜습니까? | 꽜어? | 꽜니? |
명령Commands
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 명령Do it | 꼬세요 | 꼬십시오 | 꽈 | 꽈라 |
| 청유Let's | 꽈요 | 꼽시다 | 꽈 | 꼬자 |
부정Negation
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 안Not (short) | 안 꽈요 | 안 꼽니다 | 안 꽈 | 안 꼰다 |
| -지 않다Not (long) | 꼬지 않아요 | 꼬지 않습니다 | 꼬지 않아 | 꼬지 않는다 |
| 못Cannot | 못 꽈요 | 못 꼽니다 | 못 꽈 | 못 꼰다 |
높임Honorific
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 꼬세요 | 꼬십니다 | 꼬셔 | 꼬신다 |
| 과거Past | 꼬셨어요 | 꼬셨습니다 | 꼬셨어 | 꼬셨다 |
관형사형Modifying a noun
- 현재Present
- 꼬는
- 과거Past
- 꼰
- 미래Future
- 꼴
- 회상Used to
- 꼬던
연결Joining 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
진행In progress
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Is doing | 꼬고 있어요 | 꼬고 있습니다 | 꼬고 있어 | 꼬고 있다 |
| 과거Was doing | 꼬고 있었어요 | 꼬고 있었습니다 | 꼬고 있었어 | 꼬고 있었다 |
문형Sentence patterns
How the dictionary says this verb is used. The numbers are slots: 1 is the subject, 2 the object.
- 1이 2를 꼬다
예문In real sentences
From the dictionary, each with its translation.
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.
자주 묻는 질문Common 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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