꼽다 Korean verb conjugation
to count on one's fingers
Every form of 꼽다 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
- 꼽는
- 아/어Infinitive
- 꼽아
- -으니Since
- 꼽으니
- 합니다Formal
- 꼽습니다
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 | 꼽아요 | 꼽습니다 | 꼽아 | 꼽는다 |
과거Past
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 꼽았어요 | 꼽았습니다 | 꼽았어 | 꼽았다 |
미래·추측Future & presumptive
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -겠-Will / must be | 꼽겠어요 | 꼽겠습니다 | 꼽겠어 | 꼽겠다 |
| -을 것이다Going to | 꼽을 거예요 | 꼽을 것입니다 | 꼽을 거야 | 꼽을 것이다 |
의문Questions
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 꼽아요? | 꼽습니까? | 꼽아? | 꼽니? |
| 과거Past | 꼽았어요? | 꼽았습니까? | 꼽았어? | 꼽았니? |
명령Commands
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 명령Do it | 꼽으세요 | 꼽으십시오 | 꼽아 | 꼽아라 |
| 청유Let's | 꼽아요 | 꼽읍시다 | 꼽아 | 꼽자 |
부정Negation
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 안Not (short) | 안 꼽아요 | 안 꼽습니다 | 안 꼽아 | 안 꼽는다 |
| -지 않다Not (long) | 꼽지 않아요 | 꼽지 않습니다 | 꼽지 않아 | 꼽지 않는다 |
| 못Cannot | 못 꼽아요 | 못 꼽습니다 | 못 꼽아 | 못 꼽는다 |
높임Honorific
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 꼽으세요 | 꼽으십니다 | 꼽으셔 | 꼽으신다 |
| 과거Past | 꼽으셨어요 | 꼽으셨습니다 | 꼽으셨어 | 꼽으셨다 |
관형사형Modifying a noun
- 현재Present
- 꼽는
- 과거Past
- 꼽은
- 미래Future
- 꼽을
- 회상Used to
- 꼽던
연결Joining clauses
- -고and
- 꼽고
- -게-ly / so that
- 꼽게
- -어서so / and then
- 꼽아서
- -으니까since
- 꼽으니까
- -으면if / when
- 꼽으면
- -지만but
- 꼽지만
- -는데and / but (setting up)
- 꼽는데
- -어도even if
- 꼽아도
진행In progress
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Is doing | 꼽고 있어요 | 꼽고 있습니다 | 꼽고 있어 | 꼽고 있다 |
| 과거Was doing | 꼽고 있었어요 | 꼽고 있었습니다 | 꼽고 있었어 | 꼽고 있었다 |
문형Sentence patterns
How the dictionary says this verb is used. The numbers are slots: 1 is the subject, 2 the object.
- 1이 2를 꼽다
- 1이 2로 3을 꼽다
예문In real sentences
From the dictionary, each with its translation.
그는 손에 꼽을 정도라고 말했다.
He said it was one of a kind (a one in a million chance).
손가락으로 셋을 꼽다
count to three on one's fingers
심지어 5 대 1보다 큰 길이비를 갖는 물체도 손에 꼽을 정도입니다.
We only have a handful of objects that even have an axis ratio bigger than five to one.
USB 키를 꼽아보겠습니다.
What I'm going to do is plug in the USB key.
자주 묻는 질문Common questions
How do you conjugate 꼽다 in Korean?
꼽다 (to count on one's fingers) is 꼽아요 in the polite 해요체, 꼽습니다 in formal 합니다체, 꼽아 in casual 반말 and 꼽는다 in the plain written style. The past is 꼽았어요.
What is the past tense of 꼽다?
꼽았어요 in everyday polite speech, 꼽았습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 꼽아 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.
Is 꼽다 a regular verb?
Yes. Its stem never changes shape: 꼽습니다, 꼽아, 꼽으니 all keep 꼽 intact. Only the ending moves.
What TOPIK level is 꼽다?
4급 — TOPIK 4, upper intermediate.
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