꽂다 Korean verb conjugation
to insert, to stick in
Every form of 꽂다 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
- 꽂는
- 아/어Infinitive
- 꽂아
- -으니Since
- 꽂으니
- 합니다Formal
- 꽂습니다
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 | 꽂아요 | 꽂습니다 | 꽂아 | 꽂는다 |
과거Past
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 꽂았어요 | 꽂았습니다 | 꽂았어 | 꽂았다 |
미래·추측Future & presumptive
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -겠-Will / must be | 꽂겠어요 | 꽂겠습니다 | 꽂겠어 | 꽂겠다 |
| -을 것이다Going to | 꽂을 거예요 | 꽂을 것입니다 | 꽂을 거야 | 꽂을 것이다 |
의문Questions
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 꽂아요? | 꽂습니까? | 꽂아? | 꽂니? |
| 과거Past | 꽂았어요? | 꽂았습니까? | 꽂았어? | 꽂았니? |
명령Commands
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 명령Do it | 꽂으세요 | 꽂으십시오 | 꽂아 | 꽂아라 |
| 청유Let's | 꽂아요 | 꽂읍시다 | 꽂아 | 꽂자 |
부정Negation
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 안Not (short) | 안 꽂아요 | 안 꽂습니다 | 안 꽂아 | 안 꽂는다 |
| -지 않다Not (long) | 꽂지 않아요 | 꽂지 않습니다 | 꽂지 않아 | 꽂지 않는다 |
| 못Cannot | 못 꽂아요 | 못 꽂습니다 | 못 꽂아 | 못 꽂는다 |
높임Honorific
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 꽂으세요 | 꽂으십니다 | 꽂으셔 | 꽂으신다 |
| 과거Past | 꽂으셨어요 | 꽂으셨습니다 | 꽂으셨어 | 꽂으셨다 |
관형사형Modifying a noun
- 현재Present
- 꽂는
- 과거Past
- 꽂은
- 미래Future
- 꽂을
- 회상Used to
- 꽂던
연결Joining clauses
- -고and
- 꽂고
- -게-ly / so that
- 꽂게
- -어서so / and then
- 꽂아서
- -으니까since
- 꽂으니까
- -으면if / when
- 꽂으면
- -지만but
- 꽂지만
- -는데and / but (setting up)
- 꽂는데
- -어도even if
- 꽂아도
진행In progress
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Is doing | 꽂고 있어요 | 꽂고 있습니다 | 꽂고 있어 | 꽂고 있다 |
| 과거Was doing | 꽂고 있었어요 | 꽂고 있었습니다 | 꽂고 있었어 | 꽂고 있었다 |
문형Sentence patterns
How the dictionary says this verb is used. The numbers are slots: 1 is the subject, 2 the object.
- 1이 2를 3에 꽂다
- 1이 2를 3에/에게 꽂다
예문In real sentences
From the dictionary, each with its translation.
양 측면에 초를 꽂으면 어떻게 될까요.
So what you would have had were candles on either side.
아직 바늘도 안 꽂았어요
I haven't even put the needle in yet.
차 키는 꽂아 둔 채로 말이죠
Left his key in the ignition.
다른 쪽 끝은 아이패드에 꽂을 거에요.
I'm going to take the other end, I'm going to plug in into my iPod.
자주 묻는 질문Common questions
How do you conjugate 꽂다 in Korean?
꽂다 (to insert, to stick in) is 꽂아요 in the polite 해요체, 꽂습니다 in formal 합니다체, 꽂아 in casual 반말 and 꽂는다 in the plain written style. The past is 꽂았어요.
What is the past tense of 꽂다?
꽂았어요 in everyday polite speech, 꽂았습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 꽂아 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.
Is 꽂다 a regular verb?
Yes. Its stem never changes shape: 꽂습니다, 꽂아, 꽂으니 all keep 꽂 intact. Only the ending moves.
What TOPIK level is 꽂다?
3급 — TOPIK 3, lower intermediate.
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