꿇다 Korean verb conjugation
to kneel
Every form of 꿇다 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
- 꿇는
- 아/어Infinitive
- 꿇어
- -으니Since
- 꿇으니
- 합니다Formal
- 꿇습니다
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 | 꿇어요 | 꿇습니다 | 꿇어 | 꿇는다 |
과거Past
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 꿇었어요 | 꿇었습니다 | 꿇었어 | 꿇었다 |
미래·추측Future & presumptive
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -겠-Will / must be | 꿇겠어요 | 꿇겠습니다 | 꿇겠어 | 꿇겠다 |
| -을 것이다Going to | 꿇을 거예요 | 꿇을 것입니다 | 꿇을 거야 | 꿇을 것이다 |
의문Questions
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 꿇어요? | 꿇습니까? | 꿇어? | 꿇니? |
| 과거Past | 꿇었어요? | 꿇었습니까? | 꿇었어? | 꿇었니? |
명령Commands
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 명령Do it | 꿇으세요 | 꿇으십시오 | 꿇어 | 꿇어라 |
| 청유Let's | 꿇어요 | 꿇읍시다 | 꿇어 | 꿇자 |
부정Negation
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 안Not (short) | 안 꿇어요 | 안 꿇습니다 | 안 꿇어 | 안 꿇는다 |
| -지 않다Not (long) | 꿇지 않아요 | 꿇지 않습니다 | 꿇지 않아 | 꿇지 않는다 |
| 못Cannot | 못 꿇어요 | 못 꿇습니다 | 못 꿇어 | 못 꿇는다 |
높임Honorific
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 꿇으세요 | 꿇으십니다 | 꿇으셔 | 꿇으신다 |
| 과거Past | 꿇으셨어요 | 꿇으셨습니다 | 꿇으셨어 | 꿇으셨다 |
관형사형Modifying a noun
- 현재Present
- 꿇는
- 과거Past
- 꿇은
- 미래Future
- 꿇을
- 회상Used to
- 꿇던
연결Joining clauses
- -고and
- 꿇고
- -게-ly / so that
- 꿇게
- -어서so / and then
- 꿇어서
- -으니까since
- 꿇으니까
- -으면if / when
- 꿇으면
- -지만but
- 꿇지만
- -는데and / but (setting up)
- 꿇는데
- -어도even if
- 꿇어도
진행In progress
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Is doing | 꿇고 있어요 | 꿇고 있습니다 | 꿇고 있어 | 꿇고 있다 |
| 과거Was doing | 꿇고 있었어요 | 꿇고 있었습니다 | 꿇고 있었어 | 꿇고 있었다 |
문형Sentence patterns
How the dictionary says this verb is used. The numbers are slots: 1 is the subject, 2 the object.
- 1이 2를 꿇다
예문In real sentences
From the dictionary, each with its translation.
2주 동안 무릎 꿇지도 않을거예요!
I'm not going to get on my knees for two weeks.
예측할 수 없지요. 우리를 무릎꿇게 만들 겁니다.
They're unpredictable, and they bring us to our knees.
무릎을 꿇다
to bend one's knees; to surrender
신이 내 앞에 무릎 꿇었네
And now God bends to my will.
자주 묻는 질문Common questions
How do you conjugate 꿇다 in Korean?
꿇다 (to kneel) is 꿇어요 in the polite 해요체, 꿇습니다 in formal 합니다체, 꿇어 in casual 반말 and 꿇는다 in the plain written style. The past is 꿇었어요.
What is the past tense of 꿇다?
꿇었어요 in everyday polite speech, 꿇었습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 꿇어 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.
Is 꿇다 a regular verb?
Yes. Its stem never changes shape: 꿇습니다, 꿇어, 꿇으니 all keep 꿇 intact. Only the ending moves.
What TOPIK level is 꿇다?
4급 — TOPIK 4, upper intermediate.
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