꾸미다 Korean verb conjugation
to decorate, to adorn
Every form of 꾸미다 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
- 꾸미는
- 아/어Infinitive
- 꾸며
- -으니Since
- 꾸미니
- 합니다Formal
- 꾸밉니다
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 | 꾸며요 | 꾸밉니다 | 꾸며 | 꾸민다 |
과거Past
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 꾸몄어요 | 꾸몄습니다 | 꾸몄어 | 꾸몄다 |
미래·추측Future & presumptive
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -겠-Will / must be | 꾸미겠어요 | 꾸미겠습니다 | 꾸미겠어 | 꾸미겠다 |
| -을 것이다Going to | 꾸밀 거예요 | 꾸밀 것입니다 | 꾸밀 거야 | 꾸밀 것이다 |
의문Questions
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 꾸며요? | 꾸밉니까? | 꾸며? | 꾸미니? |
| 과거Past | 꾸몄어요? | 꾸몄습니까? | 꾸몄어? | 꾸몄니? |
명령Commands
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 명령Do it | 꾸미세요 | 꾸미십시오 | 꾸며 | 꾸며라 |
| 청유Let's | 꾸며요 | 꾸밉시다 | 꾸며 | 꾸미자 |
부정Negation
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 안Not (short) | 안 꾸며요 | 안 꾸밉니다 | 안 꾸며 | 안 꾸민다 |
| -지 않다Not (long) | 꾸미지 않아요 | 꾸미지 않습니다 | 꾸미지 않아 | 꾸미지 않는다 |
| 못Cannot | 못 꾸며요 | 못 꾸밉니다 | 못 꾸며 | 못 꾸민다 |
높임Honorific
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 꾸미세요 | 꾸미십니다 | 꾸미셔 | 꾸미신다 |
| 과거Past | 꾸미셨어요 | 꾸미셨습니다 | 꾸미셨어 | 꾸미셨다 |
관형사형Modifying a noun
- 현재Present
- 꾸미는
- 과거Past
- 꾸민
- 미래Future
- 꾸밀
- 회상Used to
- 꾸미던
연결Joining clauses
- -고and
- 꾸미고
- -게-ly / so that
- 꾸미게
- -어서so / and then
- 꾸며서
- -으니까since
- 꾸미니까
- -으면if / when
- 꾸미면
- -지만but
- 꾸미지만
- -는데and / but (setting up)
- 꾸미는데
- -어도even if
- 꾸며도
진행In progress
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Is doing | 꾸미고 있어요 | 꾸미고 있습니다 | 꾸미고 있어 | 꾸미고 있다 |
| 과거Was doing | 꾸미고 있었어요 | 꾸미고 있었습니다 | 꾸미고 있었어 | 꾸미고 있었다 |
문형Sentence patterns
How the dictionary says this verb is used. The numbers are slots: 1 is the subject, 2 the object.
- 1이 2를 꾸미다
예문In real sentences
From the dictionary, each with its translation.
다 아빠가 꾸민 일이잖아요
To cover your failures and to protect your career.
원하는 대로 꾸며도 좋아요
You can decorate it however you like.
그는 뭘 꾸미고 있는 걸까?
What was he up to? I didn't understand.
항상 뭔가를 꾸미고 있다고.
He's always up to something.
자주 묻는 질문Common questions
How do you conjugate 꾸미다 in Korean?
꾸미다 (to decorate, to adorn) is 꾸며요 in the polite 해요체, 꾸밉니다 in formal 합니다체, 꾸며 in casual 반말 and 꾸민다 in the plain written style. The past is 꾸몄어요.
What is the past tense of 꾸미다?
꾸몄어요 in everyday polite speech, 꾸몄습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 꾸며 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.
Is 꾸미다 a regular verb?
Yes. Its stem never changes shape: 꾸밉니다, 꾸며, 꾸미니 all keep 꾸미 intact. Only the ending moves.
What TOPIK level is 꾸미다?
4급 — TOPIK 4, upper intermediate.
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