꿰매다 Korean verb conjugation
to sew
Every form of 꿰매다 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
- 꿰매는
- 아/어Infinitive
- 꿰매
- -으니Since
- 꿰매니
- 합니다Formal
- 꿰맵니다
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 | 꿰매요 | 꿰맵니다 | 꿰매 | 꿰맨다 |
과거Past
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 꿰맸어요 | 꿰맸습니다 | 꿰맸어 | 꿰맸다 |
미래·추측Future & presumptive
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -겠-Will / must be | 꿰매겠어요 | 꿰매겠습니다 | 꿰매겠어 | 꿰매겠다 |
| -을 것이다Going to | 꿰맬 거예요 | 꿰맬 것입니다 | 꿰맬 거야 | 꿰맬 것이다 |
의문Questions
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 꿰매요? | 꿰맵니까? | 꿰매? | 꿰매니? |
| 과거Past | 꿰맸어요? | 꿰맸습니까? | 꿰맸어? | 꿰맸니? |
명령Commands
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 명령Do it | 꿰매세요 | 꿰매십시오 | 꿰매 | 꿰매라 |
| 청유Let's | 꿰매요 | 꿰맵시다 | 꿰매 | 꿰매자 |
부정Negation
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 안Not (short) | 안 꿰매요 | 안 꿰맵니다 | 안 꿰매 | 안 꿰맨다 |
| -지 않다Not (long) | 꿰매지 않아요 | 꿰매지 않습니다 | 꿰매지 않아 | 꿰매지 않는다 |
| 못Cannot | 못 꿰매요 | 못 꿰맵니다 | 못 꿰매 | 못 꿰맨다 |
높임Honorific
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 꿰매세요 | 꿰매십니다 | 꿰매셔 | 꿰매신다 |
| 과거Past | 꿰매셨어요 | 꿰매셨습니다 | 꿰매셨어 | 꿰매셨다 |
관형사형Modifying a noun
- 현재Present
- 꿰매는
- 과거Past
- 꿰맨
- 미래Future
- 꿰맬
- 회상Used to
- 꿰매던
연결Joining clauses
- -고and
- 꿰매고
- -게-ly / so that
- 꿰매게
- -어서so / and then
- 꿰매서
- -으니까since
- 꿰매니까
- -으면if / when
- 꿰매면
- -지만but
- 꿰매지만
- -는데and / but (setting up)
- 꿰매는데
- -어도even if
- 꿰매도
진행In progress
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Is doing | 꿰매고 있어요 | 꿰매고 있습니다 | 꿰매고 있어 | 꿰매고 있다 |
| 과거Was doing | 꿰매고 있었어요 | 꿰매고 있었습니다 | 꿰매고 있었어 | 꿰매고 있었다 |
문형Sentence patterns
How the dictionary says this verb is used. The numbers are slots: 1 is the subject, 2 the object.
- 1이 2를 꿰매다
예문In real sentences
From the dictionary, each with its translation.
그는 이마를 14바늘 꿰맸다.
He got 14 stitches on his forehead.
상처를 꿰매야 했지만 병원은 갈 수 없었습니다.
She needed stitches, but there was no way she would go to a hospital.
하지만 단추는 떨어지면 그냥 다시 꿰매면 됩니다.
If a button falls off, you just literally sew that thing on.
몇 바늘 꿰매셔야 돼요
You're gonna have to get some stitches.
자주 묻는 질문Common questions
How do you conjugate 꿰매다 in Korean?
꿰매다 (to sew) is 꿰매요 in the polite 해요체, 꿰맵니다 in formal 합니다체, 꿰매 in casual 반말 and 꿰맨다 in the plain written style. The past is 꿰맸어요.
What is the past tense of 꿰매다?
꿰맸어요 in everyday polite speech, 꿰맸습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 꿰매 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.
Is 꿰매다 a regular verb?
Yes. Its stem never changes shape: 꿰맵니다, 꿰매, 꿰매니 all keep 꿰매 intact. Only the ending moves.
What TOPIK level is 꿰매다?
5급 — TOPIK 5, advanced.
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