꿰뚫다 Korean verb conjugation
to pierce
Every form of 꿰뚫다 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
- 꿰뚫는
- 아/어Infinitive
- 꿰뚫어
- -으니Since
- 꿰뚫으니
- 합니다Formal
- 꿰뚫습니다
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 | 꿰뚫어요 | 꿰뚫습니다 | 꿰뚫어 | 꿰뚫는다 |
과거Past
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 꿰뚫었어요 | 꿰뚫었습니다 | 꿰뚫었어 | 꿰뚫었다 |
미래·추측Future & presumptive
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -겠-Will / must be | 꿰뚫겠어요 | 꿰뚫겠습니다 | 꿰뚫겠어 | 꿰뚫겠다 |
| -을 것이다Going to | 꿰뚫을 거예요 | 꿰뚫을 것입니다 | 꿰뚫을 거야 | 꿰뚫을 것이다 |
의문Questions
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 꿰뚫어요? | 꿰뚫습니까? | 꿰뚫어? | 꿰뚫니? |
| 과거Past | 꿰뚫었어요? | 꿰뚫었습니까? | 꿰뚫었어? | 꿰뚫었니? |
명령Commands
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 명령Do it | 꿰뚫으세요 | 꿰뚫으십시오 | 꿰뚫어 | 꿰뚫어라 |
| 청유Let's | 꿰뚫어요 | 꿰뚫읍시다 | 꿰뚫어 | 꿰뚫자 |
부정Negation
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 안Not (short) | 안 꿰뚫어요 | 안 꿰뚫습니다 | 안 꿰뚫어 | 안 꿰뚫는다 |
| -지 않다Not (long) | 꿰뚫지 않아요 | 꿰뚫지 않습니다 | 꿰뚫지 않아 | 꿰뚫지 않는다 |
| 못Cannot | 못 꿰뚫어요 | 못 꿰뚫습니다 | 못 꿰뚫어 | 못 꿰뚫는다 |
높임Honorific
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 꿰뚫으세요 | 꿰뚫으십니다 | 꿰뚫으셔 | 꿰뚫으신다 |
| 과거Past | 꿰뚫으셨어요 | 꿰뚫으셨습니다 | 꿰뚫으셨어 | 꿰뚫으셨다 |
관형사형Modifying a noun
- 현재Present
- 꿰뚫는
- 과거Past
- 꿰뚫은
- 미래Future
- 꿰뚫을
- 회상Used to
- 꿰뚫던
연결Joining clauses
- -고and
- 꿰뚫고
- -게-ly / so that
- 꿰뚫게
- -어서so / and then
- 꿰뚫어서
- -으니까since
- 꿰뚫으니까
- -으면if / when
- 꿰뚫으면
- -지만but
- 꿰뚫지만
- -는데and / but (setting up)
- 꿰뚫는데
- -어도even if
- 꿰뚫어도
진행In progress
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Is doing | 꿰뚫고 있어요 | 꿰뚫고 있습니다 | 꿰뚫고 있어 | 꿰뚫고 있다 |
| 과거Was doing | 꿰뚫고 있었어요 | 꿰뚫고 있었습니다 | 꿰뚫고 있었어 | 꿰뚫고 있었다 |
문형Sentence patterns
How the dictionary says this verb is used. The numbers are slots: 1 is the subject, 2 the object.
- 1이 2를 꿰뚫다
예문In real sentences
From the dictionary, each with its translation.
그걸 꿰뚫어 보시고 내려놓으세요.
Choose to see through them.
우리는 안쪽을 꿰뚫어볼 수 없습니다.
We'll never see through it, it's opaque to light.
칼로 등 뒤를 꿰뚫었지
Drove my sword through his back. A lie.
날 꿰뚫어 보는 것 같죠?
You think you see through me, do you?
자주 묻는 질문Common questions
How do you conjugate 꿰뚫다 in Korean?
꿰뚫다 (to pierce) is 꿰뚫어요 in the polite 해요체, 꿰뚫습니다 in formal 합니다체, 꿰뚫어 in casual 반말 and 꿰뚫는다 in the plain written style. The past is 꿰뚫었어요.
What is the past tense of 꿰뚫다?
꿰뚫었어요 in everyday polite speech, 꿰뚫었습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 꿰뚫어 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.
Is 꿰뚫다 a regular verb?
Yes. Its stem never changes shape: 꿰뚫습니다, 꿰뚫어, 꿰뚫으니 all keep 꿰뚫 intact. Only the ending moves.
What TOPIK level is 꿰뚫다?
6급 — TOPIK 6, mastery.
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