막히다

to become blocked

TOPIK 2 2급verb 동사regular 규칙Dictionary entry 단어

Principal parts

관형사형Modifier
막히는
아/어Infinitive
막혀
-으니Since
막히니
합니다Formal
막힙니다

Present

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
서술Statement 막혀요막힙니다막혀막힌다

Past

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
서술Statement 막혔어요막혔습니다막혔어막혔다

Future & presumptive

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
-겠-Will / must be 막히겠어요막히겠습니다막히겠어막히겠다
-을 것이다Going to 막힐 거예요막힐 것입니다막힐 거야막힐 것이다

Questions

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Present 막혀요?막힙니까?막혀?막히니?
과거Past 막혔어요?막혔습니까?막혔어?막혔니?

Commands

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
명령Do it 막히세요막히십시오막혀막혀라
청유Let's 막혀요막힙시다막혀막히자

Negation

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
안Not (short) 안 막혀요안 막힙니다안 막혀안 막힌다
-지 않다Not (long) 막히지 않아요막히지 않습니다막히지 않아막히지 않는다
못Cannot 못 막혀요못 막힙니다못 막혀못 막힌다

Honorific

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Present 막히세요막히십니다막히셔막히신다
과거Past 막히셨어요막히셨습니다막히셨어막히셨다

Modifying a noun

현재Present
막히는
과거Past
막힌
미래Future
막힐
회상Used to
막히던

Joining clauses

-고and
막히고
-게-ly / so that
막히게
-어서so / and then
막혀서
-으니까since
막히니까
-으면if / when
막히면
-지만but
막히지만
-는데and / but (setting up)
막히는데
-어도even if
막혀도

In progress

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Is doing 막히고 있어요막히고 있습니다막히고 있어막히고 있다
과거Was doing 막히고 있었어요막히고 있었습니다막히고 있었어막히고 있었다

Sentence patterns

In real sentences

네. 막힌 환경이어야 합니다.

Okay. You need a tight environment.

지구에 있는 마거릿 해밀턴은 숨이 막혔습니다.

Back on Earth, Margaret Hamilton held her breath.

문제가 막혔을 때, 도움이 될 수 있다는 점입니다.

It can provide assistance when we're stuck.

그런데 이런 일을 하려면 우리 스스로 말이 막힐 겁니다.

But somewhere along the way, we got confused by our own conversation.

Common questions

How do you conjugate 막히다 in Korean?

막히다 (to become blocked) is 막혀요 in the polite 해요체, 막힙니다 in formal 합니다체, 막혀 in casual 반말 and 막힌다 in the plain written style. The past is 막혔어요.

What is the past tense of 막히다?

막혔어요 in everyday polite speech, 막혔습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 막혀 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.

Is 막히다 a regular verb?

Yes. Its stem never changes shape: 막힙니다, 막혀, 막히니 all keep 막히 intact. Only the ending moves.

What TOPIK level is 막히다?

2급 — TOPIK 2, elementary.

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