막히다 Korean verb conjugation
to become blocked
Every form of 막히다 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
- 막히는
- 아/어Infinitive
- 막혀
- -으니Since
- 막히니
- 합니다Formal
- 막힙니다
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 | 막혀요 | 막힙니다 | 막혀 | 막힌다 |
과거Past
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 막혔어요 | 막혔습니다 | 막혔어 | 막혔다 |
미래·추측Future & presumptive
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -겠-Will / must be | 막히겠어요 | 막히겠습니다 | 막히겠어 | 막히겠다 |
| -을 것이다Going to | 막힐 거예요 | 막힐 것입니다 | 막힐 거야 | 막힐 것이다 |
의문Questions
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 막혀요? | 막힙니까? | 막혀? | 막히니? |
| 과거Past | 막혔어요? | 막혔습니까? | 막혔어? | 막혔니? |
명령Commands
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 명령Do it | 막히세요 | 막히십시오 | 막혀 | 막혀라 |
| 청유Let's | 막혀요 | 막힙시다 | 막혀 | 막히자 |
부정Negation
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 안Not (short) | 안 막혀요 | 안 막힙니다 | 안 막혀 | 안 막힌다 |
| -지 않다Not (long) | 막히지 않아요 | 막히지 않습니다 | 막히지 않아 | 막히지 않는다 |
| 못Cannot | 못 막혀요 | 못 막힙니다 | 못 막혀 | 못 막힌다 |
높임Honorific
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 막히세요 | 막히십니다 | 막히셔 | 막히신다 |
| 과거Past | 막히셨어요 | 막히셨습니다 | 막히셨어 | 막히셨다 |
관형사형Modifying a noun
- 현재Present
- 막히는
- 과거Past
- 막힌
- 미래Future
- 막힐
- 회상Used to
- 막히던
연결Joining 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
진행In progress
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Is doing | 막히고 있어요 | 막히고 있습니다 | 막히고 있어 | 막히고 있다 |
| 과거Was doing | 막히고 있었어요 | 막히고 있었습니다 | 막히고 있었어 | 막히고 있었다 |
문형Sentence patterns
How the dictionary says this verb is used. The numbers are slots: 1 is the subject, 2 the object.
- 1이 막히다
- 1이 2가 막히다
예문In real sentences
From the dictionary, each with its translation.
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.
자주 묻는 질문Common 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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