먹이다

to make someone eat, to feed

TOPIK 4 4급verb 동사regular 규칙Dictionary entry 단어

Principal parts

관형사형Modifier
먹이는
아/어Infinitive
먹여
-으니Since
먹이니
합니다Formal
먹입니다

Present

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
서술Statement 먹여요먹입니다먹여먹인다

Past

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
서술Statement 먹였어요먹였습니다먹였어먹였다

Future & presumptive

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
-겠-Will / must be 먹이겠어요먹이겠습니다먹이겠어먹이겠다
-을 것이다Going to 먹일 거예요먹일 것입니다먹일 거야먹일 것이다

Questions

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Present 먹여요?먹입니까?먹여?먹이니?
과거Past 먹였어요?먹였습니까?먹였어?먹였니?

Commands

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
명령Do it 먹이세요먹이십시오먹여먹여라
청유Let's 먹여요먹입시다먹여먹이자

Negation

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
안Not (short) 안 먹여요안 먹입니다안 먹여안 먹인다
-지 않다Not (long) 먹이지 않아요먹이지 않습니다먹이지 않아먹이지 않는다
못Cannot 못 먹여요못 먹입니다못 먹여못 먹인다

Honorific

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Present 먹이세요먹이십니다먹이셔먹이신다
과거Past 먹이셨어요먹이셨습니다먹이셨어먹이셨다

Modifying a noun

현재Present
먹이는
과거Past
먹인
미래Future
먹일
회상Used to
먹이던

Joining clauses

-고and
먹이고
-게-ly / so that
먹이게
-어서so / and then
먹여서
-으니까since
먹이니까
-으면if / when
먹이면
-지만but
먹이지만
-는데and / but (setting up)
먹이는데
-어도even if
먹여도

In progress

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Is doing 먹이고 있어요먹이고 있습니다먹이고 있어먹이고 있다
과거Was doing 먹이고 있었어요먹이고 있었습니다먹이고 있었어먹이고 있었다

Sentence patterns

In real sentences

먹여주고, 즐겁게 해줬죠.

I was fed. I was entertained.

한 방 먹이다

to strike a blow

나는 가족을 먹여 살리기 위해 열심히 일했다.

I worked hard in order to support my family.

제가 우리 둘을 다 먹여살리게 했어요.

He had me supporting the both of us.

Common questions

How do you conjugate 먹이다 in Korean?

먹이다 (to make someone eat, to feed) is 먹여요 in the polite 해요체, 먹입니다 in formal 합니다체, 먹여 in casual 반말 and 먹인다 in the plain written style. The past is 먹였어요.

What is the past tense of 먹이다?

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

Is 먹이다 a regular verb?

Yes. Its stem never changes shape: 먹입니다, 먹여, 먹이니 all keep 먹이 intact. Only the ending moves.

What TOPIK level is 먹이다?

4급 — TOPIK 4, upper intermediate.

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