먹다

to eat

TOPIK 1 1급verb 동사regular 규칙Dictionary entry 단어

Principal parts

관형사형Modifier
먹는
아/어Infinitive
먹어
-으니Since
먹으니
합니다Formal
먹습니다

Present

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
서술Statement 먹어요먹습니다먹어먹는다

Past

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
서술Statement 먹었어요먹었습니다먹었어먹었다

Future & presumptive

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
-겠-Will / must be 먹겠어요먹겠습니다먹겠어먹겠다
-을 것이다Going to 먹을 거예요먹을 것입니다먹을 거야먹을 것이다

Questions

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Present 먹어요?먹습니까?먹어?먹니?
과거Past 먹었어요?먹었습니까?먹었어?먹었니?

Commands

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
명령Do it 먹으세요먹으십시오먹어먹어라
청유Let's 먹어요먹읍시다먹어먹자

Negation

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
안Not (short) 안 먹어요안 먹습니다안 먹어안 먹는다
-지 않다Not (long) 먹지 않아요먹지 않습니다먹지 않아먹지 않는다
못Cannot 못 먹어요못 먹습니다못 먹어못 먹는다

Honorific

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Present 먹으세요먹으십니다먹으셔먹으신다
과거Past 먹으셨어요먹으셨습니다먹으셨어먹으셨다

Modifying a noun

현재Present
먹는
과거Past
먹은
미래Future
먹을
회상Used to
먹던

Joining clauses

-고and
먹고
-게-ly / so that
먹게
-어서so / and then
먹어서
-으니까since
먹으니까
-으면if / when
먹으면
-지만but
먹지만
-는데and / but (setting up)
먹는데
-어도even if
먹어도

In progress

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Is doing 먹고 있어요먹고 있습니다먹고 있어먹고 있다
과거Was doing 먹고 있었어요먹고 있었습니다먹고 있었어먹고 있었다

Sentence patterns

In real sentences

저는 먹은 것이 없습니다.

I haven't eaten anything.

전 안 먹을 거예요

I'm not eating them.

안 먹으면 더 좋죠

Or possibly no Pringles at all.

우리 먹을 거 없어

We don't have much here. - Oh.

Common questions

How do you conjugate 먹다 in Korean?

먹다 (to eat) is 먹어요 in the polite 해요체, 먹습니다 in formal 합니다체, 먹어 in casual 반말 and 먹는다 in the plain written style. The past is 먹었어요.

What is the past tense of 먹다?

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

Is 먹다 a regular verb?

Yes. Its stem never changes shape: 먹습니다, 먹어, 먹으니 all keep 먹 intact. Only the ending moves.

What TOPIK level is 먹다?

1급 — TOPIK 1, beginner.

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