먹히다 Korean verb conjugation
to be eaten
Every form of 먹히다 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
- 먹히는
- 아/어Infinitive
- 먹혀
- -으니Since
- 먹히니
- 합니다Formal
- 먹힙니다
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 | 먹혀요 | 먹힙니다 | 먹혀 | 먹힌다 |
과거Past
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 먹혔어요 | 먹혔습니다 | 먹혔어 | 먹혔다 |
미래·추측Future & presumptive
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -겠-Will / must be | 먹히겠어요 | 먹히겠습니다 | 먹히겠어 | 먹히겠다 |
| -을 것이다Going to | 먹힐 거예요 | 먹힐 것입니다 | 먹힐 거야 | 먹힐 것이다 |
의문Questions
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 먹혀요? | 먹힙니까? | 먹혀? | 먹히니? |
| 과거Past | 먹혔어요? | 먹혔습니까? | 먹혔어? | 먹혔니? |
명령Commands
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 명령Do it | 먹히세요 | 먹히십시오 | 먹혀 | 먹혀라 |
| 청유Let's | 먹혀요 | 먹힙시다 | 먹혀 | 먹히자 |
부정Negation
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 안Not (short) | 안 먹혀요 | 안 먹힙니다 | 안 먹혀 | 안 먹힌다 |
| -지 않다Not (long) | 먹히지 않아요 | 먹히지 않습니다 | 먹히지 않아 | 먹히지 않는다 |
| 못Cannot | 못 먹혀요 | 못 먹힙니다 | 못 먹혀 | 못 먹힌다 |
높임Honorific
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 먹히세요 | 먹히십니다 | 먹히셔 | 먹히신다 |
| 과거Past | 먹히셨어요 | 먹히셨습니다 | 먹히셨어 | 먹히셨다 |
관형사형Modifying a noun
- 현재Present
- 먹히는
- 과거Past
- 먹힌
- 미래Future
- 먹힐
- 회상Used to
- 먹히던
연결Joining clauses
- -고and
- 먹히고
- -게-ly / so that
- 먹히게
- -어서so / and then
- 먹혀서
- -으니까since
- 먹히니까
- -으면if / when
- 먹히면
- -지만but
- 먹히지만
- -는데and / but (setting up)
- 먹히는데
- -어도even if
- 먹혀도
진행In progress
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Is doing | 먹히고 있어요 | 먹히고 있습니다 | 먹히고 있어 | 먹히고 있다 |
| 과거Was doing | 먹히고 있었어요 | 먹히고 있었습니다 | 먹히고 있었어 | 먹히고 있었다 |
문형Sentence patterns
How the dictionary says this verb is used. The numbers are slots: 1 is the subject, 2 the object.
- 1이 2에/에게 먹히다
- 1이 먹히다
- 1이 2에 먹히다
예문In real sentences
From the dictionary, each with its translation.
계층 갈등은 언제나 먹힌다.
Class struggle always works.
하지만 아시듯이 안 먹히죠.
But we know this is not working.
흠. 저한테는 그런 식이 전혀 먹히질 않아요.
It doesn't work that way for me at all.
실제로 효과가 있었지만 부분적으로만 먹혔습니다.
And it's worked, but it's only worked partly.
자주 묻는 질문Common questions
How do you conjugate 먹히다 in Korean?
먹히다 (to be eaten) is 먹혀요 in the polite 해요체, 먹힙니다 in formal 합니다체, 먹혀 in casual 반말 and 먹힌다 in the plain written style. The past is 먹혔어요.
What is the past tense of 먹히다?
먹혔어요 in everyday polite speech, 먹혔습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 먹혀 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.
Is 먹히다 a regular verb?
Yes. Its stem never changes shape: 먹힙니다, 먹혀, 먹히니 all keep 먹히 intact. Only the ending moves.
What TOPIK level is 먹히다?
4급 — TOPIK 4, upper intermediate.
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