몸부림치다 Korean verb conjugation
to writhe
Every form of 몸부림치다 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
- 몸부림치는
- 아/어Infinitive
- 몸부림쳐
- -으니Since
- 몸부림치니
- 합니다Formal
- 몸부림칩니다
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 | 몸부림쳐요 | 몸부림칩니다 | 몸부림쳐 | 몸부림친다 |
과거Past
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 몸부림쳤어요 | 몸부림쳤습니다 | 몸부림쳤어 | 몸부림쳤다 |
미래·추측Future & presumptive
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -겠-Will / must be | 몸부림치겠어요 | 몸부림치겠습니다 | 몸부림치겠어 | 몸부림치겠다 |
| -을 것이다Going to | 몸부림칠 거예요 | 몸부림칠 것입니다 | 몸부림칠 거야 | 몸부림칠 것이다 |
의문Questions
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 몸부림쳐요? | 몸부림칩니까? | 몸부림쳐? | 몸부림치니? |
| 과거Past | 몸부림쳤어요? | 몸부림쳤습니까? | 몸부림쳤어? | 몸부림쳤니? |
명령Commands
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 명령Do it | 몸부림치세요 | 몸부림치십시오 | 몸부림쳐 | 몸부림쳐라 |
| 청유Let's | 몸부림쳐요 | 몸부림칩시다 | 몸부림쳐 | 몸부림치자 |
부정Negation
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 안Not (short) | 안 몸부림쳐요 | 안 몸부림칩니다 | 안 몸부림쳐 | 안 몸부림친다 |
| -지 않다Not (long) | 몸부림치지 않아요 | 몸부림치지 않습니다 | 몸부림치지 않아 | 몸부림치지 않는다 |
| 못Cannot | 못 몸부림쳐요 | 못 몸부림칩니다 | 못 몸부림쳐 | 못 몸부림친다 |
높임Honorific
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 몸부림치세요 | 몸부림치십니다 | 몸부림치셔 | 몸부림치신다 |
| 과거Past | 몸부림치셨어요 | 몸부림치셨습니다 | 몸부림치셨어 | 몸부림치셨다 |
관형사형Modifying a noun
- 현재Present
- 몸부림치는
- 과거Past
- 몸부림친
- 미래Future
- 몸부림칠
- 회상Used to
- 몸부림치던
연결Joining clauses
- -고and
- 몸부림치고
- -게-ly / so that
- 몸부림치게
- -어서so / and then
- 몸부림쳐서
- -으니까since
- 몸부림치니까
- -으면if / when
- 몸부림치면
- -지만but
- 몸부림치지만
- -는데and / but (setting up)
- 몸부림치는데
- -어도even if
- 몸부림쳐도
진행In progress
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Is doing | 몸부림치고 있어요 | 몸부림치고 있습니다 | 몸부림치고 있어 | 몸부림치고 있다 |
| 과거Was doing | 몸부림치고 있었어요 | 몸부림치고 있었습니다 | 몸부림치고 있었어 | 몸부림치고 있었다 |
문형Sentence patterns
How the dictionary says this verb is used. The numbers are slots: 1 is the subject, 2 the object.
- 1이 몸부림치다
- 1이 2에 몸부림치다
예문In real sentences
From the dictionary, each with its translation.
앞서 말한 대로 괴로움에 몸부림치는 것일 수도 있습니다.
It can be rocking, as I said, in distress.
몸부림치는 것 같이 보이지는 않는데요"라고 말했지요.
The sow doesn't look to be in the throes of ecstasy."
몸부림치는 동안, 효소는 몸을 소화하기 시작합니다.
As she struggles, enzymes begin to digest her body.
제 이론은 우리 모두가 탈출하기 위해 몸부림친다는 것입니다. 우리가 사는 현실을 분석하거나 인정하거나 또는 바꾸려하면서요.
My theory is that all of us struggle sometimes to escape in order to analyze our reality, appreciate it or change.
자주 묻는 질문Common questions
How do you conjugate 몸부림치다 in Korean?
몸부림치다 (to writhe) is 몸부림쳐요 in the polite 해요체, 몸부림칩니다 in formal 합니다체, 몸부림쳐 in casual 반말 and 몸부림친다 in the plain written style. The past is 몸부림쳤어요.
What is the past tense of 몸부림치다?
몸부림쳤어요 in everyday polite speech, 몸부림쳤습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 몸부림쳐 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.
Is 몸부림치다 a regular verb?
Yes. Its stem never changes shape: 몸부림칩니다, 몸부림쳐, 몸부림치니 all keep 몸부림치 intact. Only the ending moves.
What TOPIK level is 몸부림치다?
It carries no TOPIK grade. That is a fact about the published word lists rather than about the word — it conjugates by exactly the same rules as everything else.
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