몸담다 Korean verb conjugation
to get into a line of work
Every form of 몸담다 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
- 몸담는
- 아/어Infinitive
- 몸담아
- -으니Since
- 몸담으니
- 합니다Formal
- 몸담습니다
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 | 몸담아요 | 몸담습니다 | 몸담아 | 몸담는다 |
과거Past
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 몸담았어요 | 몸담았습니다 | 몸담았어 | 몸담았다 |
미래·추측Future & presumptive
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -겠-Will / must be | 몸담겠어요 | 몸담겠습니다 | 몸담겠어 | 몸담겠다 |
| -을 것이다Going to | 몸담을 거예요 | 몸담을 것입니다 | 몸담을 거야 | 몸담을 것이다 |
의문Questions
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 몸담아요? | 몸담습니까? | 몸담아? | 몸담니? |
| 과거Past | 몸담았어요? | 몸담았습니까? | 몸담았어? | 몸담았니? |
명령Commands
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 명령Do it | 몸담으세요 | 몸담으십시오 | 몸담아 | 몸담아라 |
| 청유Let's | 몸담아요 | 몸담읍시다 | 몸담아 | 몸담자 |
부정Negation
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 안Not (short) | 안 몸담아요 | 안 몸담습니다 | 안 몸담아 | 안 몸담는다 |
| -지 않다Not (long) | 몸담지 않아요 | 몸담지 않습니다 | 몸담지 않아 | 몸담지 않는다 |
| 못Cannot | 못 몸담아요 | 못 몸담습니다 | 못 몸담아 | 못 몸담는다 |
높임Honorific
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 몸담으세요 | 몸담으십니다 | 몸담으셔 | 몸담으신다 |
| 과거Past | 몸담으셨어요 | 몸담으셨습니다 | 몸담으셨어 | 몸담으셨다 |
관형사형Modifying a noun
- 현재Present
- 몸담는
- 과거Past
- 몸담은
- 미래Future
- 몸담을
- 회상Used to
- 몸담던
연결Joining clauses
- -고and
- 몸담고
- -게-ly / so that
- 몸담게
- -어서so / and then
- 몸담아서
- -으니까since
- 몸담으니까
- -으면if / when
- 몸담으면
- -지만but
- 몸담지만
- -는데and / but (setting up)
- 몸담는데
- -어도even if
- 몸담아도
진행In progress
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Is doing | 몸담고 있어요 | 몸담고 있습니다 | 몸담고 있어 | 몸담고 있다 |
| 과거Was doing | 몸담고 있었어요 | 몸담고 있었습니다 | 몸담고 있었어 | 몸담고 있었다 |
문형Sentence patterns
How the dictionary says this verb is used. The numbers are slots: 1 is the subject, 2 the object.
- 1이 2에 몸담다
예문In real sentences
From the dictionary, each with its translation.
이건 제가 몸담고 있는 조직인 Kitchen Gardens International에서 스스로 묻고 답하는 질문입니다.
That's, in fact, the question that my organization, Kitchen Gardens International, is both asking and answering.
생계를 유지해야 했기에 이 업계에 몸담게 되었죠.
And I needed to make a living, so I got involved in the business world.
왜냐하면 제가 게임을 좋아하며 이 업계에 몸담고 있으니까요.
Right? Because I'm a games guy and this is how I make my living.
우리가 의학에 몸담아 이루려던 일들을 할 기회도 없지
Well, we won't let that happen to us here.
자주 묻는 질문Common questions
How do you conjugate 몸담다 in Korean?
몸담다 (to get into a line of work) is 몸담아요 in the polite 해요체, 몸담습니다 in formal 합니다체, 몸담아 in casual 반말 and 몸담는다 in the plain written style. The past is 몸담았어요.
What is the past tense of 몸담다?
몸담았어요 in everyday polite speech, 몸담았습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 몸담아 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.
Is 몸담다 a regular verb?
Yes. Its stem never changes shape: 몸담습니다, 몸담아, 몸담으니 all keep 몸담 intact. Only the ending moves.
What TOPIK level is 몸담다?
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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