묵다 Korean verb conjugation
to become old
Every form of 묵다 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
- 묵는
- 아/어Infinitive
- 묵어
- -으니Since
- 묵으니
- 합니다Formal
- 묵습니다
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 | 묵어요 | 묵습니다 | 묵어 | 묵는다 |
과거Past
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 묵었어요 | 묵었습니다 | 묵었어 | 묵었다 |
미래·추측Future & presumptive
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -겠-Will / must be | 묵겠어요 | 묵겠습니다 | 묵겠어 | 묵겠다 |
| -을 것이다Going to | 묵을 거예요 | 묵을 것입니다 | 묵을 거야 | 묵을 것이다 |
의문Questions
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 묵어요? | 묵습니까? | 묵어? | 묵니? |
| 과거Past | 묵었어요? | 묵었습니까? | 묵었어? | 묵었니? |
명령Commands
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 명령Do it | 묵으세요 | 묵으십시오 | 묵어 | 묵어라 |
| 청유Let's | 묵어요 | 묵읍시다 | 묵어 | 묵자 |
부정Negation
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 안Not (short) | 안 묵어요 | 안 묵습니다 | 안 묵어 | 안 묵는다 |
| -지 않다Not (long) | 묵지 않아요 | 묵지 않습니다 | 묵지 않아 | 묵지 않는다 |
| 못Cannot | 못 묵어요 | 못 묵습니다 | 못 묵어 | 못 묵는다 |
높임Honorific
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 묵으세요 | 묵으십니다 | 묵으셔 | 묵으신다 |
| 과거Past | 묵으셨어요 | 묵으셨습니다 | 묵으셨어 | 묵으셨다 |
관형사형Modifying a noun
- 현재Present
- 묵는
- 과거Past
- 묵은
- 미래Future
- 묵을
- 회상Used to
- 묵던
연결Joining clauses
- -고and
- 묵고
- -게-ly / so that
- 묵게
- -어서so / and then
- 묵어서
- -으니까since
- 묵으니까
- -으면if / when
- 묵으면
- -지만but
- 묵지만
- -는데and / but (setting up)
- 묵는데
- -어도even if
- 묵어도
진행In progress
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Is doing | 묵고 있어요 | 묵고 있습니다 | 묵고 있어 | 묵고 있다 |
| 과거Was doing | 묵고 있었어요 | 묵고 있었습니다 | 묵고 있었어 | 묵고 있었다 |
문형Sentence patterns
How the dictionary says this verb is used. The numbers are slots: 1 is the subject, 2 the object.
- 1이 묵다
예문In real sentences
From the dictionary, each with its translation.
자네는 돈도 없이 나가도 잘 묵고 잘 하노?
Would you be able to go out without money and live and eat well?
얼마동안 묵으시겠습니까?
How long are you staying?
하룻밤을 묵은 적이 있는데
I spent a night there, and it's a lot.
이 사람을 집에 묵게 해야 할까요?
Do I offer to host this guy?
자주 묻는 질문Common questions
How do you conjugate 묵다 in Korean?
묵다 (to become old) is 묵어요 in the polite 해요체, 묵습니다 in formal 합니다체, 묵어 in casual 반말 and 묵는다 in the plain written style. The past is 묵었어요.
What is the past tense of 묵다?
묵었어요 in everyday polite speech, 묵었습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 묵어 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.
Is 묵다 a regular verb?
Yes. Its stem never changes shape: 묵습니다, 묵어, 묵으니 all keep 묵 intact. Only the ending moves.
What TOPIK level is 묵다?
5급 — TOPIK 5, advanced.
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