낚다 Korean verb conjugation
to fish
Every form of 낚다 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
- 낚는
- 아/어Infinitive
- 낚아
- -으니Since
- 낚으니
- 합니다Formal
- 낚습니다
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 | 낚아요 | 낚습니다 | 낚아 | 낚는다 |
과거Past
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 낚았어요 | 낚았습니다 | 낚았어 | 낚았다 |
미래·추측Future & presumptive
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -겠-Will / must be | 낚겠어요 | 낚겠습니다 | 낚겠어 | 낚겠다 |
| -을 것이다Going to | 낚을 거예요 | 낚을 것입니다 | 낚을 거야 | 낚을 것이다 |
의문Questions
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 낚아요? | 낚습니까? | 낚아? | 낚니? |
| 과거Past | 낚았어요? | 낚았습니까? | 낚았어? | 낚았니? |
명령Commands
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 명령Do it | 낚으세요 | 낚으십시오 | 낚아 | 낚아라 |
| 청유Let's | 낚아요 | 낚읍시다 | 낚아 | 낚자 |
부정Negation
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 안Not (short) | 안 낚아요 | 안 낚습니다 | 안 낚아 | 안 낚는다 |
| -지 않다Not (long) | 낚지 않아요 | 낚지 않습니다 | 낚지 않아 | 낚지 않는다 |
| 못Cannot | 못 낚아요 | 못 낚습니다 | 못 낚아 | 못 낚는다 |
높임Honorific
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 낚으세요 | 낚으십니다 | 낚으셔 | 낚으신다 |
| 과거Past | 낚으셨어요 | 낚으셨습니다 | 낚으셨어 | 낚으셨다 |
관형사형Modifying a noun
- 현재Present
- 낚는
- 과거Past
- 낚은
- 미래Future
- 낚을
- 회상Used to
- 낚던
연결Joining clauses
- -고and
- 낚고
- -게-ly / so that
- 낚게
- -어서so / and then
- 낚아서
- -으니까since
- 낚으니까
- -으면if / when
- 낚으면
- -지만but
- 낚지만
- -는데and / but (setting up)
- 낚는데
- -어도even if
- 낚아도
진행In progress
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Is doing | 낚고 있어요 | 낚고 있습니다 | 낚고 있어 | 낚고 있다 |
| 과거Was doing | 낚고 있었어요 | 낚고 있었습니다 | 낚고 있었어 | 낚고 있었다 |
문형Sentence patterns
How the dictionary says this verb is used. The numbers are slots: 1 is the subject, 2 the object.
- 1이 2를 낚다
예문In real sentences
From the dictionary, each with its translation.
원숭이가 위에서 다른 원숭이를 낚으려고 하죠.
A monkey trying to fish another monkey from above.
자넨 무엇을 낚을 것인가?
Will you fish, too, Clavius?
사람들을 낚기에 딱 좋아요.
It's a great way to catch a human.
넌 날 낚았어 거짓말을 했잖아
You lied to me. - I had no choice.
자주 묻는 질문Common questions
How do you conjugate 낚다 in Korean?
낚다 (to fish) is 낚아요 in the polite 해요체, 낚습니다 in formal 합니다체, 낚아 in casual 반말 and 낚는다 in the plain written style. The past is 낚았어요.
What is the past tense of 낚다?
낚았어요 in everyday polite speech, 낚았습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 낚아 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.
Is 낚다 a regular verb?
Yes. Its stem never changes shape: 낚습니다, 낚아, 낚으니 all keep 낚 intact. Only the ending moves.
What TOPIK level is 낚다?
5급 — TOPIK 5, advanced.
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