늙다 Korean verb conjugation
to grow old
Every form of 늙다 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
- 늙는
- 아/어Infinitive
- 늙어
- -으니Since
- 늙으니
- 합니다Formal
- 늙습니다
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 | 늙어요 | 늙습니다 | 늙어 | 늙는다 |
과거Past
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 늙었어요 | 늙었습니다 | 늙었어 | 늙었다 |
미래·추측Future & presumptive
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -겠-Will / must be | 늙겠어요 | 늙겠습니다 | 늙겠어 | 늙겠다 |
| -을 것이다Going to | 늙을 거예요 | 늙을 것입니다 | 늙을 거야 | 늙을 것이다 |
의문Questions
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 늙어요? | 늙습니까? | 늙어? | 늙니? |
| 과거Past | 늙었어요? | 늙었습니까? | 늙었어? | 늙었니? |
명령Commands
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 명령Do it | 늙으세요 | 늙으십시오 | 늙어 | 늙어라 |
| 청유Let's | 늙어요 | 늙읍시다 | 늙어 | 늙자 |
부정Negation
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 안Not (short) | 안 늙어요 | 안 늙습니다 | 안 늙어 | 안 늙는다 |
| -지 않다Not (long) | 늙지 않아요 | 늙지 않습니다 | 늙지 않아 | 늙지 않는다 |
| 못Cannot | 못 늙어요 | 못 늙습니다 | 못 늙어 | 못 늙는다 |
높임Honorific
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 늙으세요 | 늙으십니다 | 늙으셔 | 늙으신다 |
| 과거Past | 늙으셨어요 | 늙으셨습니다 | 늙으셨어 | 늙으셨다 |
관형사형Modifying a noun
- 현재Present
- 늙는
- 과거Past
- 늙은
- 미래Future
- 늙을
- 회상Used to
- 늙던
연결Joining clauses
- -고and
- 늙고
- -게-ly / so that
- 늙게
- -어서so / and then
- 늙어서
- -으니까since
- 늙으니까
- -으면if / when
- 늙으면
- -지만but
- 늙지만
- -는데and / but (setting up)
- 늙는데
- -어도even if
- 늙어도
진행In progress
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Is doing | 늙고 있어요 | 늙고 있습니다 | 늙고 있어 | 늙고 있다 |
| 과거Was doing | 늙고 있었어요 | 늙고 있었습니다 | 늙고 있었어 | 늙고 있었다 |
문형Sentence patterns
How the dictionary says this verb is used. The numbers are slots: 1 is the subject, 2 the object.
- 1이 늙다
예문In real sentences
From the dictionary, each with its translation.
난 아마 너무 늙었어.
I may be too old.
나 너무 늙은 것 같아.
I feel too old.
너와 함께 늙어가고 싶어.
I want to grow old with you.
저 늙은 여성은 누구인가?
Who is that old woman?
자주 묻는 질문Common questions
How do you conjugate 늙다 in Korean?
늙다 (to grow old) is 늙어요 in the polite 해요체, 늙습니다 in formal 합니다체, 늙어 in casual 반말 and 늙는다 in the plain written style. The past is 늙었어요.
What is the past tense of 늙다?
늙었어요 in everyday polite speech, 늙었습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 늙어 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.
Is 늙다 a regular verb?
Yes. Its stem never changes shape: 늙습니다, 늙어, 늙으니 all keep 늙 intact. Only the ending moves.
What TOPIK level is 늙다?
2급 — TOPIK 2, elementary.
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