눈감다 Korean verb conjugation
to close one's eyes
Every form of 눈감다 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
- 눈감는
- 아/어Infinitive
- 눈감아
- -으니Since
- 눈감으니
- 합니다Formal
- 눈감습니다
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 | 눈감아요 | 눈감습니다 | 눈감아 | 눈감는다 |
과거Past
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 눈감았어요 | 눈감았습니다 | 눈감았어 | 눈감았다 |
미래·추측Future & presumptive
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -겠-Will / must be | 눈감겠어요 | 눈감겠습니다 | 눈감겠어 | 눈감겠다 |
| -을 것이다Going to | 눈감을 거예요 | 눈감을 것입니다 | 눈감을 거야 | 눈감을 것이다 |
의문Questions
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 눈감아요? | 눈감습니까? | 눈감아? | 눈감니? |
| 과거Past | 눈감았어요? | 눈감았습니까? | 눈감았어? | 눈감았니? |
명령Commands
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 명령Do it | 눈감으세요 | 눈감으십시오 | 눈감아 | 눈감아라 |
| 청유Let's | 눈감아요 | 눈감읍시다 | 눈감아 | 눈감자 |
부정Negation
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 안Not (short) | 안 눈감아요 | 안 눈감습니다 | 안 눈감아 | 안 눈감는다 |
| -지 않다Not (long) | 눈감지 않아요 | 눈감지 않습니다 | 눈감지 않아 | 눈감지 않는다 |
| 못Cannot | 못 눈감아요 | 못 눈감습니다 | 못 눈감아 | 못 눈감는다 |
높임Honorific
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 눈감으세요 | 눈감으십니다 | 눈감으셔 | 눈감으신다 |
| 과거Past | 눈감으셨어요 | 눈감으셨습니다 | 눈감으셨어 | 눈감으셨다 |
관형사형Modifying a noun
- 현재Present
- 눈감는
- 과거Past
- 눈감은
- 미래Future
- 눈감을
- 회상Used to
- 눈감던
연결Joining clauses
- -고and
- 눈감고
- -게-ly / so that
- 눈감게
- -어서so / and then
- 눈감아서
- -으니까since
- 눈감으니까
- -으면if / when
- 눈감으면
- -지만but
- 눈감지만
- -는데and / but (setting up)
- 눈감는데
- -어도even if
- 눈감아도
진행In progress
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Is doing | 눈감고 있어요 | 눈감고 있습니다 | 눈감고 있어 | 눈감고 있다 |
| 과거Was doing | 눈감고 있었어요 | 눈감고 있었습니다 | 눈감고 있었어 | 눈감고 있었다 |
문형Sentence patterns
How the dictionary says this verb is used. The numbers are slots: 1 is the subject, 2 the object.
- 1이 눈감다
- 1이 2를 눈감다
예문In real sentences
From the dictionary, each with its translation.
이 주요 사안에 대해 트럼프가 옳았고 사람들은 원하는 걸 얻으려고 많은 부분을 눈감아주었습니다.
And so he was right on that fundamental issue, and people were willing to overlook a lot to get there.
경찰이 눈감아 줄 수 있는 수위를 넘었다
Cops can't cover for you on this one.
하지만 그는 하루 걸러 이 길을 오갔기 때문에 눈감고도 이 곳을 지나갈 수 있습니다.
But as he makes the same journey every other day, he should be able to do it with his eyes closed.
눈감은 거 말고는 사진이 끝내줘
Awesome pic, Dust, except your eyes are closed.
자주 묻는 질문Common questions
How do you conjugate 눈감다 in Korean?
눈감다 (to close one's eyes) is 눈감아요 in the polite 해요체, 눈감습니다 in formal 합니다체, 눈감아 in casual 반말 and 눈감는다 in the plain written style. The past is 눈감았어요.
What is the past tense of 눈감다?
눈감았어요 in everyday polite speech, 눈감았습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 눈감아 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.
Is 눈감다 a regular verb?
Yes. Its stem never changes shape: 눈감습니다, 눈감아, 눈감으니 all keep 눈감 intact. Only the ending moves.
What TOPIK level is 눈감다?
4급 — TOPIK 4, upper intermediate.
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