뻗다

to stretch, to reach

TOPIK 4 4급verb 동사regular 규칙Dictionary entry 단어

Principal parts

관형사형Modifier
뻗는
아/어Infinitive
뻗어
-으니Since
뻗으니
합니다Formal
뻗습니다

Present

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
서술Statement 뻗어요뻗습니다뻗어뻗는다

Past

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
서술Statement 뻗었어요뻗었습니다뻗었어뻗었다

Future & presumptive

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
-겠-Will / must be 뻗겠어요뻗겠습니다뻗겠어뻗겠다
-을 것이다Going to 뻗을 거예요뻗을 것입니다뻗을 거야뻗을 것이다

Questions

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Present 뻗어요?뻗습니까?뻗어?뻗니?
과거Past 뻗었어요?뻗었습니까?뻗었어?뻗었니?

Commands

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
명령Do it 뻗으세요뻗으십시오뻗어뻗어라
청유Let's 뻗어요뻗읍시다뻗어뻗자

Negation

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
안Not (short) 안 뻗어요안 뻗습니다안 뻗어안 뻗는다
-지 않다Not (long) 뻗지 않아요뻗지 않습니다뻗지 않아뻗지 않는다
못Cannot 못 뻗어요못 뻗습니다못 뻗어못 뻗는다

Honorific

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Present 뻗으세요뻗으십니다뻗으셔뻗으신다
과거Past 뻗으셨어요뻗으셨습니다뻗으셨어뻗으셨다

Modifying a noun

현재Present
뻗는
과거Past
뻗은
미래Future
뻗을
회상Used to
뻗던

Joining clauses

-고and
뻗고
-게-ly / so that
뻗게
-어서so / and then
뻗어서
-으니까since
뻗으니까
-으면if / when
뻗으면
-지만but
뻗지만
-는데and / but (setting up)
뻗는데
-어도even if
뻗어도

In progress

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Is doing 뻗고 있어요뻗고 있습니다뻗고 있어뻗고 있다
과거Was doing 뻗고 있었어요뻗고 있었습니다뻗고 있었어뻗고 있었다

Sentence patterns

In real sentences

뒤로 손 뻗으시면 되요.

Reach behind you. There you go.

손을 뻗어서 만지려고 합니다.

They try and reach out and touch it.

첫 번째는, 다리를 더 빨리 뻗는 것입니다.

First, she can extend her leg sooner.

그리고는 허리를 숙여 침대 밑으로 팔을 뻗었어요.

And then he leaned down, and reached under his bed.

Common questions

How do you conjugate 뻗다 in Korean?

뻗다 (to stretch, to reach) is 뻗어요 in the polite 해요체, 뻗습니다 in formal 합니다체, 뻗어 in casual 반말 and 뻗는다 in the plain written style. The past is 뻗었어요.

What is the past tense of 뻗다?

뻗었어요 in everyday polite speech, 뻗었습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 뻗어 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.

Is 뻗다 a regular verb?

Yes. Its stem never changes shape: 뻗습니다, 뻗어, 뻗으니 all keep 뻗 intact. Only the ending moves.

What TOPIK level is 뻗다?

4급 — TOPIK 4, upper intermediate.

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