품다 Korean verb conjugation

to embrace

TOPIK 4 4급verb 동사regular 규칙Dictionary entry 단어

Every form of 품다 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
품는
아/어Infinitive
품어
-으니Since
품으니
합니다Formal
품습니다

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.

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
서술Statement 품어요품습니다품어품는다

과거Past

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
서술Statement 품었어요품었습니다품었어품었다

미래·추측Future & presumptive

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
-겠-Will / must be 품겠어요품겠습니다품겠어품겠다
-을 것이다Going to 품을 거예요품을 것입니다품을 거야품을 것이다

의문Questions

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Present 품어요?품습니까?품어?품니?
과거Past 품었어요?품었습니까?품었어?품었니?

명령Commands

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
명령Do it 품으세요품으십시오품어품어라
청유Let's 품어요품읍시다품어품자

부정Negation

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
Not (short) 안 품어요안 품습니다안 품어안 품는다
-지 않다Not (long) 품지 않아요품지 않습니다품지 않아품지 않는다
Cannot 못 품어요못 품습니다못 품어못 품는다

높임Honorific

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Present 품으세요품으십니다품으셔품으신다
과거Past 품으셨어요품으셨습니다품으셨어품으셨다

관형사형Modifying a noun

현재Present
품는
과거Past
품은
미래Future
품을
회상Used to
품던

연결Joining clauses

-고and
품고
-게-ly / so that
품게
-어서so / and then
품어서
-으니까since
품으니까
-으면if / when
품으면
-지만but
품지만
-는데and / but (setting up)
품는데
-어도even if
품어도

진행In progress

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Is doing 품고 있어요품고 있습니다품고 있어품고 있다
과거Was doing 품고 있었어요품고 있었습니다품고 있었어품고 있었다

문형Sentence patterns

How the dictionary says this verb is used. The numbers are slots: 1 is the subject, 2 the object.

예문In real sentences

From the dictionary, each with its translation.

새가 둥지에서 알을 품는다.

The bird broods its eggs in its nest.

그래도 저는 희망을 품고 있습니다.

And yet, I remain hopeful.

저는 의문을 품게 되었습니다.

And I began to wonder, Is this the goal?

하지만 우리는 새로운 희망을 품고 있죠.

But we have a new hope. We have a new man.

자주 묻는 질문Common questions

How do you conjugate 품다 in Korean?

품다 (to embrace) is 품어요 in the polite 해요체, 품습니다 in formal 합니다체, 품어 in casual 반말 and 품는다 in the plain written style. The past is 품었어요.

What is the past tense of 품다?

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

Is 품다 a regular verb?

Yes. Its stem never changes shape: 품습니다, 품어, 품으니 all keep 품 intact. Only the ending moves.

What TOPIK level is 품다?

4급 — TOPIK 4, upper intermediate.

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