새기다

to engrave

TOPIK 4 4급verb 동사regular 규칙Dictionary entry 단어

Principal parts

관형사형Modifier
새기는
아/어Infinitive
새겨
-으니Since
새기니
합니다Formal
새깁니다

Present

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
서술Statement 새겨요새깁니다새겨새긴다

Past

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
서술Statement 새겼어요새겼습니다새겼어새겼다

Future & presumptive

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
-겠-Will / must be 새기겠어요새기겠습니다새기겠어새기겠다
-을 것이다Going to 새길 거예요새길 것입니다새길 거야새길 것이다

Questions

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Present 새겨요?새깁니까?새겨?새기니?
과거Past 새겼어요?새겼습니까?새겼어?새겼니?

Commands

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
명령Do it 새기세요새기십시오새겨새겨라
청유Let's 새겨요새깁시다새겨새기자

Negation

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
안Not (short) 안 새겨요안 새깁니다안 새겨안 새긴다
-지 않다Not (long) 새기지 않아요새기지 않습니다새기지 않아새기지 않는다
못Cannot 못 새겨요못 새깁니다못 새겨못 새긴다

Honorific

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Present 새기세요새기십니다새기셔새기신다
과거Past 새기셨어요새기셨습니다새기셨어새기셨다

Modifying a noun

현재Present
새기는
과거Past
새긴
미래Future
새길
회상Used to
새기던

Joining clauses

-고and
새기고
-게-ly / so that
새기게
-어서so / and then
새겨서
-으니까since
새기니까
-으면if / when
새기면
-지만but
새기지만
-는데and / but (setting up)
새기는데
-어도even if
새겨도

In progress

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Is doing 새기고 있어요새기고 있습니다새기고 있어새기고 있다
과거Was doing 새기고 있었어요새기고 있었습니다새기고 있었어새기고 있었다

Sentence patterns

In real sentences

새김 글자도 발견되기 시작했고

We started finding engraved inscriptions.

그리고 우리 주변에 그 신호를 새겨두었죠.

That imprinted a signal all around us.

교사로서 저는 이 말을 마음에 새겼습니다.

As a teacher, I've internalized this message.

그 고통과 기쁨을 제 마음속에 새겼습니다.

Their pain and their joy is engraved in my memories.

Common questions

How do you conjugate 새기다 in Korean?

새기다 (to engrave) is 새겨요 in the polite 해요체, 새깁니다 in formal 합니다체, 새겨 in casual 반말 and 새긴다 in the plain written style. The past is 새겼어요.

What is the past tense of 새기다?

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

Is 새기다 a regular verb?

Yes. Its stem never changes shape: 새깁니다, 새겨, 새기니 all keep 새기 intact. Only the ending moves.

What TOPIK level is 새기다?

4급 — TOPIK 4, upper intermediate.

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