습득하다 Korean verb conjugation
to acquire, to learn
Every form of 습득하다 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
- 습득하는
- 아/어Infinitive
- 습득하
- -으니Since
- 습득하니
- 합니다Formal
- 습득합니다
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 | 습득하요 | 습득합니다 | 습득하 | 습득한다 |
과거Past
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 습득핬어요 | 습득핬습니다 | 습득핬어 | 습득핬다 |
미래·추측Future & presumptive
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -겠-Will / must be | 습득하겠어요 | 습득하겠습니다 | 습득하겠어 | 습득하겠다 |
| -을 것이다Going to | 습득할 거예요 | 습득할 것입니다 | 습득할 거야 | 습득할 것이다 |
의문Questions
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 습득하요? | 습득합니까? | 습득하? | 습득하니? |
| 과거Past | 습득핬어요? | 습득핬습니까? | 습득핬어? | 습득핬니? |
명령Commands
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 명령Do it | 습득하세요 | 습득하십시오 | 습득하 | 습득하라 |
| 청유Let's | 습득하요 | 습득합시다 | 습득하 | 습득하자 |
부정Negation
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 안Not (short) | 안 습득하요 | 안 습득합니다 | 안 습득하 | 안 습득한다 |
| -지 않다Not (long) | 습득하지 않아요 | 습득하지 않습니다 | 습득하지 않아 | 습득하지 않는다 |
| 못Cannot | 못 습득하요 | 못 습득합니다 | 못 습득하 | 못 습득한다 |
높임Honorific
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 습득하세요 | 습득하십니다 | 습득하셔 | 습득하신다 |
| 과거Past | 습득하셨어요 | 습득하셨습니다 | 습득하셨어 | 습득하셨다 |
관형사형Modifying a noun
- 현재Present
- 습득하는
- 과거Past
- 습득한
- 미래Future
- 습득할
- 회상Used to
- 습득하던
연결Joining clauses
- -고and
- 습득하고
- -게-ly / so that
- 습득하게
- -어서so / and then
- 습득하서
- -으니까since
- 습득하니까
- -으면if / when
- 습득하면
- -지만but
- 습득하지만
- -는데and / but (setting up)
- 습득하는데
- -어도even if
- 습득하도
진행In progress
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Is doing | 습득하고 있어요 | 습득하고 있습니다 | 습득하고 있어 | 습득하고 있다 |
| 과거Was doing | 습득하고 있었어요 | 습득하고 있었습니다 | 습득하고 있었어 | 습득하고 있었다 |
문형Sentence patterns
How the dictionary says this verb is used. The numbers are slots: 1 is the subject, 2 the object.
- 1이 2를 습득하다
예문In real sentences
From the dictionary, each with its translation.
앞으로 필요한 모든 기술을 습득하길 원합니다.
And they want to have all of the skills that they'll need for the future.
머리로 기억했다가 습득했죠
I put it in my brain, to learn it.
그리고 다음 단계의 지식을 습득하게 되는 것이죠.
You learn the next level of knowledge.
그래서 아이들이 빨리 습득할 수 있는 것처럼 보입니다.
So, they seem to be able to acquire very quickly.
자주 묻는 질문Common questions
How do you conjugate 습득하다 in Korean?
습득하다 (to acquire, to learn) is 습득하요 in the polite 해요체, 습득합니다 in formal 합니다체, 습득하 in casual 반말 and 습득한다 in the plain written style. The past is 습득핬어요.
What is the past tense of 습득하다?
습득핬어요 in everyday polite speech, 습득핬습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 습득하 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.
Is 습득하다 a regular verb?
Yes. Its stem never changes shape: 습득합니다, 습득하, 습득하니 all keep 습득하 intact. Only the ending moves.
What TOPIK level is 습득하다?
5급 — TOPIK 5, advanced.
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