식히다 Korean verb conjugation
to cool, to let cool
Every form of 식히다 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
- 식히는
- 아/어Infinitive
- 식혀
- -으니Since
- 식히니
- 합니다Formal
- 식힙니다
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 | 식혀요 | 식힙니다 | 식혀 | 식힌다 |
과거Past
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 식혔어요 | 식혔습니다 | 식혔어 | 식혔다 |
미래·추측Future & presumptive
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -겠-Will / must be | 식히겠어요 | 식히겠습니다 | 식히겠어 | 식히겠다 |
| -을 것이다Going to | 식힐 거예요 | 식힐 것입니다 | 식힐 거야 | 식힐 것이다 |
의문Questions
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 식혀요? | 식힙니까? | 식혀? | 식히니? |
| 과거Past | 식혔어요? | 식혔습니까? | 식혔어? | 식혔니? |
명령Commands
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 명령Do it | 식히세요 | 식히십시오 | 식혀 | 식혀라 |
| 청유Let's | 식혀요 | 식힙시다 | 식혀 | 식히자 |
부정Negation
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 안Not (short) | 안 식혀요 | 안 식힙니다 | 안 식혀 | 안 식힌다 |
| -지 않다Not (long) | 식히지 않아요 | 식히지 않습니다 | 식히지 않아 | 식히지 않는다 |
| 못Cannot | 못 식혀요 | 못 식힙니다 | 못 식혀 | 못 식힌다 |
높임Honorific
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 식히세요 | 식히십니다 | 식히셔 | 식히신다 |
| 과거Past | 식히셨어요 | 식히셨습니다 | 식히셨어 | 식히셨다 |
관형사형Modifying a noun
- 현재Present
- 식히는
- 과거Past
- 식힌
- 미래Future
- 식힐
- 회상Used to
- 식히던
연결Joining clauses
- -고and
- 식히고
- -게-ly / so that
- 식히게
- -어서so / and then
- 식혀서
- -으니까since
- 식히니까
- -으면if / when
- 식히면
- -지만but
- 식히지만
- -는데and / but (setting up)
- 식히는데
- -어도even if
- 식혀도
진행In progress
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Is doing | 식히고 있어요 | 식히고 있습니다 | 식히고 있어 | 식히고 있다 |
| 과거Was doing | 식히고 있었어요 | 식히고 있었습니다 | 식히고 있었어 | 식히고 있었다 |
문형Sentence patterns
How the dictionary says this verb is used. The numbers are slots: 1 is the subject, 2 the object.
- 1이 2를 식히다
예문In real sentences
From the dictionary, each with its translation.
지면을 식히려면 지면이 하늘을 바라보고 있어야 합니다.
So, for the surface that's doing the cooling, it needs to be able to face the sky.
열기 좀 식혀요 세상에!
Cool off. Oh, my goodness.
열은 얼음으로 식히고 있어요
Yes, we are. We're using ice to lower the temperature.
머리를 식힐 곳이 필요했어요.
I just needed somewhere to clear my head.
자주 묻는 질문Common questions
How do you conjugate 식히다 in Korean?
식히다 (to cool, to let cool) is 식혀요 in the polite 해요체, 식힙니다 in formal 합니다체, 식혀 in casual 반말 and 식힌다 in the plain written style. The past is 식혔어요.
What is the past tense of 식히다?
식혔어요 in everyday polite speech, 식혔습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 식혀 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.
Is 식히다 a regular verb?
Yes. Its stem never changes shape: 식힙니다, 식혀, 식히니 all keep 식히 intact. Only the ending moves.
What TOPIK level is 식히다?
3급 — TOPIK 3, lower intermediate.
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