썩이다 Korean verb conjugation
to worry, to trouble
Every form of 썩이다 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
- 썩이는
- 아/어Infinitive
- 썩여
- -으니Since
- 썩이니
- 합니다Formal
- 썩입니다
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 | 썩여요 | 썩입니다 | 썩여 | 썩인다 |
과거Past
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 썩였어요 | 썩였습니다 | 썩였어 | 썩였다 |
미래·추측Future & presumptive
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -겠-Will / must be | 썩이겠어요 | 썩이겠습니다 | 썩이겠어 | 썩이겠다 |
| -을 것이다Going to | 썩일 거예요 | 썩일 것입니다 | 썩일 거야 | 썩일 것이다 |
의문Questions
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 썩여요? | 썩입니까? | 썩여? | 썩이니? |
| 과거Past | 썩였어요? | 썩였습니까? | 썩였어? | 썩였니? |
명령Commands
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 명령Do it | 썩이세요 | 썩이십시오 | 썩여 | 썩여라 |
| 청유Let's | 썩여요 | 썩입시다 | 썩여 | 썩이자 |
부정Negation
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 안Not (short) | 안 썩여요 | 안 썩입니다 | 안 썩여 | 안 썩인다 |
| -지 않다Not (long) | 썩이지 않아요 | 썩이지 않습니다 | 썩이지 않아 | 썩이지 않는다 |
| 못Cannot | 못 썩여요 | 못 썩입니다 | 못 썩여 | 못 썩인다 |
높임Honorific
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 썩이세요 | 썩이십니다 | 썩이셔 | 썩이신다 |
| 과거Past | 썩이셨어요 | 썩이셨습니다 | 썩이셨어 | 썩이셨다 |
관형사형Modifying a noun
- 현재Present
- 썩이는
- 과거Past
- 썩인
- 미래Future
- 썩일
- 회상Used to
- 썩이던
연결Joining clauses
- -고and
- 썩이고
- -게-ly / so that
- 썩이게
- -어서so / and then
- 썩여서
- -으니까since
- 썩이니까
- -으면if / when
- 썩이면
- -지만but
- 썩이지만
- -는데and / but (setting up)
- 썩이는데
- -어도even if
- 썩여도
진행In progress
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Is doing | 썩이고 있어요 | 썩이고 있습니다 | 썩이고 있어 | 썩이고 있다 |
| 과거Was doing | 썩이고 있었어요 | 썩이고 있었습니다 | 썩이고 있었어 | 썩이고 있었다 |
문형Sentence patterns
How the dictionary says this verb is used. The numbers are slots: 1 is the subject, 2 the object.
- 1이 2를 썩이다
예문In real sentences
From the dictionary, each with its translation.
어미 속 좀 그만 썩여라.
Don't make mum worry too much.
그러게, 속 썩이네
That's trouble!
자주 묻는 질문Common questions
How do you conjugate 썩이다 in Korean?
썩이다 (to worry, to trouble) is 썩여요 in the polite 해요체, 썩입니다 in formal 합니다체, 썩여 in casual 반말 and 썩인다 in the plain written style. The past is 썩였어요.
What is the past tense of 썩이다?
썩였어요 in everyday polite speech, 썩였습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 썩여 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.
Is 썩이다 a regular verb?
Yes. Its stem never changes shape: 썩입니다, 썩여, 썩이니 all keep 썩이 intact. Only the ending moves.
What TOPIK level is 썩이다?
It carries no TOPIK grade. That is a fact about the published word lists rather than about the word — it conjugates by exactly the same rules as everything else.
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