썩다

to rot, to decay

TOPIK 3 3급verb 동사regular 규칙Dictionary entry 단어

Principal parts

관형사형Modifier
썩는
아/어Infinitive
썩어
-으니Since
썩으니
합니다Formal
썩습니다

Present

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
서술Statement 썩어요썩습니다썩어썩는다

Past

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
서술Statement 썩었어요썩었습니다썩었어썩었다

Future & presumptive

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
-겠-Will / must be 썩겠어요썩겠습니다썩겠어썩겠다
-을 것이다Going to 썩을 거예요썩을 것입니다썩을 거야썩을 것이다

Questions

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Present 썩어요?썩습니까?썩어?썩니?
과거Past 썩었어요?썩었습니까?썩었어?썩었니?

Commands

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
명령Do it 썩으세요썩으십시오썩어썩어라
청유Let's 썩어요썩읍시다썩어썩자

Negation

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
안Not (short) 안 썩어요안 썩습니다안 썩어안 썩는다
-지 않다Not (long) 썩지 않아요썩지 않습니다썩지 않아썩지 않는다
못Cannot 못 썩어요못 썩습니다못 썩어못 썩는다

Honorific

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Present 썩으세요썩으십니다썩으셔썩으신다
과거Past 썩으셨어요썩으셨습니다썩으셨어썩으셨다

Modifying a noun

현재Present
썩는
과거Past
썩은
미래Future
썩을
회상Used to
썩던

Joining clauses

-고and
썩고
-게-ly / so that
썩게
-어서so / and then
썩어서
-으니까since
썩으니까
-으면if / when
썩으면
-지만but
썩지만
-는데and / but (setting up)
썩는데
-어도even if
썩어도

In progress

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Is doing 썩고 있어요썩고 있습니다썩고 있어썩고 있다
과거Was doing 썩고 있었어요썩고 있었습니다썩고 있었어썩고 있었다

Sentence patterns

In real sentences

잎 하나가 이 숲 바닥에 떨어지면 바로 썩기 시작합니다.

Now, when a single leaf falls on this forest floor, it immediately starts decaying.

이 집에 비하면 우리 집은 썩어요

Oh, yeah. Our house sucks compared to this one.

날 이렇게 썩게 만든 놈들이 있어

There's some people left me out there to rot.

그래서 여기서 썩으라고 보내진 거지

Ah, he was sent here to rot.

Common questions

How do you conjugate 썩다 in Korean?

썩다 (to rot, to decay) is 썩어요 in the polite 해요체, 썩습니다 in formal 합니다체, 썩어 in casual 반말 and 썩는다 in the plain written style. The past is 썩었어요.

What is the past tense of 썩다?

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

Is 썩다 a regular verb?

Yes. Its stem never changes shape: 썩습니다, 썩어, 썩으니 all keep 썩 intact. Only the ending moves.

What TOPIK level is 썩다?

3급 — TOPIK 3, lower intermediate.

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