숙이다

to bow one's head

TOPIK 4 4급verb 동사regular 규칙Dictionary entry 단어

Principal parts

관형사형Modifier
숙이는
아/어Infinitive
숙여
-으니Since
숙이니
합니다Formal
숙입니다

Present

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
서술Statement 숙여요숙입니다숙여숙인다

Past

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
서술Statement 숙였어요숙였습니다숙였어숙였다

Future & presumptive

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
-겠-Will / must be 숙이겠어요숙이겠습니다숙이겠어숙이겠다
-을 것이다Going to 숙일 거예요숙일 것입니다숙일 거야숙일 것이다

Questions

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Present 숙여요?숙입니까?숙여?숙이니?
과거Past 숙였어요?숙였습니까?숙였어?숙였니?

Commands

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
명령Do it 숙이세요숙이십시오숙여숙여라
청유Let's 숙여요숙입시다숙여숙이자

Negation

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
안Not (short) 안 숙여요안 숙입니다안 숙여안 숙인다
-지 않다Not (long) 숙이지 않아요숙이지 않습니다숙이지 않아숙이지 않는다
못Cannot 못 숙여요못 숙입니다못 숙여못 숙인다

Honorific

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Present 숙이세요숙이십니다숙이셔숙이신다
과거Past 숙이셨어요숙이셨습니다숙이셨어숙이셨다

Modifying a noun

현재Present
숙이는
과거Past
숙인
미래Future
숙일
회상Used to
숙이던

Joining clauses

-고and
숙이고
-게-ly / so that
숙이게
-어서so / and then
숙여서
-으니까since
숙이니까
-으면if / when
숙이면
-지만but
숙이지만
-는데and / but (setting up)
숙이는데
-어도even if
숙여도

In progress

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Is doing 숙이고 있어요숙이고 있습니다숙이고 있어숙이고 있다
과거Was doing 숙이고 있었어요숙이고 있었습니다숙이고 있었어숙이고 있었다

Sentence patterns

In real sentences

이렇게 아래로 숙이지는 않죠.

You don't reach down like this; it's way too awkward.

허리 좀 더 숙여 보세요.

Lower your waist a little bit more.

이 자야! - 머리 숙여!

Get your fucking head down!

그래 그렇겠죠 머리 숙여요

Officer: Sure, you did. Head down, sir.

Common questions

How do you conjugate 숙이다 in Korean?

숙이다 (to bow one's head) is 숙여요 in the polite 해요체, 숙입니다 in formal 합니다체, 숙여 in casual 반말 and 숙인다 in the plain written style. The past is 숙였어요.

What is the past tense of 숙이다?

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

Is 숙이다 a regular verb?

Yes. Its stem never changes shape: 숙입니다, 숙여, 숙이니 all keep 숙이 intact. Only the ending moves.

What TOPIK level is 숙이다?

4급 — TOPIK 4, upper intermediate.

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