움츠리다 Korean verb conjugation
to hunch
Every form of 움츠리다 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
- 움츠리는
- 아/어Infinitive
- 움츠려
- -으니Since
- 움츠리니
- 합니다Formal
- 움츠립니다
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 | 움츠려요 | 움츠립니다 | 움츠려 | 움츠린다 |
과거Past
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 움츠렸어요 | 움츠렸습니다 | 움츠렸어 | 움츠렸다 |
미래·추측Future & presumptive
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -겠-Will / must be | 움츠리겠어요 | 움츠리겠습니다 | 움츠리겠어 | 움츠리겠다 |
| -을 것이다Going to | 움츠릴 거예요 | 움츠릴 것입니다 | 움츠릴 거야 | 움츠릴 것이다 |
의문Questions
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 움츠려요? | 움츠립니까? | 움츠려? | 움츠리니? |
| 과거Past | 움츠렸어요? | 움츠렸습니까? | 움츠렸어? | 움츠렸니? |
명령Commands
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 명령Do it | 움츠리세요 | 움츠리십시오 | 움츠려 | 움츠려라 |
| 청유Let's | 움츠려요 | 움츠립시다 | 움츠려 | 움츠리자 |
부정Negation
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 안Not (short) | 안 움츠려요 | 안 움츠립니다 | 안 움츠려 | 안 움츠린다 |
| -지 않다Not (long) | 움츠리지 않아요 | 움츠리지 않습니다 | 움츠리지 않아 | 움츠리지 않는다 |
| 못Cannot | 못 움츠려요 | 못 움츠립니다 | 못 움츠려 | 못 움츠린다 |
높임Honorific
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 움츠리세요 | 움츠리십니다 | 움츠리셔 | 움츠리신다 |
| 과거Past | 움츠리셨어요 | 움츠리셨습니다 | 움츠리셨어 | 움츠리셨다 |
관형사형Modifying a noun
- 현재Present
- 움츠리는
- 과거Past
- 움츠린
- 미래Future
- 움츠릴
- 회상Used to
- 움츠리던
연결Joining clauses
- -고and
- 움츠리고
- -게-ly / so that
- 움츠리게
- -어서so / and then
- 움츠려서
- -으니까since
- 움츠리니까
- -으면if / when
- 움츠리면
- -지만but
- 움츠리지만
- -는데and / but (setting up)
- 움츠리는데
- -어도even if
- 움츠려도
진행In progress
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Is doing | 움츠리고 있어요 | 움츠리고 있습니다 | 움츠리고 있어 | 움츠리고 있다 |
| 과거Was doing | 움츠리고 있었어요 | 움츠리고 있었습니다 | 움츠리고 있었어 | 움츠리고 있었다 |
문형Sentence patterns
How the dictionary says this verb is used. The numbers are slots: 1 is the subject, 2 the object.
- 1이 2를 움츠리다
- 1이 움츠리다
예문In real sentences
From the dictionary, each with its translation.
높이를 좀 조정해 주시고요. 약간 좀 움츠려 주세요.
You need to adjust the height of it, and you just do it by shrugging.
그녀는 기회를 잡으려 뛰어들었습니다. 그녀는 움츠리지 않았습니다.
She jumped at the opportunity. She did not flinch.
그는 얼굴이 붉어진 채 수치스러워 하는 표정으로 그의 의자 밑으로 몸을 움츠렸습니다.
He had turned a dark shade of pink and had slid under his chair in apparent shame.
자주 묻는 질문Common questions
How do you conjugate 움츠리다 in Korean?
움츠리다 (to hunch) is 움츠려요 in the polite 해요체, 움츠립니다 in formal 합니다체, 움츠려 in casual 반말 and 움츠린다 in the plain written style. The past is 움츠렸어요.
What is the past tense of 움츠리다?
움츠렸어요 in everyday polite speech, 움츠렸습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 움츠려 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.
Is 움츠리다 a regular verb?
Yes. Its stem never changes shape: 움츠립니다, 움츠려, 움츠리니 all keep 움츠리 intact. Only the ending moves.
What TOPIK level is 움츠리다?
6급 — TOPIK 6, mastery.
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