웅크리다 Korean verb conjugation
to crouch
Every form of 웅크리다 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
- 웅크리는
- 아/어Infinitive
- 웅크려
- -으니Since
- 웅크리니
- 합니다Formal
- 웅크립니다
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 | 웅크려요 | 웅크립니다 | 웅크려 | 웅크린다 |
과거Past
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 웅크렸어요 | 웅크렸습니다 | 웅크렸어 | 웅크렸다 |
미래·추측Future & presumptive
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -겠-Will / must be | 웅크리겠어요 | 웅크리겠습니다 | 웅크리겠어 | 웅크리겠다 |
| -을 것이다Going to | 웅크릴 거예요 | 웅크릴 것입니다 | 웅크릴 거야 | 웅크릴 것이다 |
의문Questions
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 웅크려요? | 웅크립니까? | 웅크려? | 웅크리니? |
| 과거Past | 웅크렸어요? | 웅크렸습니까? | 웅크렸어? | 웅크렸니? |
명령Commands
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 명령Do it | 웅크리세요 | 웅크리십시오 | 웅크려 | 웅크려라 |
| 청유Let's | 웅크려요 | 웅크립시다 | 웅크려 | 웅크리자 |
부정Negation
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 안Not (short) | 안 웅크려요 | 안 웅크립니다 | 안 웅크려 | 안 웅크린다 |
| -지 않다Not (long) | 웅크리지 않아요 | 웅크리지 않습니다 | 웅크리지 않아 | 웅크리지 않는다 |
| 못Cannot | 못 웅크려요 | 못 웅크립니다 | 못 웅크려 | 못 웅크린다 |
높임Honorific
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 웅크리세요 | 웅크리십니다 | 웅크리셔 | 웅크리신다 |
| 과거Past | 웅크리셨어요 | 웅크리셨습니다 | 웅크리셨어 | 웅크리셨다 |
관형사형Modifying a noun
- 현재Present
- 웅크리는
- 과거Past
- 웅크린
- 미래Future
- 웅크릴
- 회상Used to
- 웅크리던
연결Joining clauses
- -고and
- 웅크리고
- -게-ly / so that
- 웅크리게
- -어서so / and then
- 웅크려서
- -으니까since
- 웅크리니까
- -으면if / when
- 웅크리면
- -지만but
- 웅크리지만
- -는데and / but (setting up)
- 웅크리는데
- -어도even if
- 웅크려도
진행In progress
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Is doing | 웅크리고 있어요 | 웅크리고 있습니다 | 웅크리고 있어 | 웅크리고 있다 |
| 과거Was doing | 웅크리고 있었어요 | 웅크리고 있었습니다 | 웅크리고 있었어 | 웅크리고 있었다 |
문형Sentence patterns
How the dictionary says this verb is used. The numbers are slots: 1 is the subject, 2 the object.
- 1이 2를 웅크리다
예문In real sentences
From the dictionary, each with its translation.
당신은 교회에 웅크리고 있어요
You're squatting in a church.
저는 몸을 웅크리고, 울어요. 어린아이처럼요.
And I'm bawling, I'm crying, like a little kid.
그 아이에게는 얼마나 따뜻하고 아름다운 마음이 웅크리고 있는가.
How warm and beautiful the mind that lies within that child is.
웅크렸다가 날개를 펴세요
So we're going to squat down and flap your wings.
자주 묻는 질문Common questions
How do you conjugate 웅크리다 in Korean?
웅크리다 (to crouch) is 웅크려요 in the polite 해요체, 웅크립니다 in formal 합니다체, 웅크려 in casual 반말 and 웅크린다 in the plain written style. The past is 웅크렸어요.
What is the past tense of 웅크리다?
웅크렸어요 in everyday polite speech, 웅크렸습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 웅크려 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.
Is 웅크리다 a regular verb?
Yes. Its stem never changes shape: 웅크립니다, 웅크려, 웅크리니 all keep 웅크리 intact. Only the ending moves.
What TOPIK level is 웅크리다?
6급 — TOPIK 6, mastery.
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