웃기다 Korean verb conjugation
to make someone laugh
Every form of 웃기다 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
- 웃기는
- 아/어Infinitive
- 웃겨
- -으니Since
- 웃기니
- 합니다Formal
- 웃깁니다
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 | 웃겨요 | 웃깁니다 | 웃겨 | 웃긴다 |
과거Past
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 웃겼어요 | 웃겼습니다 | 웃겼어 | 웃겼다 |
미래·추측Future & presumptive
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -겠-Will / must be | 웃기겠어요 | 웃기겠습니다 | 웃기겠어 | 웃기겠다 |
| -을 것이다Going to | 웃길 거예요 | 웃길 것입니다 | 웃길 거야 | 웃길 것이다 |
의문Questions
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 웃겨요? | 웃깁니까? | 웃겨? | 웃기니? |
| 과거Past | 웃겼어요? | 웃겼습니까? | 웃겼어? | 웃겼니? |
명령Commands
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 명령Do it | 웃기세요 | 웃기십시오 | 웃겨 | 웃겨라 |
| 청유Let's | 웃겨요 | 웃깁시다 | 웃겨 | 웃기자 |
부정Negation
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 안Not (short) | 안 웃겨요 | 안 웃깁니다 | 안 웃겨 | 안 웃긴다 |
| -지 않다Not (long) | 웃기지 않아요 | 웃기지 않습니다 | 웃기지 않아 | 웃기지 않는다 |
| 못Cannot | 못 웃겨요 | 못 웃깁니다 | 못 웃겨 | 못 웃긴다 |
높임Honorific
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 웃기세요 | 웃기십니다 | 웃기셔 | 웃기신다 |
| 과거Past | 웃기셨어요 | 웃기셨습니다 | 웃기셨어 | 웃기셨다 |
관형사형Modifying a noun
- 현재Present
- 웃기는
- 과거Past
- 웃긴
- 미래Future
- 웃길
- 회상Used to
- 웃기던
연결Joining clauses
- -고and
- 웃기고
- -게-ly / so that
- 웃기게
- -어서so / and then
- 웃겨서
- -으니까since
- 웃기니까
- -으면if / when
- 웃기면
- -지만but
- 웃기지만
- -는데and / but (setting up)
- 웃기는데
- -어도even if
- 웃겨도
진행In progress
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Is doing | 웃기고 있어요 | 웃기고 있습니다 | 웃기고 있어 | 웃기고 있다 |
| 과거Was doing | 웃기고 있었어요 | 웃기고 있었습니다 | 웃기고 있었어 | 웃기고 있었다 |
문형Sentence patterns
How the dictionary says this verb is used. The numbers are slots: 1 is the subject, 2 the object.
- 1이 2를 웃기다
- 1이 웃기다
예문In real sentences
From the dictionary, each with its translation.
나는 친구를 웃기려고 애썼다.
I tried hard to make my friend laugh.
정말 웃긴 것 같아.
I think it's hilarious.
그런데 정말 웃긴 일이 일어났습니다.
But then, the funniest thing happened.
로만: 좀 웃기죠. 이상한 소리를 내네요.
It's that extra "lol" that makes it sound weird.
자주 묻는 질문Common questions
How do you conjugate 웃기다 in Korean?
웃기다 (to make someone laugh) is 웃겨요 in the polite 해요체, 웃깁니다 in formal 합니다체, 웃겨 in casual 반말 and 웃긴다 in the plain written style. The past is 웃겼어요.
What is the past tense of 웃기다?
웃겼어요 in everyday polite speech, 웃겼습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 웃겨 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.
Is 웃기다 a regular verb?
Yes. Its stem never changes shape: 웃깁니다, 웃겨, 웃기니 all keep 웃기 intact. Only the ending moves.
What TOPIK level is 웃기다?
4급 — TOPIK 4, upper intermediate.
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