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꿇다

꿇다

Korean

Verb

꿇다 • ‎(kkulta) ‎(infinitive 꿇어, sequential 꿇으니)

to kneel

Conjugation

Selected forms of the verb 꿇다 (kkulta)

Stems
Stem 1	꿇 (kkul)
Stem 2	꿇어 (kkureo)
Stem 3	꿇으 (kkureu)
Conjugation type	Consonant-stem, regular

Sentence-final forms
	Formal non polite (해라체)	Informal non polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	꿇는다 kkulleunda past: 꿇었다 kkureotda	꿇어 kkureo past: 꿇었어 kkureosseo	꿇어요 kkureoyo past: 꿇었어요 kkureosseoyo	꿇습니다 kkulseumnida past: 꿇었습니다 kkureotseumnida
Interrogative	꿇느냐 kkulleunya past: 꿇었느냐 kkureonneunya	꿇어 kkureo past: 꿇었어 kkureosseo	꿇어요 kkureoyo past: 꿇었어요 kkureosseoyo	꿇습니까 kkulseumnikka past: 꿇었습니까 kkureotseumnikka
hortative	꿇자 kkulcha	꿇어 kkureo	꿇어요 kkureoyo	꿇읍시다 kkureupsida
imperative	꿇어라 kkureora	꿇어 kkureo	꿇어요 kkureoyo	꿇읍시오 kkureupsio
Assertive	꿇겠다 kkulketda	꿇겠어 kkulkesseo	꿇겠어요 kkulkesseoyo	꿇겠습니다 kkulketseumnida
Connective forms
Cause/Reason	꿇어 kkureo	꿇어서 kkureoseo	꿇으니 kkureuni	꿇으니까 kkureunikka
Contrast	꿇지만 kkulchiman	꿇는데 kkulleunde	꿇더니 kkulteoni
Conjunction	꿇고 kkulko
Condition	꿇으면 kkureumyeon	꿇어야 kkureoya
Motive	꿇으려고 kkureuryeogo
Noun and determiner forms
Verbal nouns		꿇음 kkureum	꿇기 kkulki
Past-tense verbal nouns		꿇었음 kkureosseum	꿇었기 kkureotgi
Determiners	past	꿇은 kkureun
	present	꿇는 kkulleun
	future	꿇을 kkureul

Sentence-final forms with honorific
	Formal non polite (해라체)	Informal non polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	꿇으신다 kkureusinda past: 꿇으셨다 kkureusyeotda	꿇으셔 kkureusyeo past: 꿇으셨어 kkureusyeosseo	꿇으세요, 꿇으셔요 kkureuseyo, kkureusyeoyo past: 꿇으셨어요 kkureusyeosseoyo	꿇으십니다 kkureusimnida past: 꿇으셨습니다 kkureusyeotseumnida
Interrogative	꿇으시느냐 kkureusineunya past: 꿇으셨느냐 kkureusyeonneunya	꿇으셔 kkureusyeo past: 꿇으셨어 kkureusyeosseo	꿇으세요, 꿇으셔요 kkureuseyo, kkureusyeoyo past: 꿇으셨어요 kkureusyeosseoyo	꿇으십니까 kkureusimnikka past: 꿇으셨습니까 kkureusyeotseumnikka
imperative	꿇으시라 kkureusira	꿇으셔 kkureusyeo	꿇으세요 kkureuseyo	꿇으십시오 kkureusipsio
Assertive	꿇으시겠다 kkureusigetda	꿇으시겠어 kkureusigesseo	꿇으시겠어요 kkureusigesseoyo	꿇으시겠습니다 kkureusigetseumnida
Connective honforms with honorific
Cause/Reason	꿇으셔 kkureusyeo	꿇으셔서 kkureusyeoseo	꿇으시니 kkureusini	꿇으시니까 kkureusinikka
Contrast	꿇으시지만 kkureusijiman	꿇으시는데 kkureusineunde	꿇으시더니 kkureusideoni
Conjunction	꿇으시고 kkureusigo
Condition	꿇으시면 kkureusimyeon	꿇으셔야 kkureusyeoya
Motive	꿇으시려고 kkureusiryeogo
Noun and determiner honforms with honorific
Verbal nouns		꿇으심 kkureusim	꿇으시기 kkureusigi
Past-tense verbal nouns		꿇으셨음 kkureusyeosseum	꿇으셨기 kkureusyeotgi
Determiners	past	꿇으신 kkureusin
	present	꿇으시는 kkureusineun
	future	꿇으실 kkureusil

Derived terms

꿇어앉다 (kkureoanda, “to sit on the knees”)
무릎꿇다 (mureupkkulta, “to bend the knees”)