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먹이다

먹이다

Korean

Verb

먹이다 • ‎(meogida) ‎(infinitive 먹여 or 먹이어, sequential 먹이니)

to feed something, to cause to eat
to support
(colloquial) to bribe, pay off
(vulgar) to hit

Conjugation

Selected forms of the verb 먹이다 (meogida)

Stems
Stem 1	먹이 (meogi)
Stem 2	먹여 (meogyeo)
Stem 2a	먹이어 (meogieo)
Stem 3	먹이 (meogi)
Conjugation type	Vowel-stem, regular

Sentence-final forms
	Formal non polite (해라체)	Informal non polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	먹인다 meoginda past: 먹였다 meogyeotda	먹여 meogyeo past: 먹였어 meogyeosseo	먹여요, 먹이어요 meogyeoyo, meogieoyo past: 먹였어요 meogyeosseoyo	먹입니다 meogimnida past: 먹였습니다 meogyeotseumnida
Interrogative	먹이느냐 meogineunya past: 먹였느냐 meogyeonneunya	먹여 meogyeo past: 먹였어 meogyeosseo	먹여요, 먹이어요 meogyeoyo, meogieoyo past: 먹였어요 meogyeosseoyo	먹입니까 meogimnikka past: 먹였습니까 meogyeotseumnikka
hortative	먹이자 meogija	먹여 meogyeo	먹여요, 먹이어요 meogyeoyo, meogieoyo	먹입시다 meogipsida
imperative	먹여라, 먹이어라 meogyeora, meogieora	먹여 meogyeo	먹여요, 먹이어요 meogyeoyo, meogieoyo	먹입시오 meogipsio
Assertive	먹이겠다 meogigetda	먹이겠어 meogigesseo	먹이겠어요 meogigesseoyo	먹이겠습니다 meogigetseumnida
Connective forms
Cause/Reason	먹여 meogyeo	먹여서, 먹이어서 meogyeoseo, meogieoseo	먹이니 meogini	먹이니까 meoginikka
Contrast	먹이지만 meogijiman	먹이는데 meogineunde	먹이더니 meogideoni
Conjunction	먹이고 meogigo
Condition	먹이면 meogimyeon	먹여야, 먹이어야 meogyeoya, meogieoya
Motive	먹이려고 meogiryeogo
Noun and determiner forms
Verbal nouns		먹임 meogim	먹이기 meogigi
Past-tense verbal nouns		먹였음, 먹이었음 meogyeosseum, meogieosseum	먹였기, 먹이었기 meogyeotgi, meogieotgi
Determiners	past	먹인 meogin
	present	먹이는 meogineun
	future	먹일 meogil

Sentence-final forms with honorific
	Formal non polite (해라체)	Informal non polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	먹이신다 meogisinda past: 먹이셨다 meogisyeotda	먹이셔 meogisyeo past: 먹이셨어 meogisyeosseo	먹이세요, 먹이셔요 meogiseyo, meogisyeoyo past: 먹이셨어요 meogisyeosseoyo	먹이십니다 meogisimnida past: 먹이셨습니다 meogisyeotseumnida
Interrogative	먹이시느냐 meogisineunya past: 먹이셨느냐 meogisyeonneunya	먹이셔 meogisyeo past: 먹이셨어 meogisyeosseo	먹이세요, 먹이셔요 meogiseyo, meogisyeoyo past: 먹이셨어요 meogisyeosseoyo	먹이십니까 meogisimnikka past: 먹이셨습니까 meogisyeotseumnikka
imperative	먹이시라 meogisira	먹이셔 meogisyeo	먹이세요 meogiseyo	먹이십시오 meogisipsio
Assertive	먹이시겠다 meogisigetda	먹이시겠어 meogisigesseo	먹이시겠어요 meogisigesseoyo	먹이시겠습니다 meogisigetseumnida
Connective honforms with honorific
Cause/Reason	먹이셔 meogisyeo	먹이셔서 meogisyeoseo	먹이시니 meogisini	먹이시니까 meogisinikka
Contrast	먹이시지만 meogisijiman	먹이시는데 meogisineunde	먹이시더니 meogisideoni
Conjunction	먹이시고 meogisigo
Condition	먹이시면 meogisimyeon	먹이셔야 meogisyeoya
Motive	먹이시려고 meogisiryeogo
Noun and determiner honforms with honorific
Verbal nouns		먹이심 meogisim	먹이시기 meogisigi
Past-tense verbal nouns		먹이셨음 meogisyeosseum	먹이셨기 meogisyeotgi
Determiners	past	먹이신 meogisin
	present	먹이시는 meogisineun
	future	먹이실 meogisil

Related terms

먹다 (meokda)