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읽다
읽다
Korean
Verb
읽다 • (ikda) (infinitive 읽어, sequential 읽으니)
- to read
Usage notes
As with other instances of final ㄺ, the pronunciation of the verb stem 읽 (ilk) changes when it is conjugated with an ending that begins with the initial ㄱ (g):
- 읽다 ― ikda ― to read
- 읽고있다 ― ilgoitda ― to be reading
Conjugation
Selected forms of the verb 읽다 (ikda)
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| Stem 1 | 읽 (ik) |
| Stem 2 | 읽어 (ilgeo) |
| Stem 3 | 읽으 (ilgeu) |
| Conjugation type | Consonant-stem, regular |
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| Formal non polite (해라체) |
Informal non polite (해체) |
Informal polite (해요체) |
Formal polite (하십시오체) |
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읽는다 ingneunda past: 읽었다 ilgeotda |
읽어 ilgeo past: 읽었어 ilgeosseo |
읽어요 ilgeoyo past: 읽었어요 ilgeosseoyo |
읽습니다 ikseumnida past: 읽었습니다 ilgeotseumnida |
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읽느냐 ingneunya past: 읽었느냐 ilgeonneunya |
읽어 ilgeo past: 읽었어 ilgeosseo |
읽어요 ilgeoyo past: 읽었어요 ilgeosseoyo |
읽습니까 ikseumnikka past: 읽었습니까 ilgeotseumnikka |
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읽자 ikja |
읽어 ilgeo |
읽어요 ilgeoyo |
읽읍시다 ilgeupsida |
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읽어라 ilgeora |
읽어 ilgeo |
읽어요 ilgeoyo |
읽읍시오 ilgeupsio |
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읽겠다 ilgetda |
읽겠어 ilgesseo |
읽겠어요 ilgesseoyo |
읽겠습니다 ilgetseumnida |
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읽어 ilgeo |
읽어서 ilgeoseo |
읽으니 ilgeuni |
읽으니까 ilgeunikka |
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읽지만 ikjiman |
읽는데 ingneunde |
읽더니 ikdeoni |
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읽고 ilgo |
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읽으면 ilgeumyeon |
읽어야 ilgeoya |
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읽으려고 ilgeuryeogo |
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| Verbal nouns |
읽음 ilgeum |
읽기 ilgi |
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| Past-tense verbal nouns |
읽었음 ilgeosseum |
읽었기 ilgeotgi |
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| Determiners | past | 읽은 ilgeun |
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| present | 읽는 ingneun |
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| future | 읽을 ilgeul |
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| Formal non polite (해라체) |
Informal non polite (해체) |
Informal polite (해요체) |
Formal polite (하십시오체) |
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읽으신다 ilgeusinda past: 읽으셨다 ilgeusyeotda |
읽으셔 ilgeusyeo past: 읽으셨어 ilgeusyeosseo |
읽으세요, 읽으셔요 ilgeuseyo, ilgeusyeoyo past: 읽으셨어요 ilgeusyeosseoyo |
읽으십니다 ilgeusimnida past: 읽으셨습니다 ilgeusyeotseumnida |
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읽으시느냐 ilgeusineunya past: 읽으셨느냐 ilgeusyeonneunya |
읽으셔 ilgeusyeo past: 읽으셨어 ilgeusyeosseo |
읽으세요, 읽으셔요 ilgeuseyo, ilgeusyeoyo past: 읽으셨어요 ilgeusyeosseoyo |
읽으십니까 ilgeusimnikka past: 읽으셨습니까 ilgeusyeotseumnikka |
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읽으시라 ilgeusira |
읽으셔 ilgeusyeo |
읽으세요 ilgeuseyo |
읽으십시오 ilgeusipsio |
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읽으시겠다 ilgeusigetda |
읽으시겠어 ilgeusigesseo |
읽으시겠어요 ilgeusigesseoyo |
읽으시겠습니다 ilgeusigetseumnida |
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읽으셔 ilgeusyeo |
읽으셔서 ilgeusyeoseo |
읽으시니 ilgeusini |
읽으시니까 ilgeusinikka |
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읽으시지만 ilgeusijiman |
읽으시는데 ilgeusineunde |
읽으시더니 ilgeusideoni |
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읽으시고 ilgeusigo |
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읽으시면 ilgeusimyeon |
읽으셔야 ilgeusyeoya |
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읽으시려고 ilgeusiryeogo |
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| Verbal nouns |
읽으심 ilgeusim |
읽으시기 ilgeusigi |
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| Past-tense verbal nouns |
읽으셨음 ilgeusyeosseum |
읽으셨기 ilgeusyeotgi |
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| Determiners | past | 읽으신 ilgeusin |
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| present | 읽으시는 ilgeusineun |
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| future | 읽으실 ilgeusil |
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Related terms
- 읽기 (ilgi)
- 읽혀지다 (ilkyeojida)
- 읽히다 (ilkida, “to cause to read”)