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KOREAN VERB

식다

to go cold, to cool down (of food or a drink)

  • Verb

Conjugation

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Present

현재 · now and habits: polite, formal and casual speech

Form Polite Formal Casual
AffirmativeI go cold
NegativeI don’t go cold

Past

과거 · finished actions: 갔어요, 갔습니다, 갔어

Form Polite Formal Casual
AffirmativeI went cold
NegativeI didn’t go cold

Future

미래 · plans and guesses: -(으)ㄹ 거예요

Form Polite Formal Casual
AffirmativeI will go cold
NegativeI won’t go cold

Honorific

높임말 · to or about an elder: the -시- forms

Form Polite Formal
PresentI go cold (respectfully)
PastI went cold (respectfully)
FutureI will go cold (respectfully)

Connectives

연결 어미 · and, so, if, because, but: joining two sentences

  1. And (-고) going cold, and…, and…
  2. So, and then (-아/어서) going cold, and…, so…
  3. If, when (-(으)면) if I go cold
  4. Because (-(으)니까) because I go cold
  5. But (-지만) I go cold, but…

How to use 식다

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

  1. Present

    이 국은 금방 식어요. 빨리 드세요.

    This soup goes cold quickly. Eat it fast.

  2. Past

    커피가 다 식었어요. 새로 내릴까요?

    The coffee has gone cold. Shall I make a fresh one?

  3. Future

    그렇게 두면 밥이 식을 거예요.

    If you leave it like that, the rice will go cold.

  4. Honorific

    아버지는 요즘 골프에 관심이 식으셨어요.

    Father has lost interest in golf lately.

  5. Connectives

    찌개가 식으면 다시 데워 드릴게요.

    If the stew goes cold, I'll warm it up again for you.

Good to know

  • 식다 is for things that go cold by themselves: soup, coffee, and even feelings (관심이 식다).

Where you hear 식다

The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.

Korean · Intermediate Level 2

  • 커피가 식어요. 빨리 드세요. The coffee is going cold. Drink it quickly.
  • 국이 다 식었어요. The soup has gone completely cold.
  • 지금 안 먹으면 밥이 식을 거예요. If you don't eat now, the rice will go cold.

Verbs like this one

The same pattern, on other verbs: verb.