Verbs · Regular

닫히다 conjugation

to be closed; to shut · dachida · sounds like [다치다]

Short answer: “To be closed” in Korean is 닫히다 (dachida), which also means to shut. Polite present: 닫혀요 (dacheoyo); past: 닫혔어요 (datyeosseoyo); future: 닫힐 거예요. It is regular.

Present닫혀요[다처요] · dacheoyo
Past닫혔어요[다텨써요] · datyeosseoyo
Future닫힐 거예요[다칠 꺼예요] · dachil geoyeyo
Negative안 닫혀요[안 다처요] · an dacheoyo

Opposite: 열리다 — to be opened

닫히다 in sentences

문이 닫혔어요.The door closed.
바람 때문에 창문이 닫혀요.The window keeps shutting because of the wind.

All forms of 닫히다

Present
Polite (해요) is the everyday safe choice; formal (합니다) is for news, announcements and work; casual (반말) is for close friends and younger people.
Form	Korean	Sounds like	Romanized
polite-아/어요	닫혀요	[다처요]	dacheoyo
formal-(스)ㅂ니다	닫힙니다	[다침니다]	dachimnida
casual-아/어	닫혀	[다처]	dacheo
plain (written)-(느)ㄴ다	닫힌다	[다친다]	dachinda
formal question-(스)ㅂ니까?	닫힙니까?	[다침니까]	dachimnikka?
is …ing (polite)-고 있어요	닫히고 있어요	[다치고 이써요]	dachigo isseoyo

Past
Form	Korean	Sounds like	Romanized
polite-았/었어요	닫혔어요	[다텨써요]	datyeosseoyo
formal-았/었습니다	닫혔습니다	[다텯씀니다]	datyeotseumnida
casual-았/었어	닫혔어	[다텨써]	datyeosseo
plain (written)-았/었다	닫혔다	[다텯따]	datyeotda

Future
Form	Korean	Sounds like	Romanized
polite — will-(으)ㄹ 거예요	닫힐 거예요	[다칠 꺼예요]	dachil geoyeyo
formal-(으)ㄹ 겁니다	닫힐 겁니다	[다칠 껌니다]	dachil geomnida
casual-(으)ㄹ 거야	닫힐 거야	[다칠 꺼야]	dachil geoya
formal — I will (intention)-겠습니다	닫히겠습니다	[다치겓씀니다]	dachigetseumnida

Negative
Form	Korean	Sounds like	Romanized
not (short)안 …	안 닫혀요	[안 다처요]	an dacheoyo
did not안 …았/었어요	안 닫혔어요	[안 다텨써요]	an datyeosseoyo
not (long)-지 않아요	닫히지 않아요	[다치지 아나요]	dachiji anayo
cannot못 …	못 닫혀요	[몯 따처요]	mot dacheoyo

Honorific
Add -(으)시- when the subject is someone you respect (a teacher, a customer, an older person) — not yourself.
Form	Korean	Sounds like	Romanized
honorific — present-(으)세요	닫히세요	[다치세요]	dachiseyo
honorific — past-(으)셨어요	닫히셨어요	[다치셔써요]	dachisyeosseoyo
honorific — formal-(으)십니다	닫히십니다	[다치심니다]	dachisimnida

Connecting
Form	Korean	Sounds like	Romanized
… and-고	닫히고	[다치고]	dachigo
… so / and then-아/어서	닫혀서	[다처서]	dacheoseo
if …-(으)면	닫히면	[다치면]	dachimyeon
… but-지만	닫히지만	[다치지만]	dachijiman
because …-(으)니까	닫히니까	[다치니까]	dachinikka
… and / but (background)-는데	닫히는데	[다치는데]	dachineunde
even if …-아/어도	닫혀도	[다처도]	dacheodo
while …-(으)면서	닫히면서	[다치면서]	dachimyeonseo
before …-기 전에	닫히기 전에	[다치기 저네]	dachigi jeone
after …-(으)ㄴ 후에	닫힌 후에	[다친 후에]	dachin hue

Describing a noun
These go before a noun: “the food (that) I ate”, “a cold day”.
Form	Korean	Sounds like	Romanized
(that) … now-는	닫히는	[다치는]	dachineun
(that) …ed-(으)ㄴ	닫힌	[다친]	dachin
(that) will …-(으)ㄹ	닫힐	[다칠]	dachil

Useful patterns
Form	Korean	Sounds like	Romanized
I want to …-고 싶어요	닫히고 싶어요	[다치고 시퍼요]	dachigo sipeoyo
can …-(으)ㄹ 수 있어요	닫힐 수 있어요	[다칠 쑤 이써요]	dachil su isseoyo
cannot …-(으)ㄹ 수 없어요	닫힐 수 없어요	[다칠 쑤 업써요]	dachil su eopseoyo
have to …-아/어야 해요	닫혀야 해요	[다처야 해요]	dacheoya haeyo
may … / it’s OK to …-아/어도 돼요	닫혀도 돼요	[다처도 돼요]	dacheodo dwaeyo
must not …-(으)면 안 돼요	닫히면 안 돼요	[다치면 안 돼요]	dachimyeon an dwaeyo
…ing (noun)-기	닫히기	[다치기]	dachigi

How 닫히다 changes

닫히 ends in a vowel, so 닫히 + 아/어 becomes 닫혀 → 닫혀요, 닫혔어요. Endings written -(으) attach directly → 닫히면, 닫힐. 닫히다 is regular.

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Questions

How do you say “be closed” in Korean?

“To be closed” is 닫히다 (dachida), pronounced [다치다]. In a sentence: 문이 닫혔어요. — The door closed.

What is the past tense of 닫히다?

닫혔어요 (datyeosseoyo) is the polite past tense of 닫히다 (“to be closed”). Formal: 닫혔습니다; casual: 닫혔어.

How do you say 닫히다 politely?

Everyday polite: 닫혀요 (dacheoyo). Formal: 닫힙니다. Casual, with close friends: 닫혀.

Is 닫히다 irregular?

No. 닫히 ends in a vowel, so 닫히 + 아/어 becomes 닫혀 → 닫혀요, 닫혔어요. Endings written -(으) attach directly → 닫히면, 닫힐. 닫히다 is regular.

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