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느끼다 conjugation

to feel · neukkida · sounds like [느끼다]

Short answer: “To feel” in Korean is 느끼다 (neukkida). Polite present: 느껴요 (neukkyeoyo); past: 느꼈어요 (neukkyeosseoyo); future: 느낄 거예요. It is regular.

Present느껴요[느껴요] · neukkyeoyo
Past느꼈어요[느껴써요] · neukkyeosseoyo
Future느낄 거예요[느낄 꺼예요] · neukkil geoyeyo
Negative안 느껴요[안 느껴요] · an neukkyeoyo

느끼다 in sentences

요즘 행복을 느껴요.I feel happy these days.
여기에서 한국 문화를 느낄 수 있어요.You can feel Korean culture here.

All forms of 느끼다

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	느껴요	[느껴요]	neukkyeoyo
formal-(스)ㅂ니다	느낍니다	[느낌니다]	neukkimnida
casual-아/어	느껴	[느껴]	neukkyeo
plain (written)-(느)ㄴ다	느낀다	[느낀다]	neukkinda
formal question-(스)ㅂ니까?	느낍니까?	[느낌니까]	neukkimnikka?
is …ing (polite)-고 있어요	느끼고 있어요	[느끼고 이써요]	neukkigo isseoyo

Past
Form	Korean	Sounds like	Romanized
polite-았/었어요	느꼈어요	[느껴써요]	neukkyeosseoyo
formal-았/었습니다	느꼈습니다	[느껻씀니다]	neukkyeotseumnida
casual-았/었어	느꼈어	[느껴써]	neukkyeosseo
plain (written)-았/었다	느꼈다	[느껻따]	neukkyeotda

Future
Form	Korean	Sounds like	Romanized
polite — will-(으)ㄹ 거예요	느낄 거예요	[느낄 꺼예요]	neukkil geoyeyo
formal-(으)ㄹ 겁니다	느낄 겁니다	[느낄 껌니다]	neukkil geomnida
casual-(으)ㄹ 거야	느낄 거야	[느낄 꺼야]	neukkil geoya
formal — I will (intention)-겠습니다	느끼겠습니다	[느끼겓씀니다]	neukkigetseumnida

Negative
Form	Korean	Sounds like	Romanized
not (short)안 …	안 느껴요	[안 느껴요]	an neukkyeoyo
did not안 …았/었어요	안 느꼈어요	[안 느껴써요]	an neukkyeosseoyo
not (long)-지 않아요	느끼지 않아요	[느끼지 아나요]	neukkiji anayo
cannot못 …	못 느껴요	[몬 느껴요]	mot neukkyeoyo

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	느끼세요	[느끼세요]	neukkiseyo
honorific — past-(으)셨어요	느끼셨어요	[느끼셔써요]	neukkisyeosseoyo
honorific — formal-(으)십니다	느끼십니다	[느끼심니다]	neukkisimnida

Requests
Form	Korean	Sounds like	Romanized
please …-(으)세요	느끼세요	[느끼세요]	neukkiseyo
please … (for me)-아/어 주세요	느껴 주세요	[느껴 주세요]	neukkyeo juseyo
please don’t …-지 마세요	느끼지 마세요	[느끼지 마세요]	neukkiji maseyo
let’s … (formal)-(으)ㅂ시다	느낍시다	[느낍씨다]	neukkipsida
let’s … (casual)-자	느끼자	[느끼자]	neukkija
do … ! (casual command)-아/어라	느껴라	[느껴라]	neukkyeora

Connecting
Form	Korean	Sounds like	Romanized
… and-고	느끼고	[느끼고]	neukkigo
… so / and then-아/어서	느껴서	[느껴서]	neukkyeoseo
if …-(으)면	느끼면	[느끼면]	neukkimyeon
… but-지만	느끼지만	[느끼지만]	neukkijiman
because …-(으)니까	느끼니까	[느끼니까]	neukkinikka
… and / but (background)-는데	느끼는데	[느끼는데]	neukkineunde
even if …-아/어도	느껴도	[느껴도]	neukkyeodo
while …-(으)면서	느끼면서	[느끼면서]	neukkimyeonseo
in order to …-(으)려고	느끼려고	[느끼려고]	neukkiryeogo
(go) to …-(으)러	느끼러	[느끼러]	neukkireo
before …-기 전에	느끼기 전에	[느끼기 저네]	neukkigi jeone
after …-(으)ㄴ 후에	느낀 후에	[느낀 후에]	neukkin 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	느끼는	[느끼는]	neukkineun
(that) …ed-(으)ㄴ	느낀	[느낀]	neukkin
(that) will …-(으)ㄹ	느낄	[느낄]	neukkil

Useful patterns
Form	Korean	Sounds like	Romanized
I want to …-고 싶어요	느끼고 싶어요	[느끼고 시퍼요]	neukkigo sipeoyo
can …-(으)ㄹ 수 있어요	느낄 수 있어요	[느낄 쑤 이써요]	neukkil su isseoyo
cannot …-(으)ㄹ 수 없어요	느낄 수 없어요	[느낄 쑤 업써요]	neukkil su eopseoyo
have to …-아/어야 해요	느껴야 해요	[느껴야 해요]	neukkyeoya haeyo
may … / it’s OK to …-아/어도 돼요	느껴도 돼요	[느껴도 돼요]	neukkyeodo dwaeyo
must not …-(으)면 안 돼요	느끼면 안 돼요	[느끼면 안 돼요]	neukkimyeon an dwaeyo
…ing (noun)-기	느끼기	[느끼기]	neukkigi

How 느끼다 changes

느끼 ends in a vowel, so 느끼 + 아/어 becomes 느껴 → 느껴요, 느꼈어요. Endings written -(으) attach directly → 느끼면, 느낄. 느끼다 is regular.

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Questions

How do you say “feel” in Korean?

“To feel” is 느끼다 (neukkida), pronounced [느끼다]. In a sentence: 요즘 행복을 느껴요. — I feel happy these days.

What is the past tense of 느끼다?

느꼈어요 (neukkyeosseoyo) is the polite past tense of 느끼다 (“to feel”). Formal: 느꼈습니다; casual: 느꼈어.

How do you say 느끼다 politely?

Everyday polite: 느껴요 (neukkyeoyo). Formal: 느낍니다. Casual, with close friends: 느껴.

How do you say “I want to feel” in Korean?

느끼고 싶어요 (neukkigo sipeoyo), pronounced [느끼고 시퍼요].

Is 느끼다 irregular?

No. 느끼 ends in a vowel, so 느끼 + 아/어 becomes 느껴 → 느껴요, 느꼈어요. Endings written -(으) attach directly → 느끼면, 느낄. 느끼다 is regular.

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