앉다 conjugation (antda, to sit)

Example sentences

• casual present여기 앉아.Sit here.
• polite present저는 보통 창가 자리에 앉아요.I usually sit by the window.
• formal present한국의 전통 식당에서는 바닥에 앉습니다.In traditional Korean restaurants, people sit on the floor.
• casual past어디 앉았어?Where did you sit?
• polite past너무 피곤해서 바닥에 앉았어요.I was so tired that I sat down on the floor.
• formal past손님들은 모두 자리에 앉았습니다.All the guests took their seats.
• casual future나 맨 앞자리에 앉을 거야.I’m going to sit in the front row.
• polite future우리는 뒤쪽에 앉을 거예요.We’re going to sit at the back.
• formal future신랑 가족은 오른쪽에 앉을 겁니다.The groom’s family will sit on the right.
• honorific -(으)세요이쪽으로 앉으세요.Please sit over here.

How it’s used

앉다 is the action of sitting down; the place takes 에: 의자에 앉아요. To describe being seated, use 앉아 있다: 지금 앉아 있어요 (“I’m sitting down now”). Its ㄵ ending is pronounced [안따] in 앉다 and [안자요] in 앉아요.

Common mistake

Using -고 있다 for “is sitting”: ✗ 의자에 앉고 있어요 → ✓ 의자에 앉아 있어요. For the state that results from sitting, standing or lying down, Korean uses -아/어 있다.