이겨
ee-gyuh
regular
To say to win, beat, defeat, gain (war, battle, fight, game, contest, competi politely in the present tense, use 이겨요 (ee-gyuh-yoh). Below is the full conjugation of 이기다 across the three tenses and three everyday speech levels.
Conjugation table
| Tense | Casual (반말) | Polite (요) | Formal (합니다) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Present | 이겨요 ee-gyuh-yoh | 이깁니다 ee-geem-nee-dah | |
| Past | 이겼어 ee-gyuh-ssuh | 이겼어요 ee-gyuh-ssuh-yoh | 이겼습니다 ee-gyuh-sseum-nee-dah |
| Future | 이길 거야 ee-geel- -guh-yah | 이길 거예요 ee-geel- -guh-yae-yoh | 이길 겁니다 ee-geel- -guhm-nee-dah |
Other useful forms
Command Polite (세요)
이기세요
ee-gee-sae-yoh
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
이겨요
ee-gyuh-yoh
Question Polite (요)
이겨요?
ee-gyuh-yoh-?
Connective “and” — (고)
이기고
ee-gee-goh
Conditional “if” — (면)
이기면
ee-gee-myuhn
Noun form — (기)
이김
ee-geem