밝다

to be bright

TOPIK 2 2급verb 동사regular 규칙Dictionary entry 단어

Principal parts

관형사형Modifier
밝는
아/어Infinitive
밝아
-으니Since
밝으니
합니다Formal
밝습니다

Present

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
서술Statement 밝아요밝습니다밝아밝는다

Past

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
서술Statement 밝았어요밝았습니다밝았어밝았다

Future & presumptive

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
-겠-Will / must be 밝겠어요밝겠습니다밝겠어밝겠다
-을 것이다Going to 밝을 거예요밝을 것입니다밝을 거야밝을 것이다

Questions

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Present 밝아요?밝습니까?밝아?밝니?
과거Past 밝았어요?밝았습니까?밝았어?밝았니?

Commands

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
명령Do it 밝으세요밝으십시오밝아밝아라
청유Let's 밝아요밝읍시다밝아밝자

Negation

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
안Not (short) 안 밝아요안 밝습니다안 밝아안 밝는다
-지 않다Not (long) 밝지 않아요밝지 않습니다밝지 않아밝지 않는다
못Cannot 못 밝아요못 밝습니다못 밝아못 밝는다

Honorific

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Present 밝으세요밝으십니다밝으셔밝으신다
과거Past 밝으셨어요밝으셨습니다밝으셨어밝으셨다

Modifying a noun

현재Present
밝는
과거Past
밝은
미래Future
밝을
회상Used to
밝던

Joining clauses

-고and
밝고
-게-ly / so that
밝게
-어서so / and then
밝아서
-으니까since
밝으니까
-으면if / when
밝으면
-지만but
밝지만
-는데and / but (setting up)
밝는데
-어도even if
밝아도

In progress

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Is doing 밝고 있어요밝고 있습니다밝고 있어밝고 있다
과거Was doing 밝고 있었어요밝고 있었습니다밝고 있었어밝고 있었다

Sentence patterns

In real sentences

태양은 달보다 더 밝아.

The sun is brighter than the moon.

달이 밝게 빛나고 있었어.

The moon was shining brightly.

오늘 밤 하늘에는 별들이 아주 밝게 빛나고 있어.

Tonight in the night sky, the stars are shining very brightly.

도움은 통제의 밝은 면입니다.

And help is the sunny side of control.

Common questions

How do you conjugate 밝다 in Korean?

밝다 (to be bright) is 밝아요 in the polite 해요체, 밝습니다 in formal 합니다체, 밝아 in casual 반말 and 밝는다 in the plain written style. The past is 밝았어요.

What is the past tense of 밝다?

밝았어요 in everyday polite speech, 밝았습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 밝아 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.

Is 밝다 a regular verb?

Yes. Its stem never changes shape: 밝습니다, 밝아, 밝으니 all keep 밝 intact. Only the ending moves.

What TOPIK level is 밝다?

2급 — TOPIK 2, elementary.

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