밝다

to be bright

TOPIK 2 2급adjective 형용사regular 규칙Dictionary entry 단어

Principal parts

관형사형Modifier
밝은
아/어Infinitive
밝아
-으니Since
밝으니
합니다Formal
밝습니다

Present

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
서술Statement 밝아요밝습니다밝아밝다

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?밝으니?
과거Past 밝았어요?밝았습니까?밝았어?밝았니?

Negation

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
안Not (short) 안 밝아요안 밝습니다안 밝아안 밝다
-지 않다Not (long) 밝지 않아요밝지 않습니다밝지 않아밝지 않다

Honorific

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Present 밝으세요밝으십니다밝으셔밝으시다
과거Past 밝으셨어요밝으셨습니다밝으셨어밝으셨다

Modifying a noun

현재Present
밝은
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)
밝은데
-어도even if
밝아도

Sentence patterns

In real sentences

과학은 우리의 삶을 매우 밝고, 길고, 건강하게 해줬어요.

Science has unquestionably made our lives brighter and longer and healthier.

첫 번째로, 왜 그것의 한 부분이 나머지 부분들보다 밝을까요?

First of all, why is part of it brighter than the rest?

물론, 밝은 면도 있습니다.

Of course there is a bright spot to this story.

아주 밝고 좋은 상태입니다.

Really nice and bright.

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 밝다 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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