밝다 Korean adjective conjugation
to be bright
Every form of 밝다 across the four speech levels. It is a regular stem, so the endings below attach without changing it.
기본형Principal parts
The four forms the dictionary prints. Every other form on this page is derived from them.
- 관형사형Modifier
- 밝은
- 아/어Infinitive
- 밝아
- -으니Since
- 밝으니
- 합니다Formal
- 밝습니다
현재Present
The tense that does the most work. 해요체 is the one to learn first — it is polite without being formal, and it is what most conversation is in.
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 밝아요 | 밝습니다 | 밝아 | 밝다 |
과거Past
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 밝았어요 | 밝았습니다 | 밝았어 | 밝았다 |
미래·추측Future & presumptive
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -겠-Will / must be | 밝겠어요 | 밝겠습니다 | 밝겠어 | 밝겠다 |
| -을 것이다Going to | 밝을 거예요 | 밝을 것입니다 | 밝을 거야 | 밝을 것이다 |
의문Questions
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 밝아요? | 밝습니까? | 밝아? | 밝으니? |
| 과거Past | 밝았어요? | 밝았습니까? | 밝았어? | 밝았니? |
부정Negation
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 안Not (short) | 안 밝아요 | 안 밝습니다 | 안 밝아 | 안 밝다 |
| -지 않다Not (long) | 밝지 않아요 | 밝지 않습니다 | 밝지 않아 | 밝지 않다 |
높임Honorific
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 밝으세요 | 밝으십니다 | 밝으셔 | 밝으시다 |
| 과거Past | 밝으셨어요 | 밝으셨습니다 | 밝으셨어 | 밝으셨다 |
관형사형Modifying a noun
- 현재Present
- 밝은
- 과거Past
- 밝은
- 미래Future
- 밝을
- 회상Used to
- 밝던
연결Joining 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
문형Sentence patterns
How the dictionary says this verb is used. The numbers are slots: 1 is the subject, 2 the object.
- 1이 밝다
- 1이 2에 밝다
예문In real sentences
From the dictionary, each with its translation.
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.
자주 묻는 질문Common 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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