밝히다 Korean verb conjugation
to light up, to brighten
Every form of 밝히다 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
- 밝히는
- 아/어Infinitive
- 밝혀
- -으니Since
- 밝히니
- 합니다Formal
- 밝힙니다
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 | 밝혀요 | 밝힙니다 | 밝혀 | 밝힌다 |
과거Past
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 밝혔어요 | 밝혔습니다 | 밝혔어 | 밝혔다 |
미래·추측Future & presumptive
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -겠-Will / must be | 밝히겠어요 | 밝히겠습니다 | 밝히겠어 | 밝히겠다 |
| -을 것이다Going to | 밝힐 거예요 | 밝힐 것입니다 | 밝힐 거야 | 밝힐 것이다 |
의문Questions
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 밝혀요? | 밝힙니까? | 밝혀? | 밝히니? |
| 과거Past | 밝혔어요? | 밝혔습니까? | 밝혔어? | 밝혔니? |
명령Commands
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 명령Do it | 밝히세요 | 밝히십시오 | 밝혀 | 밝혀라 |
| 청유Let's | 밝혀요 | 밝힙시다 | 밝혀 | 밝히자 |
부정Negation
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 안Not (short) | 안 밝혀요 | 안 밝힙니다 | 안 밝혀 | 안 밝힌다 |
| -지 않다Not (long) | 밝히지 않아요 | 밝히지 않습니다 | 밝히지 않아 | 밝히지 않는다 |
| 못Cannot | 못 밝혀요 | 못 밝힙니다 | 못 밝혀 | 못 밝힌다 |
높임Honorific
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 밝히세요 | 밝히십니다 | 밝히셔 | 밝히신다 |
| 과거Past | 밝히셨어요 | 밝히셨습니다 | 밝히셨어 | 밝히셨다 |
관형사형Modifying a noun
- 현재Present
- 밝히는
- 과거Past
- 밝힌
- 미래Future
- 밝힐
- 회상Used to
- 밝히던
연결Joining clauses
- -고and
- 밝히고
- -게-ly / so that
- 밝히게
- -어서so / and then
- 밝혀서
- -으니까since
- 밝히니까
- -으면if / when
- 밝히면
- -지만but
- 밝히지만
- -는데and / but (setting up)
- 밝히는데
- -어도even if
- 밝혀도
진행In progress
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Is doing | 밝히고 있어요 | 밝히고 있습니다 | 밝히고 있어 | 밝히고 있다 |
| 과거Was doing | 밝히고 있었어요 | 밝히고 있었습니다 | 밝히고 있었어 | 밝히고 있었다 |
문형Sentence patterns
How the dictionary says this verb is used. The numbers are slots: 1 is the subject, 2 the object.
- 1이 2를 밝히다
예문In real sentences
From the dictionary, each with its translation.
그래서 저는 밝히기로 했죠.
So I decided to come out.
우리 모두 밝혀야 할 것이 있습니다.
We all have closets we have to come out of. Right?
우리가 그걸 밝히려는 거에요
That's what we're trying to find out.
우리는 x가 75임을 밝혔습니다
So we figured that x = 75, and now we are at the home stretch
자주 묻는 질문Common questions
How do you conjugate 밝히다 in Korean?
밝히다 (to light up, to brighten) is 밝혀요 in the polite 해요체, 밝힙니다 in formal 합니다체, 밝혀 in casual 반말 and 밝힌다 in the plain written style. The past is 밝혔어요.
What is the past tense of 밝히다?
밝혔어요 in everyday polite speech, 밝혔습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 밝혀 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.
Is 밝히다 a regular verb?
Yes. Its stem never changes shape: 밝힙니다, 밝혀, 밝히니 all keep 밝히 intact. Only the ending moves.
What TOPIK level is 밝히다?
3급 — TOPIK 3, lower intermediate.
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