밝아지다 Korean verb conjugation
to brighten, to lighten
Every form of 밝아지다 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
- 밝아지는
- 아/어Infinitive
- 밝아져
- -으니Since
- 밝아지니
- 합니다Formal
- 밝아집니다
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 | 밝아져요 | 밝아집니다 | 밝아져 | 밝아진다 |
과거Past
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 밝아졌어요 | 밝아졌습니다 | 밝아졌어 | 밝아졌다 |
미래·추측Future & presumptive
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -겠-Will / must be | 밝아지겠어요 | 밝아지겠습니다 | 밝아지겠어 | 밝아지겠다 |
| -을 것이다Going to | 밝아질 거예요 | 밝아질 것입니다 | 밝아질 거야 | 밝아질 것이다 |
의문Questions
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 밝아져요? | 밝아집니까? | 밝아져? | 밝아지니? |
| 과거Past | 밝아졌어요? | 밝아졌습니까? | 밝아졌어? | 밝아졌니? |
명령Commands
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 명령Do it | 밝아지세요 | 밝아지십시오 | 밝아져 | 밝아져라 |
| 청유Let's | 밝아져요 | 밝아집시다 | 밝아져 | 밝아지자 |
부정Negation
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 안Not (short) | 안 밝아져요 | 안 밝아집니다 | 안 밝아져 | 안 밝아진다 |
| -지 않다Not (long) | 밝아지지 않아요 | 밝아지지 않습니다 | 밝아지지 않아 | 밝아지지 않는다 |
| 못Cannot | 못 밝아져요 | 못 밝아집니다 | 못 밝아져 | 못 밝아진다 |
높임Honorific
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 밝아지세요 | 밝아지십니다 | 밝아지셔 | 밝아지신다 |
| 과거Past | 밝아지셨어요 | 밝아지셨습니다 | 밝아지셨어 | 밝아지셨다 |
관형사형Modifying a noun
- 현재Present
- 밝아지는
- 과거Past
- 밝아진
- 미래Future
- 밝아질
- 회상Used to
- 밝아지던
연결Joining clauses
- -고and
- 밝아지고
- -게-ly / so that
- 밝아지게
- -어서so / and then
- 밝아져서
- -으니까since
- 밝아지니까
- -으면if / when
- 밝아지면
- -지만but
- 밝아지지만
- -는데and / but (setting up)
- 밝아지는데
- -어도even if
- 밝아져도
진행In progress
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Is doing | 밝아지고 있어요 | 밝아지고 있습니다 | 밝아지고 있어 | 밝아지고 있다 |
| 과거Was doing | 밝아지고 있었어요 | 밝아지고 있었습니다 | 밝아지고 있었어 | 밝아지고 있었다 |
문형Sentence patterns
How the dictionary says this verb is used. The numbers are slots: 1 is the subject, 2 the object.
- 1이 밝아지다
예문In real sentences
From the dictionary, each with its translation.
여기 회색의 조리개 날이 밝아지는 걸 보실 수 있죠.
You can see it light up these gray aperture blades.
먼 미래에 태양은 더 밝아질 것입니다.
Well, in the far future, the Sun is going to get brighter.
세상아, 좀 밝아져라.
World! Please brighten up.
어쨌든 화면이 밝아지는 것을 볼 수 있습니다.
But they typically use it to light up the screen.
자주 묻는 질문Common questions
How do you conjugate 밝아지다 in Korean?
밝아지다 (to brighten, to lighten) is 밝아져요 in the polite 해요체, 밝아집니다 in formal 합니다체, 밝아져 in casual 반말 and 밝아진다 in the plain written style. The past is 밝아졌어요.
What is the past tense of 밝아지다?
밝아졌어요 in everyday polite speech, 밝아졌습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 밝아져 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.
Is 밝아지다 a regular verb?
Yes. Its stem never changes shape: 밝아집니다, 밝아져, 밝아지니 all keep 밝아지 intact. Only the ending moves.
What TOPIK level is 밝아지다?
6급 — TOPIK 6, mastery.
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