반갑다 Korean adjective conjugation
to be glad, to be happy
Every form of 반갑다 across the four speech levels. It is ㅂ irregular — ㅂ becomes 우 before a vowel: 춥다 → 추워요.
기본형Principal parts
The four forms the dictionary prints. Every other form on this page is derived from them.
- 관형사형Modifier
- 반가운
- 아/어Infinitive
- 반가워
- -으니Since
- 반가우니
- 합니다Formal
- 반갑습니다
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 | 반가워요 | 반갑습니다 | 반가워 | 반갑다 |
과거Past
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 반가웠어요 | 반가웠습니다 | 반가웠어 | 반가웠다 |
미래·추측Future & presumptive
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -겠-Will / must be | 반갑겠어요 | 반갑겠습니다 | 반갑겠어 | 반갑겠다 |
| -을 것이다Going to | 반가울 거예요 | 반가울 것입니다 | 반가울 거야 | 반가울 것이다 |
의문Questions
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 반가워요? | 반갑습니까? | 반가워? | 반가우니? |
| 과거Past | 반가웠어요? | 반가웠습니까? | 반가웠어? | 반가웠니? |
부정Negation
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 안Not (short) | 안 반가워요 | 안 반갑습니다 | 안 반가워 | 안 반갑다 |
| -지 않다Not (long) | 반갑지 않아요 | 반갑지 않습니다 | 반갑지 않아 | 반갑지 않다 |
높임Honorific
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 반가우세요 | 반가우십니다 | 반가우셔 | 반가우시다 |
| 과거Past | 반가우셨어요 | 반가우셨습니다 | 반가우셨어 | 반가우셨다 |
관형사형Modifying a noun
- 현재Present
- 반가운
- 과거Past
- 반가운
- 미래Future
- 반가울
- 회상Used to
- 반갑던
연결Joining clauses
- -고and
- 반갑고
- -게-ly / so that
- 반갑게
- -어서so / and then
- 반가워서
- -으니까since
- 반가우니까
- -으면if / when
- 반가우면
- -지만but
- 반갑지만
- -는데and / but (setting up)
- 반가운데
- -어도even if
- 반가워도
문형Sentence patterns
How the dictionary says this verb is used. The numbers are slots: 1 is the subject, 2 the object.
- 1이 2가 반갑다
예문In real sentences
From the dictionary, each with its translation.
나로서는 그가 반갑지 않은 손님이었다.
As far as I am concerned, he was unwelcome.
그래서 그 중에 한 명이라도 오면 참 반가웠죠.
And so it was nice when one of them would show up.
내 이름은 시릴이에요, 만나서 반가워요.
My name's Cyril; pleased to meet you!
저를 보고 너무 반가워하더라고요.
And she was so happy to see me.
자주 묻는 질문Common questions
How do you conjugate 반갑다 in Korean?
반갑다 (to be glad, to be happy) is 반가워요 in the polite 해요체, 반갑습니다 in formal 합니다체, 반가워 in casual 반말 and 반갑다 in the plain written style. The past is 반가웠어요.
What is the past tense of 반갑다?
반가웠어요 in everyday polite speech, 반가웠습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 반가워 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.
Is 반갑다 irregular?
Yes — it is ㅂ irregular (ㅂ 불규칙). ㅂ becomes 우 before a vowel: 춥다 → 추워요. That is why the stem looks different in 반가워 and 반가우니 but unchanged in 반갑습니다.
What TOPIK level is 반갑다?
1급 — TOPIK 1, beginner.
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