바람직하다 Korean adjective conjugation

to be desirable

Every form of 바람직하다 across the four speech levels. It is 여 irregular — 하다 and every verb built on it: 하다 → 하여 → 해요.

기본형Principal parts

The four forms the dictionary prints. Every other form on this page is derived from them.

관형사형Modifier
바람직한
아/어Infinitive
바람직해
-으니Since
바람직하니
합니다Formal
바람직합니다

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.

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
서술Statement 바람직해요바람직합니다바람직해바람직하다

과거Past

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
서술Statement 바람직했어요바람직했습니다바람직했어바람직했다

미래·추측Future & presumptive

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
-겠-Will / must be 바람직하겠어요바람직하겠습니다바람직하겠어바람직하겠다
-을 것이다Going to 바람직할 거예요바람직할 것입니다바람직할 거야바람직할 것이다

의문Questions

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Present 바람직해요?바람직합니까?바람직해?바람직하니?
과거Past 바람직했어요?바람직했습니까?바람직했어?바람직했니?

부정Negation

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
Not (short) 안 바람직해요안 바람직합니다안 바람직해안 바람직하다
-지 않다Not (long) 바람직하지 않아요바람직하지 않습니다바람직하지 않아바람직하지 않다

높임Honorific

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Present 바람직하세요바람직하십니다바람직하셔바람직하시다
과거Past 바람직하셨어요바람직하셨습니다바람직하셨어바람직하셨다

관형사형Modifying a noun

현재Present
바람직한
과거Past
바람직한
미래Future
바람직할
회상Used to
바람직하던

연결Joining clauses

-고and
바람직하고
-게-ly / so that
바람직하게
-어서so / and then
바람직해서
-으니까since
바람직하니까
-으면if / when
바람직하면
-지만but
바람직하지만
-는데and / but (setting up)
바람직한데
-어도even if
바람직해도

문형Sentence patterns

How the dictionary says this verb is used. The numbers are slots: 1 is the subject, 2 the object.

예문In real sentences

From the dictionary, each with its translation.

그게 바람직한 싸움의 방법인지는 잘 모르겠어요.

So I don't know if that's the right way to fight.

이게 바람직하죠. 그래야 경제성장이 이루어집니다.

And this is good, because this is where growth will be created.

그것이 바람직한 방법일까요?

Do you think it's a good thing to let her feel important?

저는 이것이 바람직한 유행이라고 생각해요.

I think that it's a good trend.

자주 묻는 질문Common questions

How do you conjugate 바람직하다 in Korean?

바람직하다 (to be desirable) is 바람직해요 in the polite 해요체, 바람직합니다 in formal 합니다체, 바람직해 in casual 반말 and 바람직하다 in the plain written style. The past is 바람직했어요.

What is the past tense of 바람직하다?

바람직했어요 in everyday polite speech, 바람직했습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 바람직하여 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.

Is 바람직하다 irregular?

Yes — it is 여 irregular (여 불규칙). 하다 and every verb built on it: 하다 → 하여 → 해요. That is why the stem looks different in 바람직하여 and 바람직하니 but unchanged in 바람직합니다.

What TOPIK level is 바람직하다?

4급 — TOPIK 4, upper intermediate.

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