벅차다
to be too much, to be overwhelming
Principal parts
- 관형사형Modifier
- 벅찬
- 아/어Infinitive
- 벅차
- -으니Since
- 벅차니
- 합니다Formal
- 벅찹니다
Present
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 벅차요 | 벅찹니다 | 벅차 | 벅차다 |
Past
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 벅찼어요 | 벅찼습니다 | 벅찼어 | 벅찼다 |
Future & presumptive
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -겠-Will / must be | 벅차겠어요 | 벅차겠습니다 | 벅차겠어 | 벅차겠다 |
| -을 것이다Going to | 벅찰 거예요 | 벅찰 것입니다 | 벅찰 거야 | 벅찰 것이다 |
Questions
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 벅차요? | 벅찹니까? | 벅차? | 벅차니? |
| 과거Past | 벅찼어요? | 벅찼습니까? | 벅찼어? | 벅찼니? |
Negation
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 안Not (short) | 안 벅차요 | 안 벅찹니다 | 안 벅차 | 안 벅차다 |
| -지 않다Not (long) | 벅차지 않아요 | 벅차지 않습니다 | 벅차지 않아 | 벅차지 않다 |
Honorific
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 벅차세요 | 벅차십니다 | 벅차셔 | 벅차시다 |
| 과거Past | 벅차셨어요 | 벅차셨습니다 | 벅차셨어 | 벅차셨다 |
Modifying a noun
- 현재Present
- 벅찬
- 과거Past
- 벅찬
- 미래Future
- 벅찰
- 회상Used to
- 벅차던
Joining clauses
- -고and
- 벅차고
- -게-ly / so that
- 벅차게
- -어서so / and then
- 벅차서
- -으니까since
- 벅차니까
- -으면if / when
- 벅차면
- -지만but
- 벅차지만
- -는데and / but (setting up)
- 벅찬데
- -어도even if
- 벅차도
Sentence patterns
- 1이 2가 벅차다
In real sentences
맞아요, 벅찬 문제이기는 해요.
Sure, it's a daunting problem.
이것은 모두에게 가슴 벅찬 순간이었는데요, 4살짜리에게 특히 그랬죠.
It was a little overwhelming for everyone, especially the four-year-old.
새로운 세상은 너무 신났습니다. 하지만 가끔은 많이 벅차고 두려웠죠.
My new world was really exciting but often quite overwhelming and frightening.
엄청나게 벅찬 과제가 아닙니다.
And that's not rocket science.
Common questions
How do you conjugate 벅차다 in Korean?
벅차다 (to be too much, to be overwhelming) is 벅차요 in the polite 해요체, 벅찹니다 in formal 합니다체, 벅차 in casual 반말 and 벅차다 in the plain written style. The past is 벅찼어요.
What is the past tense of 벅차다?
벅찼어요 in everyday polite speech, 벅찼습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 벅차 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.
Is 벅차다 a regular verb?
Yes. Its stem never changes shape: 벅찹니다, 벅차, 벅차니 all keep 벅차 intact. Only the ending moves.
What TOPIK level is 벅차다?
5급 — TOPIK 5, advanced.
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