복되다 Korean adjective conjugation
to be blessed
Every form of 복되다 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
- 복된
- 아/어Infinitive
- 복돼
- -으니Since
- 복되니
- 합니다Formal
- 복됩니다
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 | 복돼요 | 복됩니다 | 복돼 | 복되다 |
과거Past
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 복됐어요 | 복됐습니다 | 복됐어 | 복됐다 |
미래·추측Future & presumptive
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -겠-Will / must be | 복되겠어요 | 복되겠습니다 | 복되겠어 | 복되겠다 |
| -을 것이다Going to | 복될 거예요 | 복될 것입니다 | 복될 거야 | 복될 것이다 |
의문Questions
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 복돼요? | 복됩니까? | 복돼? | 복되니? |
| 과거Past | 복됐어요? | 복됐습니까? | 복됐어? | 복됐니? |
부정Negation
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 안Not (short) | 안 복돼요 | 안 복됩니다 | 안 복돼 | 안 복되다 |
| -지 않다Not (long) | 복되지 않아요 | 복되지 않습니다 | 복되지 않아 | 복되지 않다 |
높임Honorific
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 복되세요 | 복되십니다 | 복되셔 | 복되시다 |
| 과거Past | 복되셨어요 | 복되셨습니다 | 복되셨어 | 복되셨다 |
관형사형Modifying a noun
- 현재Present
- 복된
- 과거Past
- 복된
- 미래Future
- 복될
- 회상Used to
- 복되던
연결Joining clauses
- -고and
- 복되고
- -게-ly / so that
- 복되게
- -어서so / and then
- 복돼서
- -으니까since
- 복되니까
- -으면if / when
- 복되면
- -지만but
- 복되지만
- -는데and / but (setting up)
- 복된데
- -어도even if
- 복돼도
문형Sentence patterns
How the dictionary says this verb is used. The numbers are slots: 1 is the subject, 2 the object.
- 1이 복되다
예문In real sentences
From the dictionary, each with its translation.
태중의 아들 예수님 또한 복되시나이다
Blessed is the fruit of thy womb, jesus.
주님께서 함께 계시니 여인 중에 복되시며 태중의 아들 예수님 또한 복되시나이다
Blessed art thou among women, and he whom John baptised in the Jordan, your child Jesus, is blessed.
세상과 멀어질수록 주님과는 가까워지나니 세상에서 버림을 당하는 일이 오히려 복되지 아니하오리까!
For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through Him might be saved.
자주 묻는 질문Common questions
How do you conjugate 복되다 in Korean?
복되다 (to be blessed) is 복돼요 in the polite 해요체, 복됩니다 in formal 합니다체, 복돼 in casual 반말 and 복되다 in the plain written style. The past is 복됐어요.
What is the past tense of 복되다?
복됐어요 in everyday polite speech, 복됐습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 복돼 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.
Is 복되다 a regular verb?
Yes. Its stem never changes shape: 복됩니다, 복돼, 복되니 all keep 복되 intact. Only the ending moves.
What TOPIK level is 복되다?
It carries no TOPIK grade. That is a fact about the published word lists rather than about the word — it conjugates by exactly the same rules as everything else.
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