붉다

to be red

TOPIK 2 2급adjective 형용사regular 규칙Dictionary entry 단어

Principal parts

관형사형Modifier
붉은
아/어Infinitive
붉어
-으니Since
붉으니
합니다Formal
붉습니다

Present

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
서술Statement 붉어요붉습니다붉어붉다

Past

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
서술Statement 붉었어요붉었습니다붉었어붉었다

Future & presumptive

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
-겠-Will / must be 붉겠어요붉겠습니다붉겠어붉겠다
-을 것이다Going to 붉을 거예요붉을 것입니다붉을 거야붉을 것이다

Questions

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Present 붉어요?붉습니까?붉어?붉으니?
과거Past 붉었어요?붉었습니까?붉었어?붉었니?

Negation

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
안Not (short) 안 붉어요안 붉습니다안 붉어안 붉다
-지 않다Not (long) 붉지 않아요붉지 않습니다붉지 않아붉지 않다

Honorific

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Present 붉으세요붉으십니다붉으셔붉으시다
과거Past 붉으셨어요붉으셨습니다붉으셨어붉으셨다

Modifying a noun

현재Present
붉은
과거Past
붉은
미래Future
붉을
회상Used to
붉던

Joining clauses

-고and
붉고
-게-ly / so that
붉게
-어서so / and then
붉어서
-으니까since
붉으니까
-으면if / when
붉으면
-지만but
붉지만
-는데and / but (setting up)
붉은데
-어도even if
붉어도

Sentence patterns

In real sentences

왜 피는 붉은색이죠?

But why is blood red?

붉은 지역이 더 위험한 곳입니다.

So the red areas are more dangerous.

이 붉은 선은 계속해서 내려가고 있지요.

This red line is continuing to go down.

그 붉은 선이 있는 부분에서 변화가 일어납니다.

At that red line, there is a change.

Common questions

How do you conjugate 붉다 in Korean?

붉다 (to be red) is 붉어요 in the polite 해요체, 붉습니다 in formal 합니다체, 붉어 in casual 반말 and 붉다 in the plain written style. The past is 붉었어요.

What is the past tense of 붉다?

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

Is 붉다 a regular verb?

Yes. Its stem never changes shape: 붉습니다, 붉어, 붉으니 all keep 붉 intact. Only the ending moves.

What TOPIK level is 붉다?

2급 — TOPIK 2, elementary.

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