붉다 Korean adjective conjugation
to be red
Every form of 붉다 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
- 붉은
- 아/어Infinitive
- 붉어
- -으니Since
- 붉으니
- 합니다Formal
- 붉습니다
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 | 붉어요 | 붉습니다 | 붉어 | 붉다 |
과거Past
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 붉었어요 | 붉었습니다 | 붉었어 | 붉었다 |
미래·추측Future & presumptive
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -겠-Will / must be | 붉겠어요 | 붉겠습니다 | 붉겠어 | 붉겠다 |
| -을 것이다Going to | 붉을 거예요 | 붉을 것입니다 | 붉을 거야 | 붉을 것이다 |
의문Questions
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 붉어요? | 붉습니까? | 붉어? | 붉으니? |
| 과거Past | 붉었어요? | 붉었습니까? | 붉었어? | 붉었니? |
부정Negation
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 안Not (short) | 안 붉어요 | 안 붉습니다 | 안 붉어 | 안 붉다 |
| -지 않다Not (long) | 붉지 않아요 | 붉지 않습니다 | 붉지 않아 | 붉지 않다 |
높임Honorific
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 붉으세요 | 붉으십니다 | 붉으셔 | 붉으시다 |
| 과거Past | 붉으셨어요 | 붉으셨습니다 | 붉으셨어 | 붉으셨다 |
관형사형Modifying a noun
- 현재Present
- 붉은
- 과거Past
- 붉은
- 미래Future
- 붉을
- 회상Used to
- 붉던
연결Joining 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
문형Sentence patterns
How the dictionary says this verb is used. The numbers are slots: 1 is the subject, 2 the object.
- 1이 붉다
예문In real sentences
From the dictionary, each with its translation.
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.
자주 묻는 질문Common 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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