분명하다 Korean adjective conjugation

to be obvious, clear

Every form of 분명하다 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
분명한
아/어Infinitive
분명해
-으니Since
분명하니
합니다Formal
분명합니다

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 분명해요분명합니다분명해분명하다

과거Past

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
서술Statement 분명했어요분명했습니다분명했어분명했다

미래·추측Future & presumptive

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
-겠-Will / must be 분명하겠어요분명하겠습니다분명하겠어분명하겠다
-을 것이다Going to 분명할 거예요분명할 것입니다분명할 거야분명할 것이다

의문Questions

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Present 분명해요?분명합니까?분명해?분명하니?
과거Past 분명했어요?분명했습니까?분명했어?분명했니?

부정Negation

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
Not (short) 안 분명해요안 분명합니다안 분명해안 분명하다
-지 않다Not (long) 분명하지 않아요분명하지 않습니다분명하지 않아분명하지 않다

높임Honorific

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Present 분명하세요분명하십니다분명하셔분명하시다
과거Past 분명하셨어요분명하셨습니다분명하셨어분명하셨다

관형사형Modifying a noun

현재Present
분명한
과거Past
분명한
미래Future
분명할
회상Used to
분명하던

연결Joining clauses

-고and
분명하고
-게-ly / so that
분명하게
-어서so / and then
분명해서
-으니까since
분명하니까
-으면if / when
분명하면
-지만but
분명하지만
-는데and / but (setting up)
분명한데
-어도even if
분명해도

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.

분명하게 다릅니다, 그렇죠?

Totally different, right?

분명한 차이를 내고 있어요.

We were obviously making a difference.

분명하고 크게 말씀드리겠습니다.

It is the path of solidarity, the path of humility.

SM: 분명하게 해줘서 고마워요.

Thank you for clarifying.

자주 묻는 질문Common questions

How do you conjugate 분명하다 in Korean?

분명하다 (to be obvious, clear) is 분명해요 in the polite 해요체, 분명합니다 in formal 합니다체, 분명해 in casual 반말 and 분명하다 in the plain written style. The past is 분명했어요.

What is the past tense of 분명하다?

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

Is 분명하다 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 분명하여 and 분명하니 but unchanged in 분명합니다.

What TOPIK level is 분명하다?

2급 — TOPIK 2, elementary.

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