별다르다

to be particular, special

Principal parts

관형사형Modifier
별다른
아/어Infinitive
별달라
-으니Since
별다르니
합니다Formal
별다릅니다

Present

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
서술Statement 별달라요별다릅니다별달라별다르다

Past

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
서술Statement 별달랐어요별달랐습니다별달랐어별달랐다

Future & presumptive

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
-겠-Will / must be 별다르겠어요별다르겠습니다별다르겠어별다르겠다
-을 것이다Going to 별다를 거예요별다를 것입니다별다를 거야별다를 것이다

Questions

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Present 별달라요?별다릅니까?별달라?별다르니?
과거Past 별달랐어요?별달랐습니까?별달랐어?별달랐니?

Negation

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
안Not (short) 안 별달라요안 별다릅니다안 별달라안 별다르다
-지 않다Not (long) 별다르지 않아요별다르지 않습니다별다르지 않아별다르지 않다

Honorific

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Present 별다르세요별다르십니다별다르셔별다르시다
과거Past 별다르셨어요별다르셨습니다별다르셨어별다르셨다

Modifying a noun

현재Present
별다른
과거Past
별다른
미래Future
별다를
회상Used to
별다르던

Joining clauses

-고and
별다르고
-게-ly / so that
별다르게
-어서so / and then
별달라서
-으니까since
별다르니까
-으면if / when
별다르면
-지만but
별다르지만
-는데and / but (setting up)
별다른데
-어도even if
별달라도

Sentence patterns

In real sentences

별다른 게 없을 거 같습니다.

That seemed like a sort of a cheap shot.

그리고 당신에게 별다른 일은 없을 거에요.

And know that I wouldn't ask anything untoward of you.

만약 그랬더라도 별다른 차이는 없었을 것이라고 역사는 말해 줍니다.

History seems to tell us things wouldn't be so different

대학이나 교육담당 정부부처에서는 이에 대해 별다른 반응이 없었다.

There was no reaction by the university or the state authorities in charge of the education system.

Common questions

How do you conjugate 별다르다 in Korean?

별다르다 (to be particular, special) is 별달라요 in the polite 해요체, 별다릅니다 in formal 합니다체, 별달라 in casual 반말 and 별다르다 in the plain written style. The past is 별달랐어요.

What is the past tense of 별다르다?

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

Is 별다르다 irregular?

Yes — it is 르 irregular (르 불규칙). 르 doubles its ㄹ and takes 아/어: 모르다 → 몰라요. That is why the stem looks different in 별달라 and 별다르니 but unchanged in 별다릅니다.

What TOPIK level is 별다르다?

4급 — TOPIK 4, upper intermediate.

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