별나다 Korean adjective conjugation
to be peculiar
Every form of 별나다 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
- 별난
- 아/어Infinitive
- 별나
- -으니Since
- 별나니
- 합니다Formal
- 별납니다
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 | 별나요 | 별납니다 | 별나 | 별나다 |
과거Past
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 별났어요 | 별났습니다 | 별났어 | 별났다 |
미래·추측Future & presumptive
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -겠-Will / must be | 별나겠어요 | 별나겠습니다 | 별나겠어 | 별나겠다 |
| -을 것이다Going to | 별날 거예요 | 별날 것입니다 | 별날 거야 | 별날 것이다 |
의문Questions
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 별나요? | 별납니까? | 별나? | 별나니? |
| 과거Past | 별났어요? | 별났습니까? | 별났어? | 별났니? |
부정Negation
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 안Not (short) | 안 별나요 | 안 별납니다 | 안 별나 | 안 별나다 |
| -지 않다Not (long) | 별나지 않아요 | 별나지 않습니다 | 별나지 않아 | 별나지 않다 |
높임Honorific
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 별나세요 | 별나십니다 | 별나셔 | 별나시다 |
| 과거Past | 별나셨어요 | 별나셨습니다 | 별나셨어 | 별나셨다 |
관형사형Modifying a noun
- 현재Present
- 별난
- 과거Past
- 별난
- 미래Future
- 별날
- 회상Used to
- 별나던
연결Joining clauses
- -고and
- 별나고
- -게-ly / so that
- 별나게
- -어서so / and then
- 별나서
- -으니까since
- 별나니까
- -으면if / when
- 별나면
- -지만but
- 별나지만
- -는데and / but (setting up)
- 별난데
- -어도even if
- 별나도
문형Sentence patterns
How the dictionary says this verb is used. The numbers are slots: 1 is the subject, 2 the object.
- 1이 별나다
예문In real sentences
From the dictionary, each with its translation.
언어에는 각종 구조적 별난 점이 있습니다.
Languages have all kinds of structural quirks.
그 자체가 새롭거나, 색다르거나, 또 별나다고 생각하지 않았거든요.
It never occurred to me that that was new, different or weird.
꼭 그렇게 별나게 굴어야 돼?
Must you always be so headstrong? No.
별난 이름 때문에 애도 많이 먹었어요
Imagine me trying to explain that name.
자주 묻는 질문Common questions
How do you conjugate 별나다 in Korean?
별나다 (to be peculiar) is 별나요 in the polite 해요체, 별납니다 in formal 합니다체, 별나 in casual 반말 and 별나다 in the plain written style. The past is 별났어요.
What is the past tense of 별나다?
별났어요 in everyday polite speech, 별났습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 별나 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.
Is 별나다 a regular verb?
Yes. Its stem never changes shape: 별납니다, 별나, 별나니 all keep 별나 intact. Only the ending moves.
What TOPIK level is 별나다?
5급 — TOPIK 5, advanced.
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