착하다 Korean adjective conjugation
to be kind, good-hearted
Every form of 착하다 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
- 착한
- 아/어Infinitive
- 착해
- -으니Since
- 착하니
- 합니다Formal
- 착합니다
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 | 착해요 | 착합니다 | 착해 | 착하다 |
과거Past
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 착했어요 | 착했습니다 | 착했어 | 착했다 |
미래·추측Future & presumptive
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -겠-Will / must be | 착하겠어요 | 착하겠습니다 | 착하겠어 | 착하겠다 |
| -을 것이다Going to | 착할 거예요 | 착할 것입니다 | 착할 거야 | 착할 것이다 |
의문Questions
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 착해요? | 착합니까? | 착해? | 착하니? |
| 과거Past | 착했어요? | 착했습니까? | 착했어? | 착했니? |
부정Negation
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 안Not (short) | 안 착해요 | 안 착합니다 | 안 착해 | 안 착하다 |
| -지 않다Not (long) | 착하지 않아요 | 착하지 않습니다 | 착하지 않아 | 착하지 않다 |
높임Honorific
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 착하세요 | 착하십니다 | 착하셔 | 착하시다 |
| 과거Past | 착하셨어요 | 착하셨습니다 | 착하셨어 | 착하셨다 |
관형사형Modifying a noun
- 현재Present
- 착한
- 과거Past
- 착한
- 미래Future
- 착할
- 회상Used to
- 착하던
연결Joining clauses
- -고and
- 착하고
- -게-ly / so that
- 착하게
- -어서so / and then
- 착해서
- -으니까since
- 착하니까
- -으면if / when
- 착하면
- -지만but
- 착하지만
- -는데and / but (setting up)
- 착한데
- -어도even if
- 착해도
문형Sentence patterns
How the dictionary says this verb is used. The numbers are slots: 1 is the subject, 2 the object.
- 1이 착하다
예문In real sentences
From the dictionary, each with its translation.
난 착한 사람이 좋아.
I like nice people.
역시 12살이고 착한 아이예요.
He's also 12. He's a wonderful kid.
네번째는, 더 착한 세상이 됩니다.
Number four, a kinder world.
저는 정말 착한 사람입니다.
I'm a good guy. I'm a good person."
자주 묻는 질문Common questions
How do you conjugate 착하다 in Korean?
착하다 (to be kind, good-hearted) is 착해요 in the polite 해요체, 착합니다 in formal 합니다체, 착해 in casual 반말 and 착하다 in the plain written style. The past is 착했어요.
What is the past tense of 착하다?
착했어요 in everyday polite speech, 착했습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 착하여 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.
Is 착하다 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 착하여 and 착하니 but unchanged in 착합니다.
What TOPIK level is 착하다?
2급 — TOPIK 2, elementary.
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