착하다

to be kind, good-hearted

Principal parts

관형사형Modifier
착한
아/어Infinitive
착해
-으니Since
착하니
합니다Formal
착합니다

Present

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
서술Statement 착해요착합니다착해착하다

Past

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
서술Statement 착했어요착했습니다착했어착했다

Future & presumptive

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
-겠-Will / must be 착하겠어요착하겠습니다착하겠어착하겠다
-을 것이다Going to 착할 거예요착할 것입니다착할 거야착할 것이다

Questions

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Present 착해요?착합니까?착해?착하니?
과거Past 착했어요?착했습니까?착했어?착했니?

Negation

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
안Not (short) 안 착해요안 착합니다안 착해안 착하다
-지 않다Not (long) 착하지 않아요착하지 않습니다착하지 않아착하지 않다

Honorific

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Present 착하세요착하십니다착하셔착하시다
과거Past 착하셨어요착하셨습니다착하셨어착하셨다

Modifying a noun

현재Present
착한
과거Past
착한
미래Future
착할
회상Used to
착하던

Joining 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

Sentence patterns

In real sentences

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."

Common 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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