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참답다

to be true

TOPIK 6 6급adjective 형용사regular 규칙Dictionary entry 단어

Principal parts

관형사형Modifier
참답은
아/어Infinitive
참답아
-으니Since
참답으니
합니다Formal
참답습니다

Present

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
서술Statement 참답아요참답습니다참답아참답다

Past

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
서술Statement 참답았어요참답았습니다참답았어참답았다

Future & presumptive

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
-겠-Will / must be 참답겠어요참답겠습니다참답겠어참답겠다
-을 것이다Going to 참답을 거예요참답을 것입니다참답을 거야참답을 것이다

Questions

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Present 참답아요?참답습니까?참답아?참답으니?
과거Past 참답았어요?참답았습니까?참답았어?참답았니?

Negation

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
안Not (short) 안 참답아요안 참답습니다안 참답아안 참답다
-지 않다Not (long) 참답지 않아요참답지 않습니다참답지 않아참답지 않다

Honorific

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Present 참답으세요참답으십니다참답으셔참답으시다
과거Past 참답으셨어요참답으셨습니다참답으셨어참답으셨다

Modifying a noun

현재Present
참답은
과거Past
참답은
미래Future
참답을
회상Used to
참답던

Joining clauses

-고and
참답고
-게-ly / so that
참답게
-어서so / and then
참답아서
-으니까since
참답으니까
-으면if / when
참답으면
-지만but
참답지만
-는데and / but (setting up)
참답은데
-어도even if
참답아도

Sentence patterns

Common questions

How do you conjugate 참답다 in Korean?

참답다 (to be true) is 참답아요 in the polite 해요체, 참답습니다 in formal 합니다체, 참답아 in casual 반말 and 참답다 in the plain written style. The past is 참답았어요.

What is the past tense of 참답다?

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

Is 참답다 a regular verb?

Yes. Its stem never changes shape: 참답습니다, 참답아, 참답으니 all keep 참답 intact. Only the ending moves.

What TOPIK level is 참답다?

6급 — TOPIK 6, mastery.

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