참답다 Korean adjective conjugation
to be true
Every form of 참답다 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
- 참답은
- 아/어Infinitive
- 참답아
- -으니Since
- 참답으니
- 합니다Formal
- 참답습니다
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 | 참답아요 | 참답습니다 | 참답아 | 참답다 |
과거Past
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 참답았어요 | 참답았습니다 | 참답았어 | 참답았다 |
미래·추측Future & presumptive
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -겠-Will / must be | 참답겠어요 | 참답겠습니다 | 참답겠어 | 참답겠다 |
| -을 것이다Going to | 참답을 거예요 | 참답을 것입니다 | 참답을 거야 | 참답을 것이다 |
의문Questions
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 참답아요? | 참답습니까? | 참답아? | 참답으니? |
| 과거Past | 참답았어요? | 참답았습니까? | 참답았어? | 참답았니? |
부정Negation
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 안Not (short) | 안 참답아요 | 안 참답습니다 | 안 참답아 | 안 참답다 |
| -지 않다Not (long) | 참답지 않아요 | 참답지 않습니다 | 참답지 않아 | 참답지 않다 |
높임Honorific
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 참답으세요 | 참답으십니다 | 참답으셔 | 참답으시다 |
| 과거Past | 참답으셨어요 | 참답으셨습니다 | 참답으셨어 | 참답으셨다 |
관형사형Modifying a noun
- 현재Present
- 참답은
- 과거Past
- 참답은
- 미래Future
- 참답을
- 회상Used to
- 참답던
연결Joining 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
문형Sentence patterns
How the dictionary says this verb is used. The numbers are slots: 1 is the subject, 2 the object.
- 1이 참답다
자주 묻는 질문Common 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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