참되다

to be truthful

TOPIK 6 6급adjective 형용사regular 규칙Dictionary entry 단어

Principal parts

관형사형Modifier
참된
아/어Infinitive
참돼
-으니Since
참되니
합니다Formal
참됩니다

Present

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
서술Statement 참돼요참됩니다참돼참되다

Past

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
서술Statement 참됐어요참됐습니다참됐어참됐다

Future & presumptive

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
-겠-Will / must be 참되겠어요참되겠습니다참되겠어참되겠다
-을 것이다Going to 참될 거예요참될 것입니다참될 거야참될 것이다

Questions

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Present 참돼요?참됩니까?참돼?참되니?
과거Past 참됐어요?참됐습니까?참됐어?참됐니?

Negation

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
안Not (short) 안 참돼요안 참됩니다안 참돼안 참되다
-지 않다Not (long) 참되지 않아요참되지 않습니다참되지 않아참되지 않다

Honorific

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Present 참되세요참되십니다참되셔참되시다
과거Past 참되셨어요참되셨습니다참되셨어참되셨다

Modifying a noun

현재Present
참된
과거Past
참된
미래Future
참될
회상Used to
참되던

Joining clauses

-고and
참되고
-게-ly / so that
참되게
-어서so / and then
참돼서
-으니까since
참되니까
-으면if / when
참되면
-지만but
참되지만
-는데and / but (setting up)
참된데
-어도even if
참돼도

Sentence patterns

In real sentences

우리가 함께 했던 일은 옳고 참된 것이었죠.

What we were doing together was right and true.

이것이 바로 우리 신조의 참된 뜻이 아니겠습니까?

That is what will give real meaning to our creed.

왜 우리는 그런 방식이 이 빵보다 더 참되다고 느낄까요?

Why do we feel that this is more true than this?

참된 행복을 맛보세요

Enjoy a taste of true happiness.

Common questions

How do you conjugate 참되다 in Korean?

참되다 (to be truthful) is 참돼요 in the polite 해요체, 참됩니다 in formal 합니다체, 참돼 in casual 반말 and 참되다 in the plain written style. The past is 참됐어요.

What is the past tense of 참되다?

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

Is 참되다 a regular verb?

Yes. Its stem never changes shape: 참됩니다, 참돼, 참되니 all keep 참되 intact. Only the ending moves.

What TOPIK level is 참되다?

6급 — TOPIK 6, mastery.

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