창백하다 Korean adjective conjugation
to be pale
Every form of 창백하다 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
- 창백한
- 아/어Infinitive
- 창백해
- -으니Since
- 창백하니
- 합니다Formal
- 창백합니다
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 | 창백해요 | 창백합니다 | 창백해 | 창백하다 |
과거Past
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 창백했어요 | 창백했습니다 | 창백했어 | 창백했다 |
미래·추측Future & presumptive
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -겠-Will / must be | 창백하겠어요 | 창백하겠습니다 | 창백하겠어 | 창백하겠다 |
| -을 것이다Going to | 창백할 거예요 | 창백할 것입니다 | 창백할 거야 | 창백할 것이다 |
의문Questions
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 창백해요? | 창백합니까? | 창백해? | 창백하니? |
| 과거Past | 창백했어요? | 창백했습니까? | 창백했어? | 창백했니? |
부정Negation
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 안Not (short) | 안 창백해요 | 안 창백합니다 | 안 창백해 | 안 창백하다 |
| -지 않다Not (long) | 창백하지 않아요 | 창백하지 않습니다 | 창백하지 않아 | 창백하지 않다 |
높임Honorific
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 창백하세요 | 창백하십니다 | 창백하셔 | 창백하시다 |
| 과거Past | 창백하셨어요 | 창백하셨습니다 | 창백하셨어 | 창백하셨다 |
관형사형Modifying a noun
- 현재Present
- 창백한
- 과거Past
- 창백한
- 미래Future
- 창백할
- 회상Used to
- 창백하던
연결Joining clauses
- -고and
- 창백하고
- -게-ly / so that
- 창백하게
- -어서so / and then
- 창백해서
- -으니까since
- 창백하니까
- -으면if / when
- 창백하면
- -지만but
- 창백하지만
- -는데and / but (setting up)
- 창백한데
- -어도even if
- 창백해도
문형Sentence patterns
How the dictionary says this verb is used. The numbers are slots: 1 is the subject, 2 the object.
- 1이 창백하다
예문In real sentences
From the dictionary, each with its translation.
창백한 얼굴을 한채로요.
The blood drains from her face.
그의 얼굴이 창백해졌다.
His face turned white.
창백해 보이네. 너 아파?
You look pale. Are you ill?
자기야, 창백해졌어
My dear, you've gone quite pale.
자주 묻는 질문Common questions
How do you conjugate 창백하다 in Korean?
창백하다 (to be pale) is 창백해요 in the polite 해요체, 창백합니다 in formal 합니다체, 창백해 in casual 반말 and 창백하다 in the plain written style. The past is 창백했어요.
What is the past tense of 창백하다?
창백했어요 in everyday polite speech, 창백했습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 창백하여 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.
Is 창백하다 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 창백하여 and 창백하니 but unchanged in 창백합니다.
What TOPIK level is 창백하다?
6급 — TOPIK 6, mastery.
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