창피하다 Korean adjective conjugation
to be ashamed
Every form of 창피하다 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
- 창피한
- 아/어Infinitive
- 창피해
- -으니Since
- 창피하니
- 합니다Formal
- 창피합니다
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 | 창피해요 | 창피합니다 | 창피해 | 창피하다 |
과거Past
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 창피했어요 | 창피했습니다 | 창피했어 | 창피했다 |
미래·추측Future & presumptive
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -겠-Will / must be | 창피하겠어요 | 창피하겠습니다 | 창피하겠어 | 창피하겠다 |
| -을 것이다Going to | 창피할 거예요 | 창피할 것입니다 | 창피할 거야 | 창피할 것이다 |
의문Questions
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 창피해요? | 창피합니까? | 창피해? | 창피하니? |
| 과거Past | 창피했어요? | 창피했습니까? | 창피했어? | 창피했니? |
부정Negation
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 안Not (short) | 안 창피해요 | 안 창피합니다 | 안 창피해 | 안 창피하다 |
| -지 않다Not (long) | 창피하지 않아요 | 창피하지 않습니다 | 창피하지 않아 | 창피하지 않다 |
높임Honorific
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 창피하세요 | 창피하십니다 | 창피하셔 | 창피하시다 |
| 과거Past | 창피하셨어요 | 창피하셨습니다 | 창피하셨어 | 창피하셨다 |
관형사형Modifying a noun
- 현재Present
- 창피한
- 과거Past
- 창피한
- 미래Future
- 창피할
- 회상Used to
- 창피하던
연결Joining clauses
- -고and
- 창피하고
- -게-ly / so that
- 창피하게
- -어서so / and then
- 창피해서
- -으니까since
- 창피하니까
- -으면if / when
- 창피하면
- -지만but
- 창피하지만
- -는데and / but (setting up)
- 창피한데
- -어도even if
- 창피해도
문형Sentence patterns
How the dictionary says this verb is used. The numbers are slots: 1 is the subject, 2 the object.
- 1이 2가 창피하다
예문In real sentences
From the dictionary, each with its translation.
이건 창피한 일이에요.
This is scandalous. This is scandalous.
생각해보니까 굉장히 창피했습니다.
And when I thought about it, it seemed like a real shame.
창피함은 안 느꼈어.
I didn't feel embarrassed.
이렇게 창피할 수가!
How embarrassing!
자주 묻는 질문Common questions
How do you conjugate 창피하다 in Korean?
창피하다 (to be ashamed) is 창피해요 in the polite 해요체, 창피합니다 in formal 합니다체, 창피해 in casual 반말 and 창피하다 in the plain written style. The past is 창피했어요.
What is the past tense of 창피하다?
창피했어요 in everyday polite speech, 창피했습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 창피하여 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.
Is 창피하다 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 창피하여 and 창피하니 but unchanged in 창피합니다.
What TOPIK level is 창피하다?
3급 — TOPIK 3, lower intermediate.
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