척박하다
land where nothing can grow
Principal parts
- 관형사형Modifier
- 척박한
- 아/어Infinitive
- 척박해
- -으니Since
- 척박하니
- 합니다Formal
- 척박합니다
Present
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 척박해요 | 척박합니다 | 척박해 | 척박하다 |
Past
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 척박했어요 | 척박했습니다 | 척박했어 | 척박했다 |
Future & presumptive
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -겠-Will / must be | 척박하겠어요 | 척박하겠습니다 | 척박하겠어 | 척박하겠다 |
| -을 것이다Going to | 척박할 거예요 | 척박할 것입니다 | 척박할 거야 | 척박할 것이다 |
Questions
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 척박해요? | 척박합니까? | 척박해? | 척박하니? |
| 과거Past | 척박했어요? | 척박했습니까? | 척박했어? | 척박했니? |
Negation
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 안Not (short) | 안 척박해요 | 안 척박합니다 | 안 척박해 | 안 척박하다 |
| -지 않다Not (long) | 척박하지 않아요 | 척박하지 않습니다 | 척박하지 않아 | 척박하지 않다 |
Honorific
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 척박하세요 | 척박하십니다 | 척박하셔 | 척박하시다 |
| 과거Past | 척박하셨어요 | 척박하셨습니다 | 척박하셨어 | 척박하셨다 |
Modifying a noun
- 현재Present
- 척박한
- 과거Past
- 척박한
- 미래Future
- 척박할
- 회상Used to
- 척박하던
Joining clauses
- -고and
- 척박하고
- -게-ly / so that
- 척박하게
- -어서so / and then
- 척박해서
- -으니까since
- 척박하니까
- -으면if / when
- 척박하면
- -지만but
- 척박하지만
- -는데and / but (setting up)
- 척박한데
- -어도even if
- 척박해도
Sentence patterns
- 1이 척박하다
In real sentences
바이킹들은 척박하고 살기 어려운 북쪽땅에서 왔는데 오늘날 스칸디나비아라고 불리는 곳이죠.
The Vikings came from the rugged, inhospitable north known today as Scandinavia.
이 덕분에 척박한 땅에서도 자랄 수 있다.
It may also grow on eroded land.
Common questions
How do you conjugate 척박하다 in Korean?
척박하다 (land where nothing can grow) is 척박해요 in the polite 해요체, 척박합니다 in formal 합니다체, 척박해 in casual 반말 and 척박하다 in the plain written style. The past is 척박했어요.
What is the past tense of 척박하다?
척박했어요 in everyday polite speech, 척박했습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 척박하여 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.
Is 척박하다 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 척박하여 and 척박하니 but unchanged in 척박합니다.
What TOPIK level is 척박하다?
It carries no TOPIK grade. That is a fact about the published word lists rather than about the word — it conjugates by exactly the same rules as everything else.
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