침착하다 Korean adjective conjugation
calm, composed
Every form of 침착하다 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
- 침착한
- 아/어Infinitive
- 침착해
- -으니Since
- 침착하니
- 합니다Formal
- 침착합니다
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 | 침착해요 | 침착합니다 | 침착해 | 침착하다 |
과거Past
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 침착했어요 | 침착했습니다 | 침착했어 | 침착했다 |
미래·추측Future & presumptive
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -겠-Will / must be | 침착하겠어요 | 침착하겠습니다 | 침착하겠어 | 침착하겠다 |
| -을 것이다Going to | 침착할 거예요 | 침착할 것입니다 | 침착할 거야 | 침착할 것이다 |
의문Questions
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 침착해요? | 침착합니까? | 침착해? | 침착하니? |
| 과거Past | 침착했어요? | 침착했습니까? | 침착했어? | 침착했니? |
부정Negation
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 안Not (short) | 안 침착해요 | 안 침착합니다 | 안 침착해 | 안 침착하다 |
| -지 않다Not (long) | 침착하지 않아요 | 침착하지 않습니다 | 침착하지 않아 | 침착하지 않다 |
높임Honorific
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 침착하세요 | 침착하십니다 | 침착하셔 | 침착하시다 |
| 과거Past | 침착하셨어요 | 침착하셨습니다 | 침착하셨어 | 침착하셨다 |
관형사형Modifying a noun
- 현재Present
- 침착한
- 과거Past
- 침착한
- 미래Future
- 침착할
- 회상Used to
- 침착하던
연결Joining clauses
- -고and
- 침착하고
- -게-ly / so that
- 침착하게
- -어서so / and then
- 침착해서
- -으니까since
- 침착하니까
- -으면if / when
- 침착하면
- -지만but
- 침착하지만
- -는데and / but (setting up)
- 침착한데
- -어도even if
- 침착해도
문형Sentence patterns
How the dictionary says this verb is used. The numbers are slots: 1 is the subject, 2 the object.
- 1이 침착하다
예문In real sentences
From the dictionary, each with its translation.
그녀는 그 소식을 침착하게 받아들였다.
She took the news calmly.
그들도 침착하게 이야기하더군요.
They were patient with me.
그는 굉장히 침착하고 이성적으로 여기까지 온것입니다.
He came over certainly very reasonably and calmly.
침착할 시간이 없습니다.
This is no time to remain calm.
자주 묻는 질문Common questions
How do you conjugate 침착하다 in Korean?
침착하다 (calm, composed) is 침착해요 in the polite 해요체, 침착합니다 in formal 합니다체, 침착해 in casual 반말 and 침착하다 in the plain written style. The past is 침착했어요.
What is the past tense of 침착하다?
침착했어요 in everyday polite speech, 침착했습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 침착하여 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.
Is 침착하다 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 침착하여 and 침착하니 but unchanged in 침착합니다.
What TOPIK level is 침착하다?
5급 — TOPIK 5, advanced.
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