친하다 Korean adjective conjugation
to be close, intimate
Every form of 친하다 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
- 친한
- 아/어Infinitive
- 친해
- -으니Since
- 친하니
- 합니다Formal
- 친합니다
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 | 친해요 | 친합니다 | 친해 | 친하다 |
과거Past
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 친했어요 | 친했습니다 | 친했어 | 친했다 |
미래·추측Future & presumptive
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -겠-Will / must be | 친하겠어요 | 친하겠습니다 | 친하겠어 | 친하겠다 |
| -을 것이다Going to | 친할 거예요 | 친할 것입니다 | 친할 거야 | 친할 것이다 |
의문Questions
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 친해요? | 친합니까? | 친해? | 친하니? |
| 과거Past | 친했어요? | 친했습니까? | 친했어? | 친했니? |
부정Negation
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 안Not (short) | 안 친해요 | 안 친합니다 | 안 친해 | 안 친하다 |
| -지 않다Not (long) | 친하지 않아요 | 친하지 않습니다 | 친하지 않아 | 친하지 않다 |
높임Honorific
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 친하세요 | 친하십니다 | 친하셔 | 친하시다 |
| 과거Past | 친하셨어요 | 친하셨습니다 | 친하셨어 | 친하셨다 |
관형사형Modifying a noun
- 현재Present
- 친한
- 과거Past
- 친한
- 미래Future
- 친할
- 회상Used to
- 친하던
연결Joining clauses
- -고and
- 친하고
- -게-ly / so that
- 친하게
- -어서so / and then
- 친해서
- -으니까since
- 친하니까
- -으면if / when
- 친하면
- -지만but
- 친하지만
- -는데and / but (setting up)
- 친한데
- -어도even if
- 친해도
문형Sentence patterns
How the dictionary says this verb is used. The numbers are slots: 1 is the subject, 2 the object.
- 1이 (2와) 친하다
예문In real sentences
From the dictionary, each with its translation.
존은 나의 가장 친한 친구야.
John is my best friend.
여러분의 가장 친한 친구는 아나요?
Does your best friend know about this?
제 가장 친한 친구가 최근에 아이를 낳았어요.
My best friend recently had a baby.
셰이와 저는 어머니와 할머니 이야기로 친해졌고
Shea and I bonded over our mothers and grandmothers.
자주 묻는 질문Common questions
How do you conjugate 친하다 in Korean?
친하다 (to be close, intimate) is 친해요 in the polite 해요체, 친합니다 in formal 합니다체, 친해 in casual 반말 and 친하다 in the plain written style. The past is 친했어요.
What is the past tense of 친하다?
친했어요 in everyday polite speech, 친했습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 친하여 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.
Is 친하다 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 친하여 and 친하니 but unchanged in 친합니다.
What TOPIK level is 친하다?
1급 — TOPIK 1, beginner.
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