친절하다 Korean adjective conjugation
to be kind
Every form of 친절하다 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
- 친절한
- 아/어Infinitive
- 친절해
- -으니Since
- 친절하니
- 합니다Formal
- 친절합니다
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 | 친절해요 | 친절합니다 | 친절해 | 친절하다 |
과거Past
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 친절했어요 | 친절했습니다 | 친절했어 | 친절했다 |
미래·추측Future & presumptive
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -겠-Will / must be | 친절하겠어요 | 친절하겠습니다 | 친절하겠어 | 친절하겠다 |
| -을 것이다Going to | 친절할 거예요 | 친절할 것입니다 | 친절할 거야 | 친절할 것이다 |
의문Questions
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 친절해요? | 친절합니까? | 친절해? | 친절하니? |
| 과거Past | 친절했어요? | 친절했습니까? | 친절했어? | 친절했니? |
부정Negation
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 안Not (short) | 안 친절해요 | 안 친절합니다 | 안 친절해 | 안 친절하다 |
| -지 않다Not (long) | 친절하지 않아요 | 친절하지 않습니다 | 친절하지 않아 | 친절하지 않다 |
높임Honorific
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 친절하세요 | 친절하십니다 | 친절하셔 | 친절하시다 |
| 과거Past | 친절하셨어요 | 친절하셨습니다 | 친절하셨어 | 친절하셨다 |
관형사형Modifying a noun
- 현재Present
- 친절한
- 과거Past
- 친절한
- 미래Future
- 친절할
- 회상Used to
- 친절하던
연결Joining clauses
- -고and
- 친절하고
- -게-ly / so that
- 친절하게
- -어서so / and then
- 친절해서
- -으니까since
- 친절하니까
- -으면if / when
- 친절하면
- -지만but
- 친절하지만
- -는데and / but (setting up)
- 친절한데
- -어도even if
- 친절해도
문형Sentence patterns
How the dictionary says this verb is used. The numbers are slots: 1 is the subject, 2 the object.
- 1이 친절하다
예문In real sentences
From the dictionary, each with its translation.
걔는 참 친절하다.
She's a total sweetheart.
정말 친절하게 대해줘서 고마워.
Thank you very much for your kindness.
좋은 일은, 그 경찰관이 친절했다는 겁니다.
The good news is, our officer was friendly.
할아버지는 너무 친절했고, 저를 구한 걸 좋아하셨어요.
He was so warm, and he was so happy that he'd saved me.
자주 묻는 질문Common questions
How do you conjugate 친절하다 in Korean?
친절하다 (to be kind) is 친절해요 in the polite 해요체, 친절합니다 in formal 합니다체, 친절해 in casual 반말 and 친절하다 in the plain written style. The past is 친절했어요.
What is the past tense of 친절하다?
친절했어요 in everyday polite speech, 친절했습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 친절하여 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.
Is 친절하다 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 친절하여 and 친절하니 but unchanged in 친절합니다.
What TOPIK level is 친절하다?
1급 — TOPIK 1, beginner.
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