친숙하다 Korean adjective conjugation
to be familiar
Every form of 친숙하다 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
- 친숙한
- 아/어Infinitive
- 친숙해
- -으니Since
- 친숙하니
- 합니다Formal
- 친숙합니다
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 | 친숙해요 | 친숙합니다 | 친숙해 | 친숙하다 |
과거Past
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 친숙했어요 | 친숙했습니다 | 친숙했어 | 친숙했다 |
미래·추측Future & presumptive
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -겠-Will / must be | 친숙하겠어요 | 친숙하겠습니다 | 친숙하겠어 | 친숙하겠다 |
| -을 것이다Going to | 친숙할 거예요 | 친숙할 것입니다 | 친숙할 거야 | 친숙할 것이다 |
의문Questions
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 친숙해요? | 친숙합니까? | 친숙해? | 친숙하니? |
| 과거Past | 친숙했어요? | 친숙했습니까? | 친숙했어? | 친숙했니? |
부정Negation
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 안Not (short) | 안 친숙해요 | 안 친숙합니다 | 안 친숙해 | 안 친숙하다 |
| -지 않다Not (long) | 친숙하지 않아요 | 친숙하지 않습니다 | 친숙하지 않아 | 친숙하지 않다 |
높임Honorific
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 친숙하세요 | 친숙하십니다 | 친숙하셔 | 친숙하시다 |
| 과거Past | 친숙하셨어요 | 친숙하셨습니다 | 친숙하셨어 | 친숙하셨다 |
관형사형Modifying a noun
- 현재Present
- 친숙한
- 과거Past
- 친숙한
- 미래Future
- 친숙할
- 회상Used to
- 친숙하던
연결Joining clauses
- -고and
- 친숙하고
- -게-ly / so that
- 친숙하게
- -어서so / and then
- 친숙해서
- -으니까since
- 친숙하니까
- -으면if / when
- 친숙하면
- -지만but
- 친숙하지만
- -는데and / but (setting up)
- 친숙한데
- -어도even if
- 친숙해도
문형Sentence patterns
How the dictionary says this verb is used. The numbers are slots: 1 is the subject, 2 the object.
- 1이 2에/에게 친숙하다
예문In real sentences
From the dictionary, each with its translation.
갑자기 그들이 친숙해졌습니다.
So all of a sudden, they were homey.
친숙함은 두려움을 없애고 정복합니다.
Familiarity destroys and trumps fear. Try it.
이 친숙한 얼굴들은요?
How about these familiar faces?
친숙하게 들려요, 그렇죠?
Sound familiar right?
자주 묻는 질문Common questions
How do you conjugate 친숙하다 in Korean?
친숙하다 (to be familiar) is 친숙해요 in the polite 해요체, 친숙합니다 in formal 합니다체, 친숙해 in casual 반말 and 친숙하다 in the plain written style. The past is 친숙했어요.
What is the past tense of 친숙하다?
친숙했어요 in everyday polite speech, 친숙했습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 친숙하여 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.
Is 친숙하다 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 친숙하여 and 친숙하니 but unchanged in 친숙합니다.
What TOPIK level is 친숙하다?
6급 — TOPIK 6, mastery.
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