충분하다 Korean adjective conjugation
to be sufficient
Every form of 충분하다 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
- 충분한
- 아/어Infinitive
- 충분해
- -으니Since
- 충분하니
- 합니다Formal
- 충분합니다
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 | 충분해요 | 충분합니다 | 충분해 | 충분하다 |
과거Past
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 충분했어요 | 충분했습니다 | 충분했어 | 충분했다 |
미래·추측Future & presumptive
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -겠-Will / must be | 충분하겠어요 | 충분하겠습니다 | 충분하겠어 | 충분하겠다 |
| -을 것이다Going to | 충분할 거예요 | 충분할 것입니다 | 충분할 거야 | 충분할 것이다 |
의문Questions
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 충분해요? | 충분합니까? | 충분해? | 충분하니? |
| 과거Past | 충분했어요? | 충분했습니까? | 충분했어? | 충분했니? |
부정Negation
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 안Not (short) | 안 충분해요 | 안 충분합니다 | 안 충분해 | 안 충분하다 |
| -지 않다Not (long) | 충분하지 않아요 | 충분하지 않습니다 | 충분하지 않아 | 충분하지 않다 |
높임Honorific
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 충분하세요 | 충분하십니다 | 충분하셔 | 충분하시다 |
| 과거Past | 충분하셨어요 | 충분하셨습니다 | 충분하셨어 | 충분하셨다 |
관형사형Modifying a noun
- 현재Present
- 충분한
- 과거Past
- 충분한
- 미래Future
- 충분할
- 회상Used to
- 충분하던
연결Joining clauses
- -고and
- 충분하고
- -게-ly / so that
- 충분하게
- -어서so / and then
- 충분해서
- -으니까since
- 충분하니까
- -으면if / when
- 충분하면
- -지만but
- 충분하지만
- -는데and / but (setting up)
- 충분한데
- -어도even if
- 충분해도
문형Sentence patterns
How the dictionary says this verb is used. The numbers are slots: 1 is the subject, 2 the object.
- 1이 2에/에게 충분하다
예문In real sentences
From the dictionary, each with its translation.
이 정도면 충분할 것 같네요.
And that's good enough for right now.
저에겐 기대할 만한 가치가 충분한 미래입니다.
That, to me, is a future well worth looking forward to.
배움을 이끌어내기 충분하다는 것을 보여드렸죠.
We've shown that a brief activation of these is enough to drive learning.
그게 다죠. 충분해요.
That's it. That's enough.
자주 묻는 질문Common questions
How do you conjugate 충분하다 in Korean?
충분하다 (to be sufficient) is 충분해요 in the polite 해요체, 충분합니다 in formal 합니다체, 충분해 in casual 반말 and 충분하다 in the plain written style. The past is 충분했어요.
What is the past tense of 충분하다?
충분했어요 in everyday polite speech, 충분했습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 충분하여 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.
Is 충분하다 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 충분하여 and 충분하니 but unchanged in 충분합니다.
What TOPIK level is 충분하다?
2급 — TOPIK 2, elementary.
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