다행하다 Korean adjective conjugation

to be fortunate

Every form of 다행하다 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
다행한
아/어Infinitive
다행해
-으니Since
다행하니
합니다Formal
다행합니다

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.

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
서술Statement 다행해요다행합니다다행해다행하다

과거Past

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
서술Statement 다행했어요다행했습니다다행했어다행했다

미래·추측Future & presumptive

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
-겠-Will / must be 다행하겠어요다행하겠습니다다행하겠어다행하겠다
-을 것이다Going to 다행할 거예요다행할 것입니다다행할 거야다행할 것이다

의문Questions

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Present 다행해요?다행합니까?다행해?다행하니?
과거Past 다행했어요?다행했습니까?다행했어?다행했니?

부정Negation

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
Not (short) 안 다행해요안 다행합니다안 다행해안 다행하다
-지 않다Not (long) 다행하지 않아요다행하지 않습니다다행하지 않아다행하지 않다

높임Honorific

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Present 다행하세요다행하십니다다행하셔다행하시다
과거Past 다행하셨어요다행하셨습니다다행하셨어다행하셨다

관형사형Modifying a noun

현재Present
다행한
과거Past
다행한
미래Future
다행할
회상Used to
다행하던

연결Joining clauses

-고and
다행하고
-게-ly / so that
다행하게
-어서so / and then
다행해서
-으니까since
다행하니까
-으면if / when
다행하면
-지만but
다행하지만
-는데and / but (setting up)
다행한데
-어도even if
다행해도

문형Sentence patterns

How the dictionary says this verb is used. The numbers are slots: 1 is the subject, 2 the object.

예문In real sentences

From the dictionary, each with its translation.

그가 무사히 근무를 마친 것은 음악사에 있어 참으로 다행한 일이라 하겠다.

I was able to turn that fight into music I’m really proud of.

분명히 이 데이터는 굉장한 변화를 일으킨 사람의 데이터입니다. 그리고 다행하게도 그 사람은 오늘 이 자리에 있습니다.

Obviously it's the data from someone who's made a drastic transformation, and fortunately for us, that person happens to be here today.

자주 묻는 질문Common questions

How do you conjugate 다행하다 in Korean?

다행하다 (to be fortunate) is 다행해요 in the polite 해요체, 다행합니다 in formal 합니다체, 다행해 in casual 반말 and 다행하다 in the plain written style. The past is 다행했어요.

What is the past tense of 다행하다?

다행했어요 in everyday polite speech, 다행했습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 다행하여 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.

Is 다행하다 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 다행하여 and 다행하니 but unchanged in 다행합니다.

What TOPIK level is 다행하다?

3급 — TOPIK 3, lower intermediate.

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