담백하다 Korean adjective conjugation
to be bland
Every form of 담백하다 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
- 담백한
- 아/어Infinitive
- 담백해
- -으니Since
- 담백하니
- 합니다Formal
- 담백합니다
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 | 담백해요 | 담백합니다 | 담백해 | 담백하다 |
과거Past
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 담백했어요 | 담백했습니다 | 담백했어 | 담백했다 |
미래·추측Future & presumptive
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -겠-Will / must be | 담백하겠어요 | 담백하겠습니다 | 담백하겠어 | 담백하겠다 |
| -을 것이다Going to | 담백할 거예요 | 담백할 것입니다 | 담백할 거야 | 담백할 것이다 |
의문Questions
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 담백해요? | 담백합니까? | 담백해? | 담백하니? |
| 과거Past | 담백했어요? | 담백했습니까? | 담백했어? | 담백했니? |
부정Negation
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 안Not (short) | 안 담백해요 | 안 담백합니다 | 안 담백해 | 안 담백하다 |
| -지 않다Not (long) | 담백하지 않아요 | 담백하지 않습니다 | 담백하지 않아 | 담백하지 않다 |
높임Honorific
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 담백하세요 | 담백하십니다 | 담백하셔 | 담백하시다 |
| 과거Past | 담백하셨어요 | 담백하셨습니다 | 담백하셨어 | 담백하셨다 |
관형사형Modifying a noun
- 현재Present
- 담백한
- 과거Past
- 담백한
- 미래Future
- 담백할
- 회상Used to
- 담백하던
연결Joining clauses
- -고and
- 담백하고
- -게-ly / so that
- 담백하게
- -어서so / and then
- 담백해서
- -으니까since
- 담백하니까
- -으면if / when
- 담백하면
- -지만but
- 담백하지만
- -는데and / but (setting up)
- 담백한데
- -어도even if
- 담백해도
문형Sentence patterns
How the dictionary says this verb is used. The numbers are slots: 1 is the subject, 2 the object.
- 1이 담백하다
예문In real sentences
From the dictionary, each with its translation.
담백한 느낌의 디자인을 찾기 위해서 이것은 2년이나 걸렸습니다.
Took about two years, because I'm looking for fat-free design.
자주 묻는 질문Common questions
How do you conjugate 담백하다 in Korean?
담백하다 (to be bland) is 담백해요 in the polite 해요체, 담백합니다 in formal 합니다체, 담백해 in casual 반말 and 담백하다 in the plain written style. The past is 담백했어요.
What is the past tense of 담백하다?
담백했어요 in everyday polite speech, 담백했습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 담백하여 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.
Is 담백하다 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 담백하여 and 담백하니 but unchanged in 담백합니다.
What TOPIK level is 담백하다?
4급 — TOPIK 4, upper intermediate.
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