담백하다

to be bland

Principal parts

관형사형Modifier
담백한
아/어Infinitive
담백해
-으니Since
담백하니
합니다Formal
담백합니다

Present

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
서술Statement 담백해요담백합니다담백해담백하다

Past

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
서술Statement 담백했어요담백했습니다담백했어담백했다

Future & presumptive

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
-겠-Will / must be 담백하겠어요담백하겠습니다담백하겠어담백하겠다
-을 것이다Going to 담백할 거예요담백할 것입니다담백할 거야담백할 것이다

Questions

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Present 담백해요?담백합니까?담백해?담백하니?
과거Past 담백했어요?담백했습니까?담백했어?담백했니?

Negation

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
안Not (short) 안 담백해요안 담백합니다안 담백해안 담백하다
-지 않다Not (long) 담백하지 않아요담백하지 않습니다담백하지 않아담백하지 않다

Honorific

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Present 담백하세요담백하십니다담백하셔담백하시다
과거Past 담백하셨어요담백하셨습니다담백하셨어담백하셨다

Modifying a noun

현재Present
담백한
과거Past
담백한
미래Future
담백할
회상Used to
담백하던

Joining 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

Sentence patterns

In real sentences

담백한 느낌의 디자인을 찾기 위해서 이것은 2년이나 걸렸습니다.

Took about two years, because I'm looking for fat-free design.

Common 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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