다양하다 Korean adjective conjugation

to be diverse

Every form of 다양하다 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
다양한
아/어Infinitive
다양해
-으니Since
다양하니
합니다Formal
다양합니다

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 다양해요다양합니다다양해다양하다

과거Past

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
서술Statement 다양했어요다양했습니다다양했어다양했다

미래·추측Future & presumptive

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
-겠-Will / must be 다양하겠어요다양하겠습니다다양하겠어다양하겠다
-을 것이다Going to 다양할 거예요다양할 것입니다다양할 거야다양할 것이다

의문Questions

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Present 다양해요?다양합니까?다양해?다양하니?
과거Past 다양했어요?다양했습니까?다양했어?다양했니?

부정Negation

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
Not (short) 안 다양해요안 다양합니다안 다양해안 다양하다
-지 않다Not (long) 다양하지 않아요다양하지 않습니다다양하지 않아다양하지 않다

높임Honorific

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Present 다양하세요다양하십니다다양하셔다양하시다
과거Past 다양하셨어요다양하셨습니다다양하셨어다양하셨다

관형사형Modifying a noun

현재Present
다양한
과거Past
다양한
미래Future
다양할
회상Used to
다양하던

연결Joining clauses

-고and
다양하고
-게-ly / so that
다양하게
-어서so / and then
다양해서
-으니까since
다양하니까
-으면if / when
다양하면
-지만but
다양하지만
-는데and / but (setting up)
다양한데
-어도even if
다양해도

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.

다양한 곳이 있습니다.

And there are different avenues.

아주 다양하게 나타납니다.

It's not black or white.

그는 다양한 일을 했어요.

He got involved in different pursuits.

아주 다양하다는 사실입니다.

It's on a spectrum.

자주 묻는 질문Common questions

How do you conjugate 다양하다 in Korean?

다양하다 (to be diverse) is 다양해요 in the polite 해요체, 다양합니다 in formal 합니다체, 다양해 in casual 반말 and 다양하다 in the plain written style. The past is 다양했어요.

What is the past tense of 다양하다?

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

Is 다양하다 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 다양하여 and 다양하니 but unchanged in 다양합니다.

What TOPIK level is 다양하다?

2급 — TOPIK 2, elementary.

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