드높다 Korean adjective conjugation
to be lofty, high
Every form of 드높다 across the four speech levels. It is a regular stem, so the endings below attach without changing it.
기본형Principal parts
The four forms the dictionary prints. Every other form on this page is derived from them.
- 관형사형Modifier
- 드높은
- 아/어Infinitive
- 드높아
- -으니Since
- 드높으니
- 합니다Formal
- 드높습니다
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 | 드높아요 | 드높습니다 | 드높아 | 드높다 |
과거Past
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 드높았어요 | 드높았습니다 | 드높았어 | 드높았다 |
미래·추측Future & presumptive
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -겠-Will / must be | 드높겠어요 | 드높겠습니다 | 드높겠어 | 드높겠다 |
| -을 것이다Going to | 드높을 거예요 | 드높을 것입니다 | 드높을 거야 | 드높을 것이다 |
의문Questions
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 드높아요? | 드높습니까? | 드높아? | 드높으니? |
| 과거Past | 드높았어요? | 드높았습니까? | 드높았어? | 드높았니? |
부정Negation
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 안Not (short) | 안 드높아요 | 안 드높습니다 | 안 드높아 | 안 드높다 |
| -지 않다Not (long) | 드높지 않아요 | 드높지 않습니다 | 드높지 않아 | 드높지 않다 |
높임Honorific
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 드높으세요 | 드높으십니다 | 드높으셔 | 드높으시다 |
| 과거Past | 드높으셨어요 | 드높으셨습니다 | 드높으셨어 | 드높으셨다 |
관형사형Modifying a noun
- 현재Present
- 드높은
- 과거Past
- 드높은
- 미래Future
- 드높을
- 회상Used to
- 드높던
연결Joining clauses
- -고and
- 드높고
- -게-ly / so that
- 드높게
- -어서so / and then
- 드높아서
- -으니까since
- 드높으니까
- -으면if / when
- 드높으면
- -지만but
- 드높지만
- -는데and / but (setting up)
- 드높은데
- -어도even if
- 드높아도
문형Sentence patterns
How the dictionary says this verb is used. The numbers are slots: 1 is the subject, 2 the object.
- 1이 드높다
예문In real sentences
From the dictionary, each with its translation.
마틴 루터 킹의 명성이 드높아지면서 러스틴은 그의 핵심 고문이자 폭 넓은 인권 운동의 전략가가 되었습니다.
As King’s prominence increased, Rustin became his main advisor, as well as a key strategist in the broader civil rights movement.
자주 묻는 질문Common questions
How do you conjugate 드높다 in Korean?
드높다 (to be lofty, high) is 드높아요 in the polite 해요체, 드높습니다 in formal 합니다체, 드높아 in casual 반말 and 드높다 in the plain written style. The past is 드높았어요.
What is the past tense of 드높다?
드높았어요 in everyday polite speech, 드높았습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 드높아 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.
Is 드높다 a regular verb?
Yes. Its stem never changes shape: 드높습니다, 드높아, 드높으니 all keep 드높 intact. Only the ending moves.
What TOPIK level is 드높다?
It carries no TOPIK grade. That is a fact about the published word lists rather than about the word — it conjugates by exactly the same rules as everything else.
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