독하다 Korean adjective conjugation
to be poisonous
Every form of 독하다 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
- 독한
- 아/어Infinitive
- 독해
- -으니Since
- 독하니
- 합니다Formal
- 독합니다
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 | 독해요 | 독합니다 | 독해 | 독하다 |
과거Past
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 독했어요 | 독했습니다 | 독했어 | 독했다 |
미래·추측Future & presumptive
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -겠-Will / must be | 독하겠어요 | 독하겠습니다 | 독하겠어 | 독하겠다 |
| -을 것이다Going to | 독할 거예요 | 독할 것입니다 | 독할 거야 | 독할 것이다 |
의문Questions
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 독해요? | 독합니까? | 독해? | 독하니? |
| 과거Past | 독했어요? | 독했습니까? | 독했어? | 독했니? |
부정Negation
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 안Not (short) | 안 독해요 | 안 독합니다 | 안 독해 | 안 독하다 |
| -지 않다Not (long) | 독하지 않아요 | 독하지 않습니다 | 독하지 않아 | 독하지 않다 |
높임Honorific
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 독하세요 | 독하십니다 | 독하셔 | 독하시다 |
| 과거Past | 독하셨어요 | 독하셨습니다 | 독하셨어 | 독하셨다 |
관형사형Modifying a noun
- 현재Present
- 독한
- 과거Past
- 독한
- 미래Future
- 독할
- 회상Used to
- 독하던
연결Joining clauses
- -고and
- 독하고
- -게-ly / so that
- 독하게
- -어서so / and then
- 독해서
- -으니까since
- 독하니까
- -으면if / when
- 독하면
- -지만but
- 독하지만
- -는데and / but (setting up)
- 독한데
- -어도even if
- 독해도
문형Sentence patterns
How the dictionary says this verb is used. The numbers are slots: 1 is the subject, 2 the object.
- 1이 독하다
예문In real sentences
From the dictionary, each with its translation.
이건 충분히 독하지 않아
This stuff's not strong enough.
독하게 마음 먹으라고 일부러 그랬어.
I did it on purpose so that she would set her mind to it.
여러분, 저희는 아주 독한 세상에서 살고 있습니다
Hey, we live in a very noxious world.
냄새가 너무 독해요
The smell is very sharp to me.
자주 묻는 질문Common questions
How do you conjugate 독하다 in Korean?
독하다 (to be poisonous) is 독해요 in the polite 해요체, 독합니다 in formal 합니다체, 독해 in casual 반말 and 독하다 in the plain written style. The past is 독했어요.
What is the past tense of 독하다?
독했어요 in everyday polite speech, 독했습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 독하여 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.
Is 독하다 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 독하여 and 독하니 but unchanged in 독합니다.
What TOPIK level is 독하다?
4급 — TOPIK 4, upper intermediate.
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