독특하다 Korean adjective conjugation
to be unique
Every form of 독특하다 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
- 독특한
- 아/어Infinitive
- 독특해
- -으니Since
- 독특하니
- 합니다Formal
- 독특합니다
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 | 독특해요 | 독특합니다 | 독특해 | 독특하다 |
과거Past
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 독특했어요 | 독특했습니다 | 독특했어 | 독특했다 |
미래·추측Future & presumptive
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -겠-Will / must be | 독특하겠어요 | 독특하겠습니다 | 독특하겠어 | 독특하겠다 |
| -을 것이다Going to | 독특할 거예요 | 독특할 것입니다 | 독특할 거야 | 독특할 것이다 |
의문Questions
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 독특해요? | 독특합니까? | 독특해? | 독특하니? |
| 과거Past | 독특했어요? | 독특했습니까? | 독특했어? | 독특했니? |
부정Negation
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 안Not (short) | 안 독특해요 | 안 독특합니다 | 안 독특해 | 안 독특하다 |
| -지 않다Not (long) | 독특하지 않아요 | 독특하지 않습니다 | 독특하지 않아 | 독특하지 않다 |
높임Honorific
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 독특하세요 | 독특하십니다 | 독특하셔 | 독특하시다 |
| 과거Past | 독특하셨어요 | 독특하셨습니다 | 독특하셨어 | 독특하셨다 |
관형사형Modifying a noun
- 현재Present
- 독특한
- 과거Past
- 독특한
- 미래Future
- 독특할
- 회상Used to
- 독특하던
연결Joining clauses
- -고and
- 독특하고
- -게-ly / so that
- 독특하게
- -어서so / and then
- 독특해서
- -으니까since
- 독특하니까
- -으면if / when
- 독특하면
- -지만but
- 독특하지만
- -는데and / but (setting up)
- 독특한데
- -어도even if
- 독특해도
문형Sentence patterns
How the dictionary says this verb is used. The numbers are slots: 1 is the subject, 2 the object.
- 1이 독특하다
예문In real sentences
From the dictionary, each with its translation.
결국, 저는 좀 독특 했었거든요.
After all, I was a bit unconventional.
그들은 독특하고, 아름다우며, 그것들은 잘 알려있지 않습니다.
They're bizzarre, they're beautiful, and there's very little we know about them.
물론 전 모든 나라가 독특하다는 걸 압니다.
I realize, of course, that all countries are unique.
그래서 20세기 동안 아주 독특한 사건들이 일어났습니다.
So during the 20th century, you had a very unique combination of events.
자주 묻는 질문Common questions
How do you conjugate 독특하다 in Korean?
독특하다 (to be unique) is 독특해요 in the polite 해요체, 독특합니다 in formal 합니다체, 독특해 in casual 반말 and 독특하다 in the plain written style. The past is 독특했어요.
What is the past tense of 독특하다?
독특했어요 in everyday polite speech, 독특했습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 독특하여 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.
Is 독특하다 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 독특하여 and 독특하니 but unchanged in 독특합니다.
What TOPIK level is 독특하다?
4급 — TOPIK 4, upper intermediate.
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