돈독하다 Korean adjective conjugation

to be close in terms of ties, relationship

Every form of 돈독하다 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
돈독한
아/어Infinitive
돈독해
-으니Since
돈독하니
합니다Formal
돈독합니다

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 돈독해요돈독합니다돈독해돈독하다

과거Past

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
서술Statement 돈독했어요돈독했습니다돈독했어돈독했다

미래·추측Future & presumptive

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
-겠-Will / must be 돈독하겠어요돈독하겠습니다돈독하겠어돈독하겠다
-을 것이다Going to 돈독할 거예요돈독할 것입니다돈독할 거야돈독할 것이다

의문Questions

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Present 돈독해요?돈독합니까?돈독해?돈독하니?
과거Past 돈독했어요?돈독했습니까?돈독했어?돈독했니?

부정Negation

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
Not (short) 안 돈독해요안 돈독합니다안 돈독해안 돈독하다
-지 않다Not (long) 돈독하지 않아요돈독하지 않습니다돈독하지 않아돈독하지 않다

높임Honorific

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Present 돈독하세요돈독하십니다돈독하셔돈독하시다
과거Past 돈독하셨어요돈독하셨습니다돈독하셨어돈독하셨다

관형사형Modifying a noun

현재Present
돈독한
과거Past
돈독한
미래Future
돈독할
회상Used to
돈독하던

연결Joining clauses

-고and
돈독하고
-게-ly / so that
돈독하게
-어서so / and then
돈독해서
-으니까since
돈독하니까
-으면if / when
돈독하면
-지만but
돈독하지만
-는데and / but (setting up)
돈독한데
-어도even if
돈독해도

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.

땅을 파헤치면서 우리 사이가 돈독해졌다고 생각했어요

And here I thought we made nice, digging in the dirt.

이때부터 트라페주스와 조지아의 관계가 돈독해졌는데, 다만 그 성격과 정도에 대해서는 논란의 여지가 있다.

Henceforth, the links between Trebizond and Georgia remained close, but their nature and extent have been disputed.

상실을 두려워하지 않는 사랑은 없습니다. 상실의 절망이라는 유령이 사랑을 돈독하게 하는 동력이고요.

There's no such thing as love without the anticipation of loss, and that specter of despair can be the engine of intimacy.

전 아이들을 이 복잡한 구성 안에 몰아넣습니다. 아이들이 저를 따르는 이유는 아이들과 저 사이의 돈독한 관계 덕분이죠.

I throw them into this complex matrix, and they trust me because we have a deep, rich relationship together.

자주 묻는 질문Common questions

How do you conjugate 돈독하다 in Korean?

돈독하다 (to be close in terms of ties, relationship) is 돈독해요 in the polite 해요체, 돈독합니다 in formal 합니다체, 돈독해 in casual 반말 and 돈독하다 in the plain written style. The past is 돈독했어요.

What is the past tense of 돈독하다?

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

Is 돈독하다 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 돈독하여 and 돈독하니 but unchanged in 돈독합니다.

What TOPIK level is 돈독하다?

6급 — TOPIK 6, mastery.

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