둥글다 Korean adjective conjugation
to be round, circular
Every form of 둥글다 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
- 둥근
- 아/어Infinitive
- 둥글어
- -으니Since
- 둥그니
- 합니다Formal
- 둥급니다
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 | 둥글어요 | 둥급니다 | 둥글어 | 둥글다 |
과거Past
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 둥글었어요 | 둥글었습니다 | 둥글었어 | 둥글었다 |
미래·추측Future & presumptive
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -겠-Will / must be | 둥글겠어요 | 둥글겠습니다 | 둥글겠어 | 둥글겠다 |
| -을 것이다Going to | 둥글 거예요 | 둥글 것입니다 | 둥글 거야 | 둥글 것이다 |
의문Questions
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 둥글어요? | 둥급니까? | 둥글어? | 둥그니? |
| 과거Past | 둥글었어요? | 둥글었습니까? | 둥글었어? | 둥글었니? |
부정Negation
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 안Not (short) | 안 둥글어요 | 안 둥급니다 | 안 둥글어 | 안 둥글다 |
| -지 않다Not (long) | 둥글지 않아요 | 둥글지 않습니다 | 둥글지 않아 | 둥글지 않다 |
높임Honorific
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 둥그세요 | 둥그십니다 | 둥그셔 | 둥그시다 |
| 과거Past | 둥그셨어요 | 둥그셨습니다 | 둥그셨어 | 둥그셨다 |
관형사형Modifying a noun
- 현재Present
- 둥근
- 과거Past
- 둥근
- 미래Future
- 둥글
- 회상Used to
- 둥글던
연결Joining clauses
- -고and
- 둥글고
- -게-ly / so that
- 둥글게
- -어서so / and then
- 둥글어서
- -으니까since
- 둥그니까
- -으면if / when
- 둥글면
- -지만but
- 둥글지만
- -는데and / but (setting up)
- 둥근데
- -어도even if
- 둥글어도
문형Sentence patterns
How the dictionary says this verb is used. The numbers are slots: 1 is the subject, 2 the object.
- 1이 둥글다
예문In real sentences
From the dictionary, each with its translation.
왜 둥근 모양을 사용했을까요 ?
And what about all those round things I noticed?
지구가 둥글다는데 회의적인 사람은 없었죠.
I didn't find a single round earth skeptic.
우리는 둥글게 둥글게 더욱 빠르게 달립니다. 어딘가로 가기 위해서요.
We run round and round, faster and faster, trying to get somewhere.
첫째로, 교육받은 사람들은 아리스토텔레스 때부터 지구가 둥글다는걸 알았습니다.
First of all, educated people knew the world was round since Aristotle.
자주 묻는 질문Common questions
How do you conjugate 둥글다 in Korean?
둥글다 (to be round, circular) is 둥글어요 in the polite 해요체, 둥급니다 in formal 합니다체, 둥글어 in casual 반말 and 둥글다 in the plain written style. The past is 둥글었어요.
What is the past tense of 둥글다?
둥글었어요 in everyday polite speech, 둥글었습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 둥글어 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.
Is 둥글다 a regular verb?
Yes. Its stem never changes shape: 둥급니다, 둥글어, 둥그니 all keep 둥글 intact. Only the ending moves.
What TOPIK level is 둥글다?
3급 — TOPIK 3, lower intermediate.
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