둔하다 Korean adjective conjugation
to be dull, slow-witted
Every form of 둔하다 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
- 둔한
- 아/어Infinitive
- 둔해
- -으니Since
- 둔하니
- 합니다Formal
- 둔합니다
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 | 둔해요 | 둔합니다 | 둔해 | 둔하다 |
과거Past
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 둔했어요 | 둔했습니다 | 둔했어 | 둔했다 |
미래·추측Future & presumptive
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -겠-Will / must be | 둔하겠어요 | 둔하겠습니다 | 둔하겠어 | 둔하겠다 |
| -을 것이다Going to | 둔할 거예요 | 둔할 것입니다 | 둔할 거야 | 둔할 것이다 |
의문Questions
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 둔해요? | 둔합니까? | 둔해? | 둔하니? |
| 과거Past | 둔했어요? | 둔했습니까? | 둔했어? | 둔했니? |
부정Negation
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 안Not (short) | 안 둔해요 | 안 둔합니다 | 안 둔해 | 안 둔하다 |
| -지 않다Not (long) | 둔하지 않아요 | 둔하지 않습니다 | 둔하지 않아 | 둔하지 않다 |
높임Honorific
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 둔하세요 | 둔하십니다 | 둔하셔 | 둔하시다 |
| 과거Past | 둔하셨어요 | 둔하셨습니다 | 둔하셨어 | 둔하셨다 |
관형사형Modifying a noun
- 현재Present
- 둔한
- 과거Past
- 둔한
- 미래Future
- 둔할
- 회상Used to
- 둔하던
연결Joining clauses
- -고and
- 둔하고
- -게-ly / so that
- 둔하게
- -어서so / and then
- 둔해서
- -으니까since
- 둔하니까
- -으면if / when
- 둔하면
- -지만but
- 둔하지만
- -는데and / but (setting up)
- 둔한데
- -어도even if
- 둔해도
문형Sentence patterns
How the dictionary says this verb is used. The numbers are slots: 1 is the subject, 2 the object.
- 1이 둔하다
예문In real sentences
From the dictionary, each with its translation.
그는 학급에서 가장 둔한 아이이다.
He is the dumbest kid in the class.
그래요 제가 좀 둔해요
Okay, I'm up to speed.
사람들에 대해선 아놀드는 늘 둔했어
Arnold always held a somewhat dim view of people.
때문에 대부분의 미치류들이 땅 위에서 느리고 둔하게 움직였을 것이다.
This would have made most labyrinthodonts slow and clumsy on land.
자주 묻는 질문Common questions
How do you conjugate 둔하다 in Korean?
둔하다 (to be dull, slow-witted) is 둔해요 in the polite 해요체, 둔합니다 in formal 합니다체, 둔해 in casual 반말 and 둔하다 in the plain written style. The past is 둔했어요.
What is the past tense of 둔하다?
둔했어요 in everyday polite speech, 둔했습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 둔하여 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.
Is 둔하다 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 둔하여 and 둔하니 but unchanged in 둔합니다.
What TOPIK level is 둔하다?
5급 — TOPIK 5, advanced.
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