억울하다 Korean adjective conjugation
to feel wronged
Every form of 억울하다 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
- 억울한
- 아/어Infinitive
- 억울해
- -으니Since
- 억울하니
- 합니다Formal
- 억울합니다
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 | 억울해요 | 억울합니다 | 억울해 | 억울하다 |
과거Past
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 억울했어요 | 억울했습니다 | 억울했어 | 억울했다 |
미래·추측Future & presumptive
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -겠-Will / must be | 억울하겠어요 | 억울하겠습니다 | 억울하겠어 | 억울하겠다 |
| -을 것이다Going to | 억울할 거예요 | 억울할 것입니다 | 억울할 거야 | 억울할 것이다 |
의문Questions
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 억울해요? | 억울합니까? | 억울해? | 억울하니? |
| 과거Past | 억울했어요? | 억울했습니까? | 억울했어? | 억울했니? |
부정Negation
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 안Not (short) | 안 억울해요 | 안 억울합니다 | 안 억울해 | 안 억울하다 |
| -지 않다Not (long) | 억울하지 않아요 | 억울하지 않습니다 | 억울하지 않아 | 억울하지 않다 |
높임Honorific
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 억울하세요 | 억울하십니다 | 억울하셔 | 억울하시다 |
| 과거Past | 억울하셨어요 | 억울하셨습니다 | 억울하셨어 | 억울하셨다 |
관형사형Modifying a noun
- 현재Present
- 억울한
- 과거Past
- 억울한
- 미래Future
- 억울할
- 회상Used to
- 억울하던
연결Joining clauses
- -고and
- 억울하고
- -게-ly / so that
- 억울하게
- -어서so / and then
- 억울해서
- -으니까since
- 억울하니까
- -으면if / when
- 억울하면
- -지만but
- 억울하지만
- -는데and / but (setting up)
- 억울한데
- -어도even if
- 억울해도
문형Sentence patterns
How the dictionary says this verb is used. The numbers are slots: 1 is the subject, 2 the object.
- 1이 2가 억울하다
예문In real sentences
From the dictionary, each with its translation.
왜, 돈 잃어서 억울해?
You are mad as you lost a lot today?
그렇게 말하면 애가 억울하지
It's not fair to the baby.
한화로서는 많이 억울한 상황이었다.
By then it was in deplorable condition.
제 아버지의 경우는 너무 억울하지 않습니까?
If you sell the horse now, it'll be unfair to my father.
자주 묻는 질문Common questions
How do you conjugate 억울하다 in Korean?
억울하다 (to feel wronged) is 억울해요 in the polite 해요체, 억울합니다 in formal 합니다체, 억울해 in casual 반말 and 억울하다 in the plain written style. The past is 억울했어요.
What is the past tense of 억울하다?
억울했어요 in everyday polite speech, 억울했습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 억울하여 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.
Is 억울하다 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 억울하여 and 억울하니 but unchanged in 억울합니다.
What TOPIK level is 억울하다?
4급 — TOPIK 4, upper intermediate.
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