억세다
to be tough, strong
Principal parts
- 관형사형Modifier
- 억센
- 아/어Infinitive
- 억세
- -으니Since
- 억세니
- 합니다Formal
- 억셉니다
Present
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 억세요 | 억셉니다 | 억세 | 억세다 |
Past
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 억셌어요 | 억셌습니다 | 억셌어 | 억셌다 |
Future & presumptive
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -겠-Will / must be | 억세겠어요 | 억세겠습니다 | 억세겠어 | 억세겠다 |
| -을 것이다Going to | 억셀 거예요 | 억셀 것입니다 | 억셀 거야 | 억셀 것이다 |
Questions
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 억세요? | 억셉니까? | 억세? | 억세니? |
| 과거Past | 억셌어요? | 억셌습니까? | 억셌어? | 억셌니? |
Negation
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 안Not (short) | 안 억세요 | 안 억셉니다 | 안 억세 | 안 억세다 |
| -지 않다Not (long) | 억세지 않아요 | 억세지 않습니다 | 억세지 않아 | 억세지 않다 |
Honorific
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 억세세요 | 억세십니다 | 억세셔 | 억세시다 |
| 과거Past | 억세셨어요 | 억세셨습니다 | 억세셨어 | 억세셨다 |
Modifying a noun
- 현재Present
- 억센
- 과거Past
- 억센
- 미래Future
- 억셀
- 회상Used to
- 억세던
Joining clauses
- -고and
- 억세고
- -게-ly / so that
- 억세게
- -어서so / and then
- 억세서
- -으니까since
- 억세니까
- -으면if / when
- 억세면
- -지만but
- 억세지만
- -는데and / but (setting up)
- 억센데
- -어도even if
- 억세도
Sentence patterns
- 1이 억세다
In real sentences
크리스마쓰씨-ㄹ은結核豫防運動의억센씸볼
Christmas seals are a strong symbol of the tuberculosis prevention movement
표시 첫 번째는 파란색으로 코코 야자의 열매 수줍음, 억센 사람의 주인했습니다 저지.
The first to appear was the proprietor of the cocoanut shy, a burly man in a blue jersey.
Common questions
How do you conjugate 억세다 in Korean?
억세다 (to be tough, strong) is 억세요 in the polite 해요체, 억셉니다 in formal 합니다체, 억세 in casual 반말 and 억세다 in the plain written style. The past is 억셌어요.
What is the past tense of 억세다?
억셌어요 in everyday polite speech, 억셌습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 억세 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.
Is 억세다 a regular verb?
Yes. Its stem never changes shape: 억셉니다, 억세, 억세니 all keep 억세 intact. Only the ending moves.
What TOPIK level is 억세다?
6급 — TOPIK 6, mastery.
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