엄청나다
to be absurd,wild,terribly large
Principal parts
- 관형사형Modifier
- 엄청난
- 아/어Infinitive
- 엄청나
- -으니Since
- 엄청나니
- 합니다Formal
- 엄청납니다
Present
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 엄청나요 | 엄청납니다 | 엄청나 | 엄청나다 |
Past
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 엄청났어요 | 엄청났습니다 | 엄청났어 | 엄청났다 |
Future & presumptive
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -겠-Will / must be | 엄청나겠어요 | 엄청나겠습니다 | 엄청나겠어 | 엄청나겠다 |
| -을 것이다Going to | 엄청날 거예요 | 엄청날 것입니다 | 엄청날 거야 | 엄청날 것이다 |
Questions
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 엄청나요? | 엄청납니까? | 엄청나? | 엄청나니? |
| 과거Past | 엄청났어요? | 엄청났습니까? | 엄청났어? | 엄청났니? |
Negation
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 안Not (short) | 안 엄청나요 | 안 엄청납니다 | 안 엄청나 | 안 엄청나다 |
| -지 않다Not (long) | 엄청나지 않아요 | 엄청나지 않습니다 | 엄청나지 않아 | 엄청나지 않다 |
Honorific
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 엄청나세요 | 엄청나십니다 | 엄청나셔 | 엄청나시다 |
| 과거Past | 엄청나셨어요 | 엄청나셨습니다 | 엄청나셨어 | 엄청나셨다 |
Modifying a noun
- 현재Present
- 엄청난
- 과거Past
- 엄청난
- 미래Future
- 엄청날
- 회상Used to
- 엄청나던
Joining clauses
- -고and
- 엄청나고
- -게-ly / so that
- 엄청나게
- -어서so / and then
- 엄청나서
- -으니까since
- 엄청나니까
- -으면if / when
- 엄청나면
- -지만but
- 엄청나지만
- -는데and / but (setting up)
- 엄청난데
- -어도even if
- 엄청나도
Sentence patterns
- 1이 엄청나다
In real sentences
이건 정말 엄청난 거예요.
It's absolutely amazing.
그것 참 엄청난 발전이군.
That's an amazing amount of progress.
하지만 그건 엄청난 문제죠.
But that is a huge problem.
이것은 엄청난 능력을 줍니다.
This gives it an extraordinary capability.
Common questions
How do you conjugate 엄청나다 in Korean?
엄청나다 (to be absurd,wild,terribly large) is 엄청나요 in the polite 해요체, 엄청납니다 in formal 합니다체, 엄청나 in casual 반말 and 엄청나다 in the plain written style. The past is 엄청났어요.
What is the past tense of 엄청나다?
엄청났어요 in everyday polite speech, 엄청났습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 엄청나 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.
Is 엄청나다 a regular verb?
Yes. Its stem never changes shape: 엄청납니다, 엄청나, 엄청나니 all keep 엄청나 intact. Only the ending moves.
What TOPIK level is 엄청나다?
4급 — TOPIK 4, upper intermediate.
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