엄격하다 Korean adjective conjugation
strict, severe
Every form of 엄격하다 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
- 엄격한
- 아/어Infinitive
- 엄격해
- -으니Since
- 엄격하니
- 합니다Formal
- 엄격합니다
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 | 엄격해요 | 엄격합니다 | 엄격해 | 엄격하다 |
과거Past
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 엄격했어요 | 엄격했습니다 | 엄격했어 | 엄격했다 |
미래·추측Future & presumptive
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -겠-Will / must be | 엄격하겠어요 | 엄격하겠습니다 | 엄격하겠어 | 엄격하겠다 |
| -을 것이다Going to | 엄격할 거예요 | 엄격할 것입니다 | 엄격할 거야 | 엄격할 것이다 |
의문Questions
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 엄격해요? | 엄격합니까? | 엄격해? | 엄격하니? |
| 과거Past | 엄격했어요? | 엄격했습니까? | 엄격했어? | 엄격했니? |
부정Negation
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 안Not (short) | 안 엄격해요 | 안 엄격합니다 | 안 엄격해 | 안 엄격하다 |
| -지 않다Not (long) | 엄격하지 않아요 | 엄격하지 않습니다 | 엄격하지 않아 | 엄격하지 않다 |
높임Honorific
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 엄격하세요 | 엄격하십니다 | 엄격하셔 | 엄격하시다 |
| 과거Past | 엄격하셨어요 | 엄격하셨습니다 | 엄격하셨어 | 엄격하셨다 |
관형사형Modifying a noun
- 현재Present
- 엄격한
- 과거Past
- 엄격한
- 미래Future
- 엄격할
- 회상Used to
- 엄격하던
연결Joining clauses
- -고and
- 엄격하고
- -게-ly / so that
- 엄격하게
- -어서so / and then
- 엄격해서
- -으니까since
- 엄격하니까
- -으면if / when
- 엄격하면
- -지만but
- 엄격하지만
- -는데and / but (setting up)
- 엄격한데
- -어도even if
- 엄격해도
문형Sentence patterns
How the dictionary says this verb is used. The numbers are slots: 1 is the subject, 2 the object.
- 1이 엄격하다
예문In real sentences
From the dictionary, each with its translation.
저는 개인적으로 엄격하게 시간을 지키는 사람입니다.
I personally am a stickler for time.
톰이 엄격한 아빠라는 건 사실이야.
It's true Tom is a strict father.
다 그렇게 엄격하진 않아요.
Not all cultures are as rigid.
엄격한 가정교육을 받다
to be brought up in a strict family
자주 묻는 질문Common questions
How do you conjugate 엄격하다 in Korean?
엄격하다 (strict, severe) is 엄격해요 in the polite 해요체, 엄격합니다 in formal 합니다체, 엄격해 in casual 반말 and 엄격하다 in the plain written style. The past is 엄격했어요.
What is the past tense of 엄격하다?
엄격했어요 in everyday polite speech, 엄격했습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 엄격하여 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.
Is 엄격하다 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 엄격하여 and 엄격하니 but unchanged in 엄격합니다.
What TOPIK level is 엄격하다?
4급 — TOPIK 4, upper intermediate.
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