엄하다 Korean adjective conjugation
strict, stern
Every form of 엄하다 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
- 엄한
- 아/어Infinitive
- 엄해
- -으니Since
- 엄하니
- 합니다Formal
- 엄합니다
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 | 엄해요 | 엄합니다 | 엄해 | 엄하다 |
과거Past
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 엄했어요 | 엄했습니다 | 엄했어 | 엄했다 |
미래·추측Future & presumptive
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -겠-Will / must be | 엄하겠어요 | 엄하겠습니다 | 엄하겠어 | 엄하겠다 |
| -을 것이다Going to | 엄할 거예요 | 엄할 것입니다 | 엄할 거야 | 엄할 것이다 |
의문Questions
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 엄해요? | 엄합니까? | 엄해? | 엄하니? |
| 과거Past | 엄했어요? | 엄했습니까? | 엄했어? | 엄했니? |
부정Negation
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 안Not (short) | 안 엄해요 | 안 엄합니다 | 안 엄해 | 안 엄하다 |
| -지 않다Not (long) | 엄하지 않아요 | 엄하지 않습니다 | 엄하지 않아 | 엄하지 않다 |
높임Honorific
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 엄하세요 | 엄하십니다 | 엄하셔 | 엄하시다 |
| 과거Past | 엄하셨어요 | 엄하셨습니다 | 엄하셨어 | 엄하셨다 |
관형사형Modifying a noun
- 현재Present
- 엄한
- 과거Past
- 엄한
- 미래Future
- 엄할
- 회상Used to
- 엄하던
연결Joining clauses
- -고and
- 엄하고
- -게-ly / so that
- 엄하게
- -어서so / and then
- 엄해서
- -으니까since
- 엄하니까
- -으면if / when
- 엄하면
- -지만but
- 엄하지만
- -는데and / but (setting up)
- 엄한데
- -어도even if
- 엄해도
문형Sentence patterns
How the dictionary says this verb is used. The numbers are slots: 1 is the subject, 2 the object.
- 1이 엄하다
예문In real sentences
From the dictionary, each with its translation.
제 친구들이 엄한 부모여서가 아니에요.
Now, my friends were not bad parents.
너무 엄하게 하지 마세요
DON'T BE TOO HARD ON JANE.
당신은 애한테 너무 엄해요
You're too hard on him, Zanik.
나 완전 엄한 선생님이거든
I'm a very strict teacher.
자주 묻는 질문Common questions
How do you conjugate 엄하다 in Korean?
엄하다 (strict, stern) is 엄해요 in the polite 해요체, 엄합니다 in formal 합니다체, 엄해 in casual 반말 and 엄하다 in the plain written style. The past is 엄했어요.
What is the past tense of 엄하다?
엄했어요 in everyday polite speech, 엄했습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 엄하여 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.
Is 엄하다 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 엄하여 and 엄하니 but unchanged in 엄합니다.
What TOPIK level is 엄하다?
5급 — TOPIK 5, advanced.
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