엉성하다
careless, sloppy
Principal parts
- 관형사형Modifier
- 엉성한
- 아/어Infinitive
- 엉성해
- -으니Since
- 엉성하니
- 합니다Formal
- 엉성합니다
Present
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 엉성해요 | 엉성합니다 | 엉성해 | 엉성하다 |
Past
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 엉성했어요 | 엉성했습니다 | 엉성했어 | 엉성했다 |
Future & presumptive
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -겠-Will / must be | 엉성하겠어요 | 엉성하겠습니다 | 엉성하겠어 | 엉성하겠다 |
| -을 것이다Going to | 엉성할 거예요 | 엉성할 것입니다 | 엉성할 거야 | 엉성할 것이다 |
Questions
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 엉성해요? | 엉성합니까? | 엉성해? | 엉성하니? |
| 과거Past | 엉성했어요? | 엉성했습니까? | 엉성했어? | 엉성했니? |
Negation
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 안Not (short) | 안 엉성해요 | 안 엉성합니다 | 안 엉성해 | 안 엉성하다 |
| -지 않다Not (long) | 엉성하지 않아요 | 엉성하지 않습니다 | 엉성하지 않아 | 엉성하지 않다 |
Honorific
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 엉성하세요 | 엉성하십니다 | 엉성하셔 | 엉성하시다 |
| 과거Past | 엉성하셨어요 | 엉성하셨습니다 | 엉성하셨어 | 엉성하셨다 |
Modifying a noun
- 현재Present
- 엉성한
- 과거Past
- 엉성한
- 미래Future
- 엉성할
- 회상Used to
- 엉성하던
Joining clauses
- -고and
- 엉성하고
- -게-ly / so that
- 엉성하게
- -어서so / and then
- 엉성해서
- -으니까since
- 엉성하니까
- -으면if / when
- 엉성하면
- -지만but
- 엉성하지만
- -는데and / but (setting up)
- 엉성한데
- -어도even if
- 엉성해도
Sentence patterns
- 1이 엉성하다
In real sentences
그의 논문은 짜임새가 엉성하다.
His thesis is sloppily structured.
어 제 생각엔 엉성하군요
Uh, I think. It's kind of sloppy.
그들의 계획은 엉성했어요.
Their plan was sloppy.
그러니 다들 엉성한 계산이나 다시 해
So everyone just, uh, go back to your sloppy tots.
Common questions
How do you conjugate 엉성하다 in Korean?
엉성하다 (careless, sloppy) is 엉성해요 in the polite 해요체, 엉성합니다 in formal 합니다체, 엉성해 in casual 반말 and 엉성하다 in the plain written style. The past is 엉성했어요.
What is the past tense of 엉성하다?
엉성했어요 in everyday polite speech, 엉성했습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 엉성하여 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.
Is 엉성하다 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 엉성하여 and 엉성하니 but unchanged in 엉성합니다.
What TOPIK level is 엉성하다?
6급 — TOPIK 6, mastery.
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