엉뚱하다 Korean adjective conjugation
unusual, off the wall
Every form of 엉뚱하다 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
- 엉뚱한
- 아/어Infinitive
- 엉뚱해
- -으니Since
- 엉뚱하니
- 합니다Formal
- 엉뚱합니다
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 | 엉뚱해요 | 엉뚱합니다 | 엉뚱해 | 엉뚱하다 |
과거Past
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 엉뚱했어요 | 엉뚱했습니다 | 엉뚱했어 | 엉뚱했다 |
미래·추측Future & presumptive
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -겠-Will / must be | 엉뚱하겠어요 | 엉뚱하겠습니다 | 엉뚱하겠어 | 엉뚱하겠다 |
| -을 것이다Going to | 엉뚱할 거예요 | 엉뚱할 것입니다 | 엉뚱할 거야 | 엉뚱할 것이다 |
의문Questions
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 엉뚱해요? | 엉뚱합니까? | 엉뚱해? | 엉뚱하니? |
| 과거Past | 엉뚱했어요? | 엉뚱했습니까? | 엉뚱했어? | 엉뚱했니? |
부정Negation
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 안Not (short) | 안 엉뚱해요 | 안 엉뚱합니다 | 안 엉뚱해 | 안 엉뚱하다 |
| -지 않다Not (long) | 엉뚱하지 않아요 | 엉뚱하지 않습니다 | 엉뚱하지 않아 | 엉뚱하지 않다 |
높임Honorific
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 엉뚱하세요 | 엉뚱하십니다 | 엉뚱하셔 | 엉뚱하시다 |
| 과거Past | 엉뚱하셨어요 | 엉뚱하셨습니다 | 엉뚱하셨어 | 엉뚱하셨다 |
관형사형Modifying a noun
- 현재Present
- 엉뚱한
- 과거Past
- 엉뚱한
- 미래Future
- 엉뚱할
- 회상Used to
- 엉뚱하던
연결Joining clauses
- -고and
- 엉뚱하고
- -게-ly / so that
- 엉뚱하게
- -어서so / and then
- 엉뚱해서
- -으니까since
- 엉뚱하니까
- -으면if / when
- 엉뚱하면
- -지만but
- 엉뚱하지만
- -는데and / but (setting up)
- 엉뚱한데
- -어도even if
- 엉뚱해도
문형Sentence patterns
How the dictionary says this verb is used. The numbers are slots: 1 is the subject, 2 the object.
- 1이 엉뚱하다
예문In real sentences
From the dictionary, each with its translation.
걘 좀 엉뚱해요
He's such a nerd.
그게 엉뚱하지는 않습니다.
But that's not whimsical.
엉뚱한 방향이죠. 맞나요?
Misdirection. (Applause) Yeah?
가끔 엉뚱한 결과가 나오기도 하죠.
It goes a little sideways.
자주 묻는 질문Common questions
How do you conjugate 엉뚱하다 in Korean?
엉뚱하다 (unusual, off the wall) is 엉뚱해요 in the polite 해요체, 엉뚱합니다 in formal 합니다체, 엉뚱해 in casual 반말 and 엉뚱하다 in the plain written style. The past is 엉뚱했어요.
What is the past tense of 엉뚱하다?
엉뚱했어요 in everyday polite speech, 엉뚱했습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 엉뚱하여 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.
Is 엉뚱하다 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 엉뚱하여 and 엉뚱하니 but unchanged in 엉뚱합니다.
What TOPIK level is 엉뚱하다?
4급 — TOPIK 4, upper intermediate.
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