은은하다

to be faint, to be indistinct

Principal parts

관형사형Modifier
은은한
아/어Infinitive
은은해
-으니Since
은은하니
합니다Formal
은은합니다

Present

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
서술Statement 은은해요은은합니다은은해은은하다

Past

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
서술Statement 은은했어요은은했습니다은은했어은은했다

Future & presumptive

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
-겠-Will / must be 은은하겠어요은은하겠습니다은은하겠어은은하겠다
-을 것이다Going to 은은할 거예요은은할 것입니다은은할 거야은은할 것이다

Questions

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Present 은은해요?은은합니까?은은해?은은하니?
과거Past 은은했어요?은은했습니까?은은했어?은은했니?

Negation

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
안Not (short) 안 은은해요안 은은합니다안 은은해안 은은하다
-지 않다Not (long) 은은하지 않아요은은하지 않습니다은은하지 않아은은하지 않다

Honorific

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Present 은은하세요은은하십니다은은하셔은은하시다
과거Past 은은하셨어요은은하셨습니다은은하셨어은은하셨다

Modifying a noun

현재Present
은은한
과거Past
은은한
미래Future
은은할
회상Used to
은은하던

Joining clauses

-고and
은은하고
-게-ly / so that
은은하게
-어서so / and then
은은해서
-으니까since
은은하니까
-으면if / when
은은하면
-지만but
은은하지만
-는데and / but (setting up)
은은한데
-어도even if
은은해도

Sentence patterns

In real sentences

멀리선가 들려오는 은은한 노랫가락

faint tunes of music from somewhere far away

너무나 작고, 부드럽고, 은은한 소리도 넓고, 크고, 놀라운 소리로 퍼져나가죠.

The tiniest, softest, softest sound to something that is so broad, so huge, so incredible.

운무 사이로 은은하게 보이는 수려한 풍경

the beautiful scenery seen dimly through the clouds and fogs

Common questions

How do you conjugate 은은하다 in Korean?

은은하다 (to be faint, to be indistinct) is 은은해요 in the polite 해요체, 은은합니다 in formal 합니다체, 은은해 in casual 반말 and 은은하다 in the plain written style. The past is 은은했어요.

What is the past tense of 은은하다?

은은했어요 in everyday polite speech, 은은했습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 은은하여 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.

Is 은은하다 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 은은하여 and 은은하니 but unchanged in 은은합니다.

What TOPIK level is 은은하다?

6급 — TOPIK 6, mastery.

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