은은하다 Korean adjective conjugation
to be faint, to be indistinct
Every form of 은은하다 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
- 은은한
- 아/어Infinitive
- 은은해
- -으니Since
- 은은하니
- 합니다Formal
- 은은합니다
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 | 은은해요 | 은은합니다 | 은은해 | 은은하다 |
과거Past
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 은은했어요 | 은은했습니다 | 은은했어 | 은은했다 |
미래·추측Future & presumptive
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -겠-Will / must be | 은은하겠어요 | 은은하겠습니다 | 은은하겠어 | 은은하겠다 |
| -을 것이다Going to | 은은할 거예요 | 은은할 것입니다 | 은은할 거야 | 은은할 것이다 |
의문Questions
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 은은해요? | 은은합니까? | 은은해? | 은은하니? |
| 과거Past | 은은했어요? | 은은했습니까? | 은은했어? | 은은했니? |
부정Negation
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 안Not (short) | 안 은은해요 | 안 은은합니다 | 안 은은해 | 안 은은하다 |
| -지 않다Not (long) | 은은하지 않아요 | 은은하지 않습니다 | 은은하지 않아 | 은은하지 않다 |
높임Honorific
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 은은하세요 | 은은하십니다 | 은은하셔 | 은은하시다 |
| 과거Past | 은은하셨어요 | 은은하셨습니다 | 은은하셨어 | 은은하셨다 |
관형사형Modifying a noun
- 현재Present
- 은은한
- 과거Past
- 은은한
- 미래Future
- 은은할
- 회상Used to
- 은은하던
연결Joining 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
문형Sentence patterns
How the dictionary says this verb is used. The numbers are slots: 1 is the subject, 2 the object.
- 1이 은은하다
예문In real sentences
From the dictionary, each with its translation.
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
자주 묻는 질문Common 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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