은근하다 Korean adjective conjugation
polite, civil
Every form of 은근하다 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
- 은근한
- 아/어Infinitive
- 은근해
- -으니Since
- 은근하니
- 합니다Formal
- 은근합니다
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 | 은근해요 | 은근합니다 | 은근해 | 은근하다 |
과거Past
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 은근했어요 | 은근했습니다 | 은근했어 | 은근했다 |
미래·추측Future & presumptive
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -겠-Will / must be | 은근하겠어요 | 은근하겠습니다 | 은근하겠어 | 은근하겠다 |
| -을 것이다Going to | 은근할 거예요 | 은근할 것입니다 | 은근할 거야 | 은근할 것이다 |
의문Questions
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 은근해요? | 은근합니까? | 은근해? | 은근하니? |
| 과거Past | 은근했어요? | 은근했습니까? | 은근했어? | 은근했니? |
부정Negation
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 안Not (short) | 안 은근해요 | 안 은근합니다 | 안 은근해 | 안 은근하다 |
| -지 않다Not (long) | 은근하지 않아요 | 은근하지 않습니다 | 은근하지 않아 | 은근하지 않다 |
높임Honorific
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 은근하세요 | 은근하십니다 | 은근하셔 | 은근하시다 |
| 과거Past | 은근하셨어요 | 은근하셨습니다 | 은근하셨어 | 은근하셨다 |
관형사형Modifying a noun
- 현재Present
- 은근한
- 과거Past
- 은근한
- 미래Future
- 은근할
- 회상Used to
- 은근하던
연결Joining clauses
- -고and
- 은근하고
- -게-ly / so that
- 은근하게
- -어서so / and then
- 은근해서
- -으니까since
- 은근하니까
- -으면if / when
- 은근하면
- -지만but
- 은근하지만
- -는데and / but (setting up)
- 은근한데
- -어도even if
- 은근해도
문형Sentence patterns
How the dictionary says this verb is used. The numbers are slots: 1 is the subject, 2 the object.
- 1이 은근하다
자주 묻는 질문Common questions
How do you conjugate 은근하다 in Korean?
은근하다 (polite, civil) is 은근해요 in the polite 해요체, 은근합니다 in formal 합니다체, 은근해 in casual 반말 and 은근하다 in the plain written style. The past is 은근했어요.
What is the past tense of 은근하다?
은근했어요 in everyday polite speech, 은근했습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 은근하여 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.
Is 은근하다 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 은근하여 and 은근하니 but unchanged in 은근합니다.
What TOPIK level is 은근하다?
It carries no TOPIK grade. That is a fact about the published word lists rather than about the word — it conjugates by exactly the same rules as everything else.
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