간략하다 Korean adjective conjugation
to give a simple summary
Every form of 간략하다 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
- 간략한
- 아/어Infinitive
- 간략해
- -으니Since
- 간략하니
- 합니다Formal
- 간략합니다
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 | 간략해요 | 간략합니다 | 간략해 | 간략하다 |
과거Past
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 간략했어요 | 간략했습니다 | 간략했어 | 간략했다 |
미래·추측Future & presumptive
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -겠-Will / must be | 간략하겠어요 | 간략하겠습니다 | 간략하겠어 | 간략하겠다 |
| -을 것이다Going to | 간략할 거예요 | 간략할 것입니다 | 간략할 거야 | 간략할 것이다 |
의문Questions
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 간략해요? | 간략합니까? | 간략해? | 간략하니? |
| 과거Past | 간략했어요? | 간략했습니까? | 간략했어? | 간략했니? |
부정Negation
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 안Not (short) | 안 간략해요 | 안 간략합니다 | 안 간략해 | 안 간략하다 |
| -지 않다Not (long) | 간략하지 않아요 | 간략하지 않습니다 | 간략하지 않아 | 간략하지 않다 |
높임Honorific
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 간략하세요 | 간략하십니다 | 간략하셔 | 간략하시다 |
| 과거Past | 간략하셨어요 | 간략하셨습니다 | 간략하셨어 | 간략하셨다 |
관형사형Modifying a noun
- 현재Present
- 간략한
- 과거Past
- 간략한
- 미래Future
- 간략할
- 회상Used to
- 간략하던
연결Joining clauses
- -고and
- 간략하고
- -게-ly / so that
- 간략하게
- -어서so / and then
- 간략해서
- -으니까since
- 간략하니까
- -으면if / when
- 간략하면
- -지만but
- 간략하지만
- -는데and / but (setting up)
- 간략한데
- -어도even if
- 간략해도
문형Sentence patterns
How the dictionary says this verb is used. The numbers are slots: 1 is the subject, 2 the object.
- 1이 간략하다
예문In real sentences
From the dictionary, each with its translation.
간략한 답은 이겁니다.
Well, here's the short answer.
간략하게 시각에 대해서 말하죠.
I'll talk about vision, briefly.
그에 대한 몇몇 해결책도 간략하게 말씀드리고자 합니다.
I'm also going to talk to you briefly about some of the solutions.
간략한 개요는 이렇습니다.
So this is a brief overview.
자주 묻는 질문Common questions
How do you conjugate 간략하다 in Korean?
간략하다 (to give a simple summary) is 간략해요 in the polite 해요체, 간략합니다 in formal 합니다체, 간략해 in casual 반말 and 간략하다 in the plain written style. The past is 간략했어요.
What is the past tense of 간략하다?
간략했어요 in everyday polite speech, 간략했습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 간략하여 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.
Is 간략하다 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 간략하여 and 간략하니 but unchanged in 간략합니다.
What TOPIK level is 간략하다?
6급 — TOPIK 6, mastery.
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