감사하다 Korean adjective conjugation
to be thankful
Every form of 감사하다 across the four speech levels. It is a regular stem, so the endings below attach without changing it.
기본형Principal parts
The four forms the dictionary prints. Every other form on this page is derived from them.
- 관형사형Modifier
- 감사한
- 아/어Infinitive
- 감사하
- -으니Since
- 감사하니
- 합니다Formal
- 감사합니다
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 | 감사하요 | 감사합니다 | 감사하 | 감사하다 |
과거Past
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 감사핬어요 | 감사핬습니다 | 감사핬어 | 감사핬다 |
미래·추측Future & presumptive
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -겠-Will / must be | 감사하겠어요 | 감사하겠습니다 | 감사하겠어 | 감사하겠다 |
| -을 것이다Going to | 감사할 거예요 | 감사할 것입니다 | 감사할 거야 | 감사할 것이다 |
의문Questions
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 감사하요? | 감사합니까? | 감사하? | 감사하니? |
| 과거Past | 감사핬어요? | 감사핬습니까? | 감사핬어? | 감사핬니? |
부정Negation
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 안Not (short) | 안 감사하요 | 안 감사합니다 | 안 감사하 | 안 감사하다 |
| -지 않다Not (long) | 감사하지 않아요 | 감사하지 않습니다 | 감사하지 않아 | 감사하지 않다 |
높임Honorific
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 감사하세요 | 감사하십니다 | 감사하셔 | 감사하시다 |
| 과거Past | 감사하셨어요 | 감사하셨습니다 | 감사하셨어 | 감사하셨다 |
관형사형Modifying a noun
- 현재Present
- 감사한
- 과거Past
- 감사한
- 미래Future
- 감사할
- 회상Used to
- 감사하던
연결Joining clauses
- -고and
- 감사하고
- -게-ly / so that
- 감사하게
- -어서so / and then
- 감사하서
- -으니까since
- 감사하니까
- -으면if / when
- 감사하면
- -지만but
- 감사하지만
- -는데and / but (setting up)
- 감사한데
- -어도even if
- 감사하도
문형Sentence patterns
How the dictionary says this verb is used. The numbers are slots: 1 is the subject, 2 the object.
- 1이 2를 감사하다
예문In real sentences
From the dictionary, each with its translation.
어떻게 감사할 수 있는가?
And how does it work?
숨 쉬어주셔서 감사합니다.
So glad you're breathing.
감사한 경험만으로는 부족해요.
We cannot only have grateful experiences.
감사함이 행복을 주는 겁니다.
It's gratefulness that makes you happy.
자주 묻는 질문Common questions
How do you conjugate 감사하다 in Korean?
감사하다 (to be thankful) is 감사하요 in the polite 해요체, 감사합니다 in formal 합니다체, 감사하 in casual 반말 and 감사하다 in the plain written style. The past is 감사핬어요.
What is the past tense of 감사하다?
감사핬어요 in everyday polite speech, 감사핬습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 감사하 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.
Is 감사하다 a regular verb?
Yes. Its stem never changes shape: 감사합니다, 감사하, 감사하니 all keep 감사하 intact. Only the ending moves.
What TOPIK level is 감사하다?
1급 — TOPIK 1, beginner.
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