간절하다 Korean adjective conjugation
Every form of 간절하다 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
- 간절한
- 아/어Infinitive
- 간절해
- -으니Since
- 간절하니
- 합니다Formal
- 간절합니다
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 | 간절해요 | 간절합니다 | 간절해 | 간절하다 |
과거Past
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 간절했어요 | 간절했습니다 | 간절했어 | 간절했다 |
미래·추측Future & presumptive
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -겠-Will / must be | 간절하겠어요 | 간절하겠습니다 | 간절하겠어 | 간절하겠다 |
| -을 것이다Going to | 간절할 거예요 | 간절할 것입니다 | 간절할 거야 | 간절할 것이다 |
의문Questions
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 간절해요? | 간절합니까? | 간절해? | 간절하니? |
| 과거Past | 간절했어요? | 간절했습니까? | 간절했어? | 간절했니? |
부정Negation
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 안Not (short) | 안 간절해요 | 안 간절합니다 | 안 간절해 | 안 간절하다 |
| -지 않다Not (long) | 간절하지 않아요 | 간절하지 않습니다 | 간절하지 않아 | 간절하지 않다 |
높임Honorific
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 간절하세요 | 간절하십니다 | 간절하셔 | 간절하시다 |
| 과거Past | 간절하셨어요 | 간절하셨습니다 | 간절하셨어 | 간절하셨다 |
관형사형Modifying a noun
- 현재Present
- 간절한
- 과거Past
- 간절한
- 미래Future
- 간절할
- 회상Used to
- 간절하던
연결Joining clauses
- -고and
- 간절하고
- -게-ly / so that
- 간절하게
- -어서so / and then
- 간절해서
- -으니까since
- 간절하니까
- -으면if / when
- 간절하면
- -지만but
- 간절하지만
- -는데and / but (setting up)
- 간절한데
- -어도even if
- 간절해도
문형Sentence patterns
How the dictionary says this verb is used. The numbers are slots: 1 is the subject, 2 the object.
- 1이 간절하다
예문In real sentences
From the dictionary, each with its translation.
개인적인 도움이 간절하고,
And we desperately need the help of the private sector.
해를 거듭할수록 고향 생각이 간절하다
As years pass by, I long for my hometown more and more.
아버지의 대답은 간절했습니다.
And her response was impassioned.
도와달라고 간절한 요청을 하였음에도,
I sent out impassioned pleas for support.
자주 묻는 질문Common questions
How do you conjugate 간절하다 in Korean?
간절하다 (undefined) is 간절해요 in the polite 해요체, 간절합니다 in formal 합니다체, 간절해 in casual 반말 and 간절하다 in the plain written style. The past is 간절했어요.
What is the past tense of 간절하다?
간절했어요 in everyday polite speech, 간절했습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 간절하여 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.
Is 간절하다 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 간절하여 and 간절하니 but unchanged in 간절합니다.
What TOPIK level is 간절하다?
4급 — TOPIK 4, upper intermediate.
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