간절하다

Principal parts

관형사형Modifier
간절한
아/어Infinitive
간절해
-으니Since
간절하니
합니다Formal
간절합니다

Present

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
서술Statement 간절해요간절합니다간절해간절하다

Past

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
서술Statement 간절했어요간절했습니다간절했어간절했다

Future & presumptive

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
-겠-Will / must be 간절하겠어요간절하겠습니다간절하겠어간절하겠다
-을 것이다Going to 간절할 거예요간절할 것입니다간절할 거야간절할 것이다

Questions

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Present 간절해요?간절합니까?간절해?간절하니?
과거Past 간절했어요?간절했습니까?간절했어?간절했니?

Negation

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
안Not (short) 안 간절해요안 간절합니다안 간절해안 간절하다
-지 않다Not (long) 간절하지 않아요간절하지 않습니다간절하지 않아간절하지 않다

Honorific

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Present 간절하세요간절하십니다간절하셔간절하시다
과거Past 간절하셨어요간절하셨습니다간절하셨어간절하셨다

Modifying a noun

현재Present
간절한
과거Past
간절한
미래Future
간절할
회상Used to
간절하던

Joining 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

Sentence patterns

In real sentences

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.

Common 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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