값지다 Korean adjective conjugation
valuable, of worth
Every form of 값지다 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
- 값진
- 아/어Infinitive
- 값져
- -으니Since
- 값지니
- 합니다Formal
- 값집니다
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 | 값져요 | 값집니다 | 값져 | 값지다 |
과거Past
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 값졌어요 | 값졌습니다 | 값졌어 | 값졌다 |
미래·추측Future & presumptive
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -겠-Will / must be | 값지겠어요 | 값지겠습니다 | 값지겠어 | 값지겠다 |
| -을 것이다Going to | 값질 거예요 | 값질 것입니다 | 값질 거야 | 값질 것이다 |
의문Questions
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 값져요? | 값집니까? | 값져? | 값지니? |
| 과거Past | 값졌어요? | 값졌습니까? | 값졌어? | 값졌니? |
부정Negation
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 안Not (short) | 안 값져요 | 안 값집니다 | 안 값져 | 안 값지다 |
| -지 않다Not (long) | 값지지 않아요 | 값지지 않습니다 | 값지지 않아 | 값지지 않다 |
높임Honorific
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 값지세요 | 값지십니다 | 값지셔 | 값지시다 |
| 과거Past | 값지셨어요 | 값지셨습니다 | 값지셨어 | 값지셨다 |
관형사형Modifying a noun
- 현재Present
- 값진
- 과거Past
- 값진
- 미래Future
- 값질
- 회상Used to
- 값지던
연결Joining clauses
- -고and
- 값지고
- -게-ly / so that
- 값지게
- -어서so / and then
- 값져서
- -으니까since
- 값지니까
- -으면if / when
- 값지면
- -지만but
- 값지지만
- -는데and / but (setting up)
- 값진데
- -어도even if
- 값져도
문형Sentence patterns
How the dictionary says this verb is used. The numbers are slots: 1 is the subject, 2 the object.
- 1이 값지다
예문In real sentences
From the dictionary, each with its translation.
그것이 훨씬 값진 것이에요
It's made of something more precious.
더 값진 무언가를 얻었을 겁니다.
I PROBABLY GOT STUFF MORE VALUABLE,
최고로 값진 쿵푸 유물이 가득하죠
Home of the most priceless kung fu artifacts in all of China! Whoa!
생명이 있는 모든 건 아주 값진 것이에요
Everything in this life that's worth a damn, that's what I know.
자주 묻는 질문Common questions
How do you conjugate 값지다 in Korean?
값지다 (valuable, of worth) is 값져요 in the polite 해요체, 값집니다 in formal 합니다체, 값져 in casual 반말 and 값지다 in the plain written style. The past is 값졌어요.
What is the past tense of 값지다?
값졌어요 in everyday polite speech, 값졌습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 값져 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.
Is 값지다 a regular verb?
Yes. Its stem never changes shape: 값집니다, 값져, 값지니 all keep 값지 intact. Only the ending moves.
What TOPIK level is 값지다?
5급 — TOPIK 5, advanced.
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