같다 Korean adjective conjugation
to be the same
Every form of 같다 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
- 같은
- 아/어Infinitive
- 같아
- -으니Since
- 같으니
- 합니다Formal
- 같습니다
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 | 같아요 | 같습니다 | 같아 | 같다 |
과거Past
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 같았어요 | 같았습니다 | 같았어 | 같았다 |
미래·추측Future & presumptive
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -겠-Will / must be | 같겠어요 | 같겠습니다 | 같겠어 | 같겠다 |
| -을 것이다Going to | 같을 거예요 | 같을 것입니다 | 같을 거야 | 같을 것이다 |
의문Questions
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 같아요? | 같습니까? | 같아? | 같으니? |
| 과거Past | 같았어요? | 같았습니까? | 같았어? | 같았니? |
부정Negation
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 안Not (short) | 안 같아요 | 안 같습니다 | 안 같아 | 안 같다 |
| -지 않다Not (long) | 같지 않아요 | 같지 않습니다 | 같지 않아 | 같지 않다 |
높임Honorific
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 같으세요 | 같으십니다 | 같으셔 | 같으시다 |
| 과거Past | 같으셨어요 | 같으셨습니다 | 같으셨어 | 같으셨다 |
관형사형Modifying a noun
- 현재Present
- 같은
- 과거Past
- 같은
- 미래Future
- 같을
- 회상Used to
- 같던
연결Joining clauses
- -고and
- 같고
- -게-ly / so that
- 같게
- -어서so / and then
- 같아서
- -으니까since
- 같으니까
- -으면if / when
- 같으면
- -지만but
- 같지만
- -는데and / but (setting up)
- 같은데
- -어도even if
- 같아도
문형Sentence patterns
How the dictionary says this verb is used. The numbers are slots: 1 is the subject, 2 the object.
- 1이 (2와) 같다
- 1이 2(와) 같다
- 1 같다
- 1이 2-ㄴ/-는/-을 것 같다.
예문In real sentences
From the dictionary, each with its translation.
내가 할 거 같아?
Like hell I will.
나 같은 사람은 없어
There are no men like me.
이 것은 같을 것입니다
It's going to be equal to
할 수 있을 것 같아요?
Do you think we can do it?
자주 묻는 질문Common questions
How do you conjugate 같다 in Korean?
같다 (to be the same) is 같아요 in the polite 해요체, 같습니다 in formal 합니다체, 같아 in casual 반말 and 같다 in the plain written style. The past is 같았어요.
What is the past tense of 같다?
같았어요 in everyday polite speech, 같았습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 같아 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.
Is 같다 a regular verb?
Yes. Its stem never changes shape: 같습니다, 같아, 같으니 all keep 같 intact. Only the ending moves.
What TOPIK level is 같다?
1급 — TOPIK 1, beginner.
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