거북하다 Korean adjective conjugation
to be uncomfortable
Every form of 거북하다 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
- 거북한
- 아/어Infinitive
- 거북해
- -으니Since
- 거북하니
- 합니다Formal
- 거북합니다
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 | 거북해요 | 거북합니다 | 거북해 | 거북하다 |
과거Past
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 거북했어요 | 거북했습니다 | 거북했어 | 거북했다 |
미래·추측Future & presumptive
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -겠-Will / must be | 거북하겠어요 | 거북하겠습니다 | 거북하겠어 | 거북하겠다 |
| -을 것이다Going to | 거북할 거예요 | 거북할 것입니다 | 거북할 거야 | 거북할 것이다 |
의문Questions
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 거북해요? | 거북합니까? | 거북해? | 거북하니? |
| 과거Past | 거북했어요? | 거북했습니까? | 거북했어? | 거북했니? |
부정Negation
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 안Not (short) | 안 거북해요 | 안 거북합니다 | 안 거북해 | 안 거북하다 |
| -지 않다Not (long) | 거북하지 않아요 | 거북하지 않습니다 | 거북하지 않아 | 거북하지 않다 |
높임Honorific
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 거북하세요 | 거북하십니다 | 거북하셔 | 거북하시다 |
| 과거Past | 거북하셨어요 | 거북하셨습니다 | 거북하셨어 | 거북하셨다 |
관형사형Modifying a noun
- 현재Present
- 거북한
- 과거Past
- 거북한
- 미래Future
- 거북할
- 회상Used to
- 거북하던
연결Joining clauses
- -고and
- 거북하고
- -게-ly / so that
- 거북하게
- -어서so / and then
- 거북해서
- -으니까since
- 거북하니까
- -으면if / when
- 거북하면
- -지만but
- 거북하지만
- -는데and / but (setting up)
- 거북한데
- -어도even if
- 거북해도
문형Sentence patterns
How the dictionary says this verb is used. The numbers are slots: 1 is the subject, 2 the object.
- 1이 2가 거북하다
예문In real sentences
From the dictionary, each with its translation.
두 성별을 섞는다는 것에서 별다른 거북함을 느끼지 않았던 거예요.
So she had no problem with a gender blending whatsoever.
우리가 이 사진에 거북함을 느끼나요?
Are we uncomfortable with this image? Yes, we are.
우리는 상당히 거북할 것입니다.
We'd be pretty uncomfortable.
이것은 세상에서 가장 거북한 음악의 한 부분입니다.
This is supposed to be the world's ugliest piece of music.
자주 묻는 질문Common questions
How do you conjugate 거북하다 in Korean?
거북하다 (to be uncomfortable) is 거북해요 in the polite 해요체, 거북합니다 in formal 합니다체, 거북해 in casual 반말 and 거북하다 in the plain written style. The past is 거북했어요.
What is the past tense of 거북하다?
거북했어요 in everyday polite speech, 거북했습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 거북하여 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.
Is 거북하다 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 거북하여 and 거북하니 but unchanged in 거북합니다.
What TOPIK level is 거북하다?
6급 — TOPIK 6, mastery.
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