거창하다 Korean adjective conjugation
to be grand
Every form of 거창하다 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
- 거창한
- 아/어Infinitive
- 거창해
- -으니Since
- 거창하니
- 합니다Formal
- 거창합니다
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 | 거창해요 | 거창합니다 | 거창해 | 거창하다 |
과거Past
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 거창했어요 | 거창했습니다 | 거창했어 | 거창했다 |
미래·추측Future & presumptive
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -겠-Will / must be | 거창하겠어요 | 거창하겠습니다 | 거창하겠어 | 거창하겠다 |
| -을 것이다Going to | 거창할 거예요 | 거창할 것입니다 | 거창할 거야 | 거창할 것이다 |
의문Questions
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 거창해요? | 거창합니까? | 거창해? | 거창하니? |
| 과거Past | 거창했어요? | 거창했습니까? | 거창했어? | 거창했니? |
부정Negation
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 안Not (short) | 안 거창해요 | 안 거창합니다 | 안 거창해 | 안 거창하다 |
| -지 않다Not (long) | 거창하지 않아요 | 거창하지 않습니다 | 거창하지 않아 | 거창하지 않다 |
높임Honorific
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 거창하세요 | 거창하십니다 | 거창하셔 | 거창하시다 |
| 과거Past | 거창하셨어요 | 거창하셨습니다 | 거창하셨어 | 거창하셨다 |
관형사형Modifying a noun
- 현재Present
- 거창한
- 과거Past
- 거창한
- 미래Future
- 거창할
- 회상Used to
- 거창하던
연결Joining clauses
- -고and
- 거창하고
- -게-ly / so that
- 거창하게
- -어서so / and then
- 거창해서
- -으니까since
- 거창하니까
- -으면if / when
- 거창하면
- -지만but
- 거창하지만
- -는데and / but (setting up)
- 거창한데
- -어도even if
- 거창해도
문형Sentence patterns
How the dictionary says this verb is used. The numbers are slots: 1 is the subject, 2 the object.
- 1이 거창하다
예문In real sentences
From the dictionary, each with its translation.
그것이 거창할 필요는 없습니다.
It doesn’t have to be big.
너무 거창하게 들릴지도 모르겠지만요.
That sounds grandiose, and it is.
이건 그저 그럴듯 하고, 거창하게 보이려는 자존심이 아닌가?
Is it not an ego issue that we want to look solid and big and important?
무슨 거창한 계획이 있던 건 아니야
It wasn't part of some grand plan.
자주 묻는 질문Common questions
How do you conjugate 거창하다 in Korean?
거창하다 (to be grand) is 거창해요 in the polite 해요체, 거창합니다 in formal 합니다체, 거창해 in casual 반말 and 거창하다 in the plain written style. The past is 거창했어요.
What is the past tense of 거창하다?
거창했어요 in everyday polite speech, 거창했습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 거창하여 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.
Is 거창하다 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 거창하여 and 거창하니 but unchanged in 거창합니다.
What TOPIK level is 거창하다?
6급 — TOPIK 6, mastery.
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