걸맞다 Korean adjective conjugation
to be suitable, to be worthy of
Every form of 걸맞다 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
- 걸맞은
- 아/어Infinitive
- 걸맞아
- -으니Since
- 걸맞으니
- 합니다Formal
- 걸맞습니다
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 | 걸맞아요 | 걸맞습니다 | 걸맞아 | 걸맞다 |
과거Past
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 걸맞았어요 | 걸맞았습니다 | 걸맞았어 | 걸맞았다 |
미래·추측Future & presumptive
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -겠-Will / must be | 걸맞겠어요 | 걸맞겠습니다 | 걸맞겠어 | 걸맞겠다 |
| -을 것이다Going to | 걸맞을 거예요 | 걸맞을 것입니다 | 걸맞을 거야 | 걸맞을 것이다 |
의문Questions
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 걸맞아요? | 걸맞습니까? | 걸맞아? | 걸맞으니? |
| 과거Past | 걸맞았어요? | 걸맞았습니까? | 걸맞았어? | 걸맞았니? |
부정Negation
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 안Not (short) | 안 걸맞아요 | 안 걸맞습니다 | 안 걸맞아 | 안 걸맞다 |
| -지 않다Not (long) | 걸맞지 않아요 | 걸맞지 않습니다 | 걸맞지 않아 | 걸맞지 않다 |
높임Honorific
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 걸맞으세요 | 걸맞으십니다 | 걸맞으셔 | 걸맞으시다 |
| 과거Past | 걸맞으셨어요 | 걸맞으셨습니다 | 걸맞으셨어 | 걸맞으셨다 |
관형사형Modifying a noun
- 현재Present
- 걸맞은
- 과거Past
- 걸맞은
- 미래Future
- 걸맞을
- 회상Used to
- 걸맞던
연결Joining clauses
- -고and
- 걸맞고
- -게-ly / so that
- 걸맞게
- -어서so / and then
- 걸맞아서
- -으니까since
- 걸맞으니까
- -으면if / when
- 걸맞으면
- -지만but
- 걸맞지만
- -는데and / but (setting up)
- 걸맞은데
- -어도even if
- 걸맞아도
문형Sentence patterns
How the dictionary says this verb is used. The numbers are slots: 1 is the subject, 2 the object.
- 1이 2에/에게 걸맞다
예문In real sentences
From the dictionary, each with its translation.
난 그대에게 걸맞지 않았지
I wasn't important enough for you.
또 난 이 일에 걸맞는 자를 알고 있지
And I know the perfect man for the job.
사실 제가 당신을 제 팀에 걸맞는 사람인지 심사해야해요
Technically, I should be the one auditioning you to see if I want any of you to be on my team.
그러나 제가 그 말에 걸맞게 성장하기까지 거의 10년이 걸렸습니다.
But it'd take me almost a decade to grow into those words.
자주 묻는 질문Common questions
How do you conjugate 걸맞다 in Korean?
걸맞다 (to be suitable, to be worthy of) is 걸맞아요 in the polite 해요체, 걸맞습니다 in formal 합니다체, 걸맞아 in casual 반말 and 걸맞다 in the plain written style. The past is 걸맞았어요.
What is the past tense of 걸맞다?
걸맞았어요 in everyday polite speech, 걸맞았습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 걸맞아 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.
Is 걸맞다 a regular verb?
Yes. Its stem never changes shape: 걸맞습니다, 걸맞아, 걸맞으니 all keep 걸맞 intact. Only the ending moves.
What TOPIK level is 걸맞다?
6급 — TOPIK 6, mastery.
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