검다 Korean adjective conjugation
to be black
Every form of 검다 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
- 검은
- 아/어Infinitive
- 검어
- -으니Since
- 검으니
- 합니다Formal
- 검습니다
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 | 검어요 | 검습니다 | 검어 | 검다 |
과거Past
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 검었어요 | 검었습니다 | 검었어 | 검었다 |
미래·추측Future & presumptive
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -겠-Will / must be | 검겠어요 | 검겠습니다 | 검겠어 | 검겠다 |
| -을 것이다Going to | 검을 거예요 | 검을 것입니다 | 검을 거야 | 검을 것이다 |
의문Questions
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 검어요? | 검습니까? | 검어? | 검으니? |
| 과거Past | 검었어요? | 검었습니까? | 검었어? | 검었니? |
부정Negation
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 안Not (short) | 안 검어요 | 안 검습니다 | 안 검어 | 안 검다 |
| -지 않다Not (long) | 검지 않아요 | 검지 않습니다 | 검지 않아 | 검지 않다 |
높임Honorific
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 검으세요 | 검으십니다 | 검으셔 | 검으시다 |
| 과거Past | 검으셨어요 | 검으셨습니다 | 검으셨어 | 검으셨다 |
관형사형Modifying a noun
- 현재Present
- 검은
- 과거Past
- 검은
- 미래Future
- 검을
- 회상Used to
- 검던
연결Joining clauses
- -고and
- 검고
- -게-ly / so that
- 검게
- -어서so / and then
- 검어서
- -으니까since
- 검으니까
- -으면if / when
- 검으면
- -지만but
- 검지만
- -는데and / but (setting up)
- 검은데
- -어도even if
- 검어도
문형Sentence patterns
How the dictionary says this verb is used. The numbers are slots: 1 is the subject, 2 the object.
- 1이 검다
예문In real sentences
From the dictionary, each with its translation.
아주 작은 검은 산이 보이십니까?
Can you see there's a black, tiny mountain?
너무 검고 너무 흰 것이 모두 한번에 있어.
Too black and too white all at once.
검은 다리는 길고 강하다.
The black legs are long and strong.
피부는 검게 변하고 있을까?
Has her skin turned black?
자주 묻는 질문Common questions
How do you conjugate 검다 in Korean?
검다 (to be black) is 검어요 in the polite 해요체, 검습니다 in formal 합니다체, 검어 in casual 반말 and 검다 in the plain written style. The past is 검었어요.
What is the past tense of 검다?
검었어요 in everyday polite speech, 검었습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 검어 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.
Is 검다 a regular verb?
Yes. Its stem never changes shape: 검습니다, 검어, 검으니 all keep 검 intact. Only the ending moves.
What TOPIK level is 검다?
3급 — TOPIK 3, lower intermediate.
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