건조하다 Korean adjective conjugation
to be dry
Every form of 건조하다 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
- 건조한
- 아/어Infinitive
- 건조하
- -으니Since
- 건조하니
- 합니다Formal
- 건조합니다
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 | 건조하요 | 건조합니다 | 건조하 | 건조하다 |
과거Past
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 건조핬어요 | 건조핬습니다 | 건조핬어 | 건조핬다 |
미래·추측Future & presumptive
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -겠-Will / must be | 건조하겠어요 | 건조하겠습니다 | 건조하겠어 | 건조하겠다 |
| -을 것이다Going to | 건조할 거예요 | 건조할 것입니다 | 건조할 거야 | 건조할 것이다 |
의문Questions
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 건조하요? | 건조합니까? | 건조하? | 건조하니? |
| 과거Past | 건조핬어요? | 건조핬습니까? | 건조핬어? | 건조핬니? |
부정Negation
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 안Not (short) | 안 건조하요 | 안 건조합니다 | 안 건조하 | 안 건조하다 |
| -지 않다Not (long) | 건조하지 않아요 | 건조하지 않습니다 | 건조하지 않아 | 건조하지 않다 |
높임Honorific
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 건조하세요 | 건조하십니다 | 건조하셔 | 건조하시다 |
| 과거Past | 건조하셨어요 | 건조하셨습니다 | 건조하셨어 | 건조하셨다 |
관형사형Modifying a noun
- 현재Present
- 건조한
- 과거Past
- 건조한
- 미래Future
- 건조할
- 회상Used to
- 건조하던
연결Joining clauses
- -고and
- 건조하고
- -게-ly / so that
- 건조하게
- -어서so / and then
- 건조하서
- -으니까since
- 건조하니까
- -으면if / when
- 건조하면
- -지만but
- 건조하지만
- -는데and / but (setting up)
- 건조한데
- -어도even if
- 건조하도
문형Sentence patterns
How the dictionary says this verb is used. The numbers are slots: 1 is the subject, 2 the object.
- 1이 2를 건조하다
예문In real sentences
From the dictionary, each with its translation.
건조한 것을 싫어하거든요.
It doesn't like it dry.
그건 상당히 건조한 주제일 수도 있습니다.
It could be a very dry subject.
아주 건조한 기술적인 용어처럼 들리지 않나요?
It sounds like a really dry and technical thing, doesn't it?
눈이 건조해지는 것 이외에 다른 걸 느끼시나요?
And besides dry eyes, what do you feel?
자주 묻는 질문Common questions
How do you conjugate 건조하다 in Korean?
건조하다 (to be dry) is 건조하요 in the polite 해요체, 건조합니다 in formal 합니다체, 건조하 in casual 반말 and 건조하다 in the plain written style. The past is 건조핬어요.
What is the past tense of 건조하다?
건조핬어요 in everyday polite speech, 건조핬습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 건조하 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.
Is 건조하다 a regular verb?
Yes. Its stem never changes shape: 건조합니다, 건조하, 건조하니 all keep 건조하 intact. Only the ending moves.
What TOPIK level is 건조하다?
3급 — TOPIK 3, lower intermediate.
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