급하다 Korean adjective conjugation
to be in a hurry
Every form of 급하다 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
- 급한
- 아/어Infinitive
- 급해
- -으니Since
- 급하니
- 합니다Formal
- 급합니다
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 | 급해요 | 급합니다 | 급해 | 급하다 |
과거Past
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 급했어요 | 급했습니다 | 급했어 | 급했다 |
미래·추측Future & presumptive
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -겠-Will / must be | 급하겠어요 | 급하겠습니다 | 급하겠어 | 급하겠다 |
| -을 것이다Going to | 급할 거예요 | 급할 것입니다 | 급할 거야 | 급할 것이다 |
의문Questions
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 급해요? | 급합니까? | 급해? | 급하니? |
| 과거Past | 급했어요? | 급했습니까? | 급했어? | 급했니? |
부정Negation
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 안Not (short) | 안 급해요 | 안 급합니다 | 안 급해 | 안 급하다 |
| -지 않다Not (long) | 급하지 않아요 | 급하지 않습니다 | 급하지 않아 | 급하지 않다 |
높임Honorific
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 급하세요 | 급하십니다 | 급하셔 | 급하시다 |
| 과거Past | 급하셨어요 | 급하셨습니다 | 급하셨어 | 급하셨다 |
관형사형Modifying a noun
- 현재Present
- 급한
- 과거Past
- 급한
- 미래Future
- 급할
- 회상Used to
- 급하던
연결Joining clauses
- -고and
- 급하고
- -게-ly / so that
- 급하게
- -어서so / and then
- 급해서
- -으니까since
- 급하니까
- -으면if / when
- 급하면
- -지만but
- 급하지만
- -는데and / but (setting up)
- 급한데
- -어도even if
- 급해도
문형Sentence patterns
How the dictionary says this verb is used. The numbers are slots: 1 is the subject, 2 the object.
- 1이 급하다
예문In real sentences
From the dictionary, each with its translation.
지금은 시간이 급해서 나중에 이야기해요.
(I am) in a hurry right now, so let's talk later.
안나 씨는 지금 급해요?
Are you in a hurry right now, Anna?
이거 급하다고 그한테 전해줘.
Tell him this is urgent.
전 성격이 꽤 급해요.
I'm a pretty speedy character.
자주 묻는 질문Common questions
How do you conjugate 급하다 in Korean?
급하다 (to be in a hurry) is 급해요 in the polite 해요체, 급합니다 in formal 합니다체, 급해 in casual 반말 and 급하다 in the plain written style. The past is 급했어요.
What is the past tense of 급하다?
급했어요 in everyday polite speech, 급했습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 급하여 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.
Is 급하다 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 급하여 and 급하니 but unchanged in 급합니다.
What TOPIK level is 급하다?
2급 — TOPIK 2, elementary.
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