깊다

to be deep

TOPIK 2 2급adjective 형용사regular 규칙Dictionary entry 단어

Principal parts

관형사형Modifier
깊은
아/어Infinitive
깊어
-으니Since
깊으니
합니다Formal
깊습니다

Present

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
서술Statement 깊어요깊습니다깊어깊다

Past

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
서술Statement 깊었어요깊었습니다깊었어깊었다

Future & presumptive

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
-겠-Will / must be 깊겠어요깊겠습니다깊겠어깊겠다
-을 것이다Going to 깊을 거예요깊을 것입니다깊을 거야깊을 것이다

Questions

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Present 깊어요?깊습니까?깊어?깊으니?
과거Past 깊었어요?깊었습니까?깊었어?깊었니?

Negation

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
안Not (short) 안 깊어요안 깊습니다안 깊어안 깊다
-지 않다Not (long) 깊지 않아요깊지 않습니다깊지 않아깊지 않다

Honorific

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Present 깊으세요깊으십니다깊으셔깊으시다
과거Past 깊으셨어요깊으셨습니다깊으셨어깊으셨다

Modifying a noun

현재Present
깊은
과거Past
깊은
미래Future
깊을
회상Used to
깊던

Joining clauses

-고and
깊고
-게-ly / so that
깊게
-어서so / and then
깊어서
-으니까since
깊으니까
-으면if / when
깊으면
-지만but
깊지만
-는데and / but (setting up)
깊은데
-어도even if
깊어도

Sentence patterns

In real sentences

보다 깊은 뜻이 있어요.

It's more profound than that.

그보다 더 깊을 때도 있어요.

Sometimes it goes further.

밤이 깊었습니다.

It grew late.

이 물이 얼마나 깊다고 생각해?

How deep do you think the water is?

Common questions

How do you conjugate 깊다 in Korean?

깊다 (to be deep) is 깊어요 in the polite 해요체, 깊습니다 in formal 합니다체, 깊어 in casual 반말 and 깊다 in the plain written style. The past is 깊었어요.

What is the past tense of 깊다?

깊었어요 in everyday polite speech, 깊었습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 깊어 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.

Is 깊다 a regular verb?

Yes. Its stem never changes shape: 깊습니다, 깊어, 깊으니 all keep 깊 intact. Only the ending moves.

What TOPIK level is 깊다?

2급 — TOPIK 2, elementary.

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