곧다 Korean adjective conjugation
to be straight
Every form of 곧다 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
- 곧은
- 아/어Infinitive
- 곧아
- -으니Since
- 곧으니
- 합니다Formal
- 곧습니다
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 | 곧아요 | 곧습니다 | 곧아 | 곧다 |
과거Past
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 곧았어요 | 곧았습니다 | 곧았어 | 곧았다 |
미래·추측Future & presumptive
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -겠-Will / must be | 곧겠어요 | 곧겠습니다 | 곧겠어 | 곧겠다 |
| -을 것이다Going to | 곧을 거예요 | 곧을 것입니다 | 곧을 거야 | 곧을 것이다 |
의문Questions
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 곧아요? | 곧습니까? | 곧아? | 곧으니? |
| 과거Past | 곧았어요? | 곧았습니까? | 곧았어? | 곧았니? |
부정Negation
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 안Not (short) | 안 곧아요 | 안 곧습니다 | 안 곧아 | 안 곧다 |
| -지 않다Not (long) | 곧지 않아요 | 곧지 않습니다 | 곧지 않아 | 곧지 않다 |
높임Honorific
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 곧으세요 | 곧으십니다 | 곧으셔 | 곧으시다 |
| 과거Past | 곧으셨어요 | 곧으셨습니다 | 곧으셨어 | 곧으셨다 |
관형사형Modifying a noun
- 현재Present
- 곧은
- 과거Past
- 곧은
- 미래Future
- 곧을
- 회상Used to
- 곧던
연결Joining clauses
- -고and
- 곧고
- -게-ly / so that
- 곧게
- -어서so / and then
- 곧아서
- -으니까since
- 곧으니까
- -으면if / when
- 곧으면
- -지만but
- 곧지만
- -는데and / but (setting up)
- 곧은데
- -어도even if
- 곧아도
문형Sentence patterns
How the dictionary says this verb is used. The numbers are slots: 1 is the subject, 2 the object.
- 1이 곧다
예문In real sentences
From the dictionary, each with its translation.
그래서 저도 몸을 직선으로 곧게 펴고 뒤로 기울여 넘어졌습니다.
So I made my body into a perfect line and tilted back.
굽은 길이 곧아질 것이요
The winding roads must be made straight.
최대한 곧게 그리고 있습니다
I'm trying my best to draw it straight.
곧은 직선을 그리기 위해 이 선을 사용할 거예요.
I'll use this line so I get straight lines.
자주 묻는 질문Common questions
How do you conjugate 곧다 in Korean?
곧다 (to be straight) is 곧아요 in the polite 해요체, 곧습니다 in formal 합니다체, 곧아 in casual 반말 and 곧다 in the plain written style. The past is 곧았어요.
What is the past tense of 곧다?
곧았어요 in everyday polite speech, 곧았습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 곧아 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.
Is 곧다 a regular verb?
Yes. Its stem never changes shape: 곧습니다, 곧아, 곧으니 all keep 곧 intact. Only the ending moves.
What TOPIK level is 곧다?
4급 — TOPIK 4, upper intermediate.
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