굵다 Korean adjective conjugation
to be thick
Every form of 굵다 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
- 굵은
- 아/어Infinitive
- 굵어
- -으니Since
- 굵으니
- 합니다Formal
- 굵습니다
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 | 굵어요 | 굵습니다 | 굵어 | 굵다 |
과거Past
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 굵었어요 | 굵었습니다 | 굵었어 | 굵었다 |
미래·추측Future & presumptive
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -겠-Will / must be | 굵겠어요 | 굵겠습니다 | 굵겠어 | 굵겠다 |
| -을 것이다Going to | 굵을 거예요 | 굵을 것입니다 | 굵을 거야 | 굵을 것이다 |
의문Questions
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 굵어요? | 굵습니까? | 굵어? | 굵으니? |
| 과거Past | 굵었어요? | 굵었습니까? | 굵었어? | 굵었니? |
부정Negation
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 안Not (short) | 안 굵어요 | 안 굵습니다 | 안 굵어 | 안 굵다 |
| -지 않다Not (long) | 굵지 않아요 | 굵지 않습니다 | 굵지 않아 | 굵지 않다 |
높임Honorific
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 굵으세요 | 굵으십니다 | 굵으셔 | 굵으시다 |
| 과거Past | 굵으셨어요 | 굵으셨습니다 | 굵으셨어 | 굵으셨다 |
관형사형Modifying a noun
- 현재Present
- 굵은
- 과거Past
- 굵은
- 미래Future
- 굵을
- 회상Used to
- 굵던
연결Joining clauses
- -고and
- 굵고
- -게-ly / so that
- 굵게
- -어서so / and then
- 굵어서
- -으니까since
- 굵으니까
- -으면if / when
- 굵으면
- -지만but
- 굵지만
- -는데and / but (setting up)
- 굵은데
- -어도even if
- 굵어도
문형Sentence patterns
How the dictionary says this verb is used. The numbers are slots: 1 is the subject, 2 the object.
- 1이 굵다
예문In real sentences
From the dictionary, each with its translation.
하지만 이건 너무 굵게 그려 놓았네요.
But they are still drawn too thick.
작은 규모에 비해서 선이 굵게 표현되어 있다.
Little by little it was enlarged to its present size.
만약에 5보다 크거나 같았다면 여기에 굵은 선을 그렸을 겁니다
If it was greater than or equal to 5, we would have drawn a bold line over here.
굵은 눈물이 얼굴에 떨어졌지만 그 분은 결코 손을 들어 눈물을 닦지 않으셨습니다.
And these big tears fell down her face, but she never lifted her hands to move them.
자주 묻는 질문Common questions
How do you conjugate 굵다 in Korean?
굵다 (to be thick) is 굵어요 in the polite 해요체, 굵습니다 in formal 합니다체, 굵어 in casual 반말 and 굵다 in the plain written style. The past is 굵었어요.
What is the past tense of 굵다?
굵었어요 in everyday polite speech, 굵었습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 굵어 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.
Is 굵다 a regular verb?
Yes. Its stem never changes shape: 굵습니다, 굵어, 굵으니 all keep 굵 intact. Only the ending moves.
What TOPIK level is 굵다?
2급 — TOPIK 2, elementary.
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