궁금하다
to be curious
Principal parts
- 관형사형Modifier
- 궁금한
- 아/어Infinitive
- 궁금해
- -으니Since
- 궁금하니
- 합니다Formal
- 궁금합니다
Present
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 궁금해요 | 궁금합니다 | 궁금해 | 궁금하다 |
Past
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 궁금했어요 | 궁금했습니다 | 궁금했어 | 궁금했다 |
Future & presumptive
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -겠-Will / must be | 궁금하겠어요 | 궁금하겠습니다 | 궁금하겠어 | 궁금하겠다 |
| -을 것이다Going to | 궁금할 거예요 | 궁금할 것입니다 | 궁금할 거야 | 궁금할 것이다 |
Questions
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 궁금해요? | 궁금합니까? | 궁금해? | 궁금하니? |
| 과거Past | 궁금했어요? | 궁금했습니까? | 궁금했어? | 궁금했니? |
Negation
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 안Not (short) | 안 궁금해요 | 안 궁금합니다 | 안 궁금해 | 안 궁금하다 |
| -지 않다Not (long) | 궁금하지 않아요 | 궁금하지 않습니다 | 궁금하지 않아 | 궁금하지 않다 |
Honorific
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 궁금하세요 | 궁금하십니다 | 궁금하셔 | 궁금하시다 |
| 과거Past | 궁금하셨어요 | 궁금하셨습니다 | 궁금하셨어 | 궁금하셨다 |
Modifying a noun
- 현재Present
- 궁금한
- 과거Past
- 궁금한
- 미래Future
- 궁금할
- 회상Used to
- 궁금하던
Joining clauses
- -고and
- 궁금하고
- -게-ly / so that
- 궁금하게
- -어서so / and then
- 궁금해서
- -으니까since
- 궁금하니까
- -으면if / when
- 궁금하면
- -지만but
- 궁금하지만
- -는데and / but (setting up)
- 궁금한데
- -어도even if
- 궁금해도
Sentence patterns
- 1이 2가 궁금하다
In real sentences
혹시 궁금한 점 있으신가요?
Do you happen to have any questions?
아시다시피 저는 좀 궁금했거든요.
You know, I was kind of interested.
만약 궁금한 것이 있다면, 여러분에게 질문할 것입니다.
If they want it, they'll ask you the questions.
여러분은 궁금하시겠죠. 이 시간 동안 무슨 일이 벌어지는 걸까요?
One thing you can do is ask yourself: What goes on during that time?
Common questions
How do you conjugate 궁금하다 in Korean?
궁금하다 (to be curious) is 궁금해요 in the polite 해요체, 궁금합니다 in formal 합니다체, 궁금해 in casual 반말 and 궁금하다 in the plain written style. The past is 궁금했어요.
What is the past tense of 궁금하다?
궁금했어요 in everyday polite speech, 궁금했습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 궁금하여 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.
Is 궁금하다 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 궁금하여 and 궁금하니 but unchanged in 궁금합니다.
What TOPIK level is 궁금하다?
2급 — TOPIK 2, elementary.
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