과다하다 Korean adjective conjugation

to be excessive

Every form of 과다하다 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
과다한
아/어Infinitive
과다해
-으니Since
과다하니
합니다Formal
과다합니다

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.

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
서술Statement 과다해요과다합니다과다해과다하다

과거Past

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
서술Statement 과다했어요과다했습니다과다했어과다했다

미래·추측Future & presumptive

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
-겠-Will / must be 과다하겠어요과다하겠습니다과다하겠어과다하겠다
-을 것이다Going to 과다할 거예요과다할 것입니다과다할 거야과다할 것이다

의문Questions

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Present 과다해요?과다합니까?과다해?과다하니?
과거Past 과다했어요?과다했습니까?과다했어?과다했니?

부정Negation

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
Not (short) 안 과다해요안 과다합니다안 과다해안 과다하다
-지 않다Not (long) 과다하지 않아요과다하지 않습니다과다하지 않아과다하지 않다

높임Honorific

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Present 과다하세요과다하십니다과다하셔과다하시다
과거Past 과다하셨어요과다하셨습니다과다하셨어과다하셨다

관형사형Modifying a noun

현재Present
과다한
과거Past
과다한
미래Future
과다할
회상Used to
과다하던

연결Joining clauses

-고and
과다하고
-게-ly / so that
과다하게
-어서so / and then
과다해서
-으니까since
과다하니까
-으면if / when
과다하면
-지만but
과다하지만
-는데and / but (setting up)
과다한데
-어도even if
과다해도

문형Sentence patterns

How the dictionary says this verb is used. The numbers are slots: 1 is the subject, 2 the object.

예문In real sentences

From the dictionary, each with its translation.

그건 해수에 유입되는 과다한 이산화탄소 때문입니다.

It's the result of too much carbon dioxide entering seawater.

너무 많이, 너무 자주, 그러면 과다해질 수 있습니다.

Too much, too often, and things can go into overdrive.

요에 당이 과다하게 나타나고 있습니다.

An excessive quantity of sugar is appearing in the urine.

여러번의 리터치와 과다한 클리닝으로 여전히 많은 양의 바니시가 남아있습니다. 그래서 아주 선명하게 바뀌었죠.

There is a lot of varnish still sitting there, several retouches, and some over cleaning. It becomes very visible.

자주 묻는 질문Common questions

How do you conjugate 과다하다 in Korean?

과다하다 (to be excessive) is 과다해요 in the polite 해요체, 과다합니다 in formal 합니다체, 과다해 in casual 반말 and 과다하다 in the plain written style. The past is 과다했어요.

What is the past tense of 과다하다?

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

Is 과다하다 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 과다하여 and 과다하니 but unchanged in 과다합니다.

What TOPIK level is 과다하다?

6급 — TOPIK 6, mastery.

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