과하다

to be excessive

TOPIK 5 5급adjective 형용사regular 규칙Dictionary entry 단어

Principal parts

관형사형Modifier
과한
아/어Infinitive
과하
-으니Since
과하니
합니다Formal
과합니다

Present

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
서술Statement 과하요과합니다과하과하다

Past

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
서술Statement 과핬어요과핬습니다과핬어과핬다

Future & presumptive

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
-겠-Will / must be 과하겠어요과하겠습니다과하겠어과하겠다
-을 것이다Going to 과할 거예요과할 것입니다과할 거야과할 것이다

Questions

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Present 과하요?과합니까?과하?과하니?
과거Past 과핬어요?과핬습니까?과핬어?과핬니?

Negation

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
안Not (short) 안 과하요안 과합니다안 과하안 과하다
-지 않다Not (long) 과하지 않아요과하지 않습니다과하지 않아과하지 않다

Honorific

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Present 과하세요과하십니다과하셔과하시다
과거Past 과하셨어요과하셨습니다과하셨어과하셨다

Modifying a noun

현재Present
과한
과거Past
과한
미래Future
과할
회상Used to
과하던

Joining clauses

-고and
과하고
-게-ly / so that
과하게
-어서so / and then
과하서
-으니까since
과하니까
-으면if / when
과하면
-지만but
과하지만
-는데and / but (setting up)
과한데
-어도even if
과하도

Sentence patterns

In real sentences

그리고 제발 요구를 과하게 하지 마세요.

And please, please don't torpedo your own ask.

하지만 알고리즘이 과하게 좋아할 만한 것이었습니다.

But it was super algorithm-friendly.

국립공원은 과하게 관리해요.

National parks are heavily managed.

가끔 과하다는 건 알고 있어

Oh, I know. I know sometimes I can go a little overboard.

Common questions

How do you conjugate 과하다 in Korean?

과하다 (to be excessive) is 과하요 in the polite 해요체, 과합니다 in formal 합니다체, 과하 in casual 반말 and 과하다 in the plain written style. The past is 과핬어요.

What is the past tense of 과하다?

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

Is 과하다 a regular verb?

Yes. Its stem never changes shape: 과합니다, 과하, 과하니 all keep 과하 intact. Only the ending moves.

What TOPIK level is 과하다?

5급 — TOPIK 5, advanced.

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