과하다 Korean adjective conjugation
to be excessive
Every form of 과하다 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
- 과한
- 아/어Infinitive
- 과하
- -으니Since
- 과하니
- 합니다Formal
- 과합니다
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 | 과하요 | 과합니다 | 과하 | 과하다 |
과거Past
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 과핬어요 | 과핬습니다 | 과핬어 | 과핬다 |
미래·추측Future & presumptive
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -겠-Will / must be | 과하겠어요 | 과하겠습니다 | 과하겠어 | 과하겠다 |
| -을 것이다Going to | 과할 거예요 | 과할 것입니다 | 과할 거야 | 과할 것이다 |
의문Questions
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 과하요? | 과합니까? | 과하? | 과하니? |
| 과거Past | 과핬어요? | 과핬습니까? | 과핬어? | 과핬니? |
부정Negation
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 안Not (short) | 안 과하요 | 안 과합니다 | 안 과하 | 안 과하다 |
| -지 않다Not (long) | 과하지 않아요 | 과하지 않습니다 | 과하지 않아 | 과하지 않다 |
높임Honorific
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 과하세요 | 과하십니다 | 과하셔 | 과하시다 |
| 과거Past | 과하셨어요 | 과하셨습니다 | 과하셨어 | 과하셨다 |
관형사형Modifying a noun
- 현재Present
- 과한
- 과거Past
- 과한
- 미래Future
- 과할
- 회상Used to
- 과하던
연결Joining 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
문형Sentence patterns
How the dictionary says this verb is used. The numbers are slots: 1 is the subject, 2 the object.
- 1이 2에/에게 3을 과하다
예문In real sentences
From the dictionary, each with its translation.
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.
자주 묻는 질문Common 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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