귀찮다 Korean adjective conjugation
to be annoying
Every form of 귀찮다 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
- 귀찮은
- 아/어Infinitive
- 귀찮아
- -으니Since
- 귀찮으니
- 합니다Formal
- 귀찮습니다
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 | 귀찮아요 | 귀찮습니다 | 귀찮아 | 귀찮다 |
과거Past
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 귀찮았어요 | 귀찮았습니다 | 귀찮았어 | 귀찮았다 |
미래·추측Future & presumptive
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -겠-Will / must be | 귀찮겠어요 | 귀찮겠습니다 | 귀찮겠어 | 귀찮겠다 |
| -을 것이다Going to | 귀찮을 거예요 | 귀찮을 것입니다 | 귀찮을 거야 | 귀찮을 것이다 |
의문Questions
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 귀찮아요? | 귀찮습니까? | 귀찮아? | 귀찮으니? |
| 과거Past | 귀찮았어요? | 귀찮았습니까? | 귀찮았어? | 귀찮았니? |
부정Negation
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 안Not (short) | 안 귀찮아요 | 안 귀찮습니다 | 안 귀찮아 | 안 귀찮다 |
| -지 않다Not (long) | 귀찮지 않아요 | 귀찮지 않습니다 | 귀찮지 않아 | 귀찮지 않다 |
높임Honorific
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 귀찮으세요 | 귀찮으십니다 | 귀찮으셔 | 귀찮으시다 |
| 과거Past | 귀찮으셨어요 | 귀찮으셨습니다 | 귀찮으셨어 | 귀찮으셨다 |
관형사형Modifying a noun
- 현재Present
- 귀찮은
- 과거Past
- 귀찮은
- 미래Future
- 귀찮을
- 회상Used to
- 귀찮던
연결Joining clauses
- -고and
- 귀찮고
- -게-ly / so that
- 귀찮게
- -어서so / and then
- 귀찮아서
- -으니까since
- 귀찮으니까
- -으면if / when
- 귀찮으면
- -지만but
- 귀찮지만
- -는데and / but (setting up)
- 귀찮은데
- -어도even if
- 귀찮아도
문형Sentence patterns
How the dictionary says this verb is used. The numbers are slots: 1 is the subject, 2 the object.
- 1이 2가 귀찮다
예문In real sentences
From the dictionary, each with its translation.
다른 사람을 귀찮게 할 수 있다.
It might inconvenience other people.
좀 귀찮은 질문일 수 있겠지만, 정확히 언제입니까?
It can be pretty bothersome. When is rush hour exactly?
제발 내가 집중하고 있을 때 나를 귀찮게 하지 마.
Please do not trouble me when I am focused.
새로운 생각이 떠오르지 않게 되고 생각하기도 귀찮아졌습니다.
I wasn't getting any new ideas and I grew tired of thinking.
자주 묻는 질문Common questions
How do you conjugate 귀찮다 in Korean?
귀찮다 (to be annoying) is 귀찮아요 in the polite 해요체, 귀찮습니다 in formal 합니다체, 귀찮아 in casual 반말 and 귀찮다 in the plain written style. The past is 귀찮았어요.
What is the past tense of 귀찮다?
귀찮았어요 in everyday polite speech, 귀찮았습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 귀찮아 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.
Is 귀찮다 a regular verb?
Yes. Its stem never changes shape: 귀찮습니다, 귀찮아, 귀찮으니 all keep 귀찮 intact. Only the ending moves.
What TOPIK level is 귀찮다?
2급 — TOPIK 2, elementary.
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