귀중하다

to be precious

Principal parts

관형사형Modifier
귀중한
아/어Infinitive
귀중해
-으니Since
귀중하니
합니다Formal
귀중합니다

Present

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
서술Statement 귀중해요귀중합니다귀중해귀중하다

Past

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
서술Statement 귀중했어요귀중했습니다귀중했어귀중했다

Future & presumptive

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
-겠-Will / must be 귀중하겠어요귀중하겠습니다귀중하겠어귀중하겠다
-을 것이다Going to 귀중할 거예요귀중할 것입니다귀중할 거야귀중할 것이다

Questions

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Present 귀중해요?귀중합니까?귀중해?귀중하니?
과거Past 귀중했어요?귀중했습니까?귀중했어?귀중했니?

Negation

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
안Not (short) 안 귀중해요안 귀중합니다안 귀중해안 귀중하다
-지 않다Not (long) 귀중하지 않아요귀중하지 않습니다귀중하지 않아귀중하지 않다

Honorific

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Present 귀중하세요귀중하십니다귀중하셔귀중하시다
과거Past 귀중하셨어요귀중하셨습니다귀중하셨어귀중하셨다

Modifying a noun

현재Present
귀중한
과거Past
귀중한
미래Future
귀중할
회상Used to
귀중하던

Joining clauses

-고and
귀중하고
-게-ly / so that
귀중하게
-어서so / and then
귀중해서
-으니까since
귀중하니까
-으면if / when
귀중하면
-지만but
귀중하지만
-는데and / but (setting up)
귀중한데
-어도even if
귀중해도

Sentence patterns

In real sentences

저에겐 이 세상에서 가장 귀중한 2살 딸이 있죠.

I have a two-year-old daughter who's the best thing ever.

우리 기지에 있는 물자들은 귀중해

Resources at our base are precious.

삶보다 귀중한 것은 없다.

There's nothing more precious than life.

그리고 비밀은 귀중한것입니다.

And secrets are valuable.

Common questions

How do you conjugate 귀중하다 in Korean?

귀중하다 (to be precious) is 귀중해요 in the polite 해요체, 귀중합니다 in formal 합니다체, 귀중해 in casual 반말 and 귀중하다 in the plain written style. The past is 귀중했어요.

What is the past tense of 귀중하다?

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

Is 귀중하다 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 귀중하여 and 귀중하니 but unchanged in 귀중합니다.

What TOPIK level is 귀중하다?

4급 — TOPIK 4, upper intermediate.

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