귀중하다 Korean adjective conjugation
to be precious
Every form of 귀중하다 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
- 귀중한
- 아/어Infinitive
- 귀중해
- -으니Since
- 귀중하니
- 합니다Formal
- 귀중합니다
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 | 귀중해요 | 귀중합니다 | 귀중해 | 귀중하다 |
과거Past
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 귀중했어요 | 귀중했습니다 | 귀중했어 | 귀중했다 |
미래·추측Future & presumptive
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -겠-Will / must be | 귀중하겠어요 | 귀중하겠습니다 | 귀중하겠어 | 귀중하겠다 |
| -을 것이다Going to | 귀중할 거예요 | 귀중할 것입니다 | 귀중할 거야 | 귀중할 것이다 |
의문Questions
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 귀중해요? | 귀중합니까? | 귀중해? | 귀중하니? |
| 과거Past | 귀중했어요? | 귀중했습니까? | 귀중했어? | 귀중했니? |
부정Negation
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 안Not (short) | 안 귀중해요 | 안 귀중합니다 | 안 귀중해 | 안 귀중하다 |
| -지 않다Not (long) | 귀중하지 않아요 | 귀중하지 않습니다 | 귀중하지 않아 | 귀중하지 않다 |
높임Honorific
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 귀중하세요 | 귀중하십니다 | 귀중하셔 | 귀중하시다 |
| 과거Past | 귀중하셨어요 | 귀중하셨습니다 | 귀중하셨어 | 귀중하셨다 |
관형사형Modifying a noun
- 현재Present
- 귀중한
- 과거Past
- 귀중한
- 미래Future
- 귀중할
- 회상Used to
- 귀중하던
연결Joining 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
문형Sentence patterns
How the dictionary says this verb is used. The numbers are slots: 1 is the subject, 2 the object.
- 1이 2에/에게 귀중하다
예문In real sentences
From the dictionary, each with its translation.
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.
자주 묻는 질문Common 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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