겸허하다 Korean adjective conjugation
humble
Every form of 겸허하다 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
- 겸허한
- 아/어Infinitive
- 겸허해
- -으니Since
- 겸허하니
- 합니다Formal
- 겸허합니다
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 | 겸허해요 | 겸허합니다 | 겸허해 | 겸허하다 |
과거Past
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 겸허했어요 | 겸허했습니다 | 겸허했어 | 겸허했다 |
미래·추측Future & presumptive
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -겠-Will / must be | 겸허하겠어요 | 겸허하겠습니다 | 겸허하겠어 | 겸허하겠다 |
| -을 것이다Going to | 겸허할 거예요 | 겸허할 것입니다 | 겸허할 거야 | 겸허할 것이다 |
의문Questions
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 겸허해요? | 겸허합니까? | 겸허해? | 겸허하니? |
| 과거Past | 겸허했어요? | 겸허했습니까? | 겸허했어? | 겸허했니? |
부정Negation
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 안Not (short) | 안 겸허해요 | 안 겸허합니다 | 안 겸허해 | 안 겸허하다 |
| -지 않다Not (long) | 겸허하지 않아요 | 겸허하지 않습니다 | 겸허하지 않아 | 겸허하지 않다 |
높임Honorific
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 겸허하세요 | 겸허하십니다 | 겸허하셔 | 겸허하시다 |
| 과거Past | 겸허하셨어요 | 겸허하셨습니다 | 겸허하셨어 | 겸허하셨다 |
관형사형Modifying a noun
- 현재Present
- 겸허한
- 과거Past
- 겸허한
- 미래Future
- 겸허할
- 회상Used to
- 겸허하던
연결Joining clauses
- -고and
- 겸허하고
- -게-ly / so that
- 겸허하게
- -어서so / and then
- 겸허해서
- -으니까since
- 겸허하니까
- -으면if / when
- 겸허하면
- -지만but
- 겸허하지만
- -는데and / but (setting up)
- 겸허한데
- -어도even if
- 겸허해도
문형Sentence patterns
How the dictionary says this verb is used. The numbers are slots: 1 is the subject, 2 the object.
- 1이 겸허하다
예문In real sentences
From the dictionary, each with its translation.
창작의 자유는 역사의 상처 앞에서 겸허해야 할 것입니다.
Freedom of creation should be humble in the face of the scars of history.
소망은 겸허한 삶의 숨은 씨앗이며
Hope is the door that opens onto the future.
또다시 겸허한 마음을 되새기게 됩니다.
It brings back the sense of humility.
그저 두세요. 무릎 꿇고 겸허해지세요.
Fall to your knees. Be humbled.
자주 묻는 질문Common questions
How do you conjugate 겸허하다 in Korean?
겸허하다 (humble) is 겸허해요 in the polite 해요체, 겸허합니다 in formal 합니다체, 겸허해 in casual 반말 and 겸허하다 in the plain written style. The past is 겸허했어요.
What is the past tense of 겸허하다?
겸허했어요 in everyday polite speech, 겸허했습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 겸허하여 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.
Is 겸허하다 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 겸허하여 and 겸허하니 but unchanged in 겸허합니다.
What TOPIK level is 겸허하다?
6급 — TOPIK 6, mastery.
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