격렬하다 Korean adjective conjugation
to be intense
Every form of 격렬하다 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
- 격렬한
- 아/어Infinitive
- 격렬해
- -으니Since
- 격렬하니
- 합니다Formal
- 격렬합니다
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 | 격렬해요 | 격렬합니다 | 격렬해 | 격렬하다 |
과거Past
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 격렬했어요 | 격렬했습니다 | 격렬했어 | 격렬했다 |
미래·추측Future & presumptive
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -겠-Will / must be | 격렬하겠어요 | 격렬하겠습니다 | 격렬하겠어 | 격렬하겠다 |
| -을 것이다Going to | 격렬할 거예요 | 격렬할 것입니다 | 격렬할 거야 | 격렬할 것이다 |
의문Questions
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 격렬해요? | 격렬합니까? | 격렬해? | 격렬하니? |
| 과거Past | 격렬했어요? | 격렬했습니까? | 격렬했어? | 격렬했니? |
부정Negation
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 안Not (short) | 안 격렬해요 | 안 격렬합니다 | 안 격렬해 | 안 격렬하다 |
| -지 않다Not (long) | 격렬하지 않아요 | 격렬하지 않습니다 | 격렬하지 않아 | 격렬하지 않다 |
높임Honorific
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 격렬하세요 | 격렬하십니다 | 격렬하셔 | 격렬하시다 |
| 과거Past | 격렬하셨어요 | 격렬하셨습니다 | 격렬하셨어 | 격렬하셨다 |
관형사형Modifying a noun
- 현재Present
- 격렬한
- 과거Past
- 격렬한
- 미래Future
- 격렬할
- 회상Used to
- 격렬하던
연결Joining clauses
- -고and
- 격렬하고
- -게-ly / so that
- 격렬하게
- -어서so / and then
- 격렬해서
- -으니까since
- 격렬하니까
- -으면if / when
- 격렬하면
- -지만but
- 격렬하지만
- -는데and / but (setting up)
- 격렬한데
- -어도even if
- 격렬해도
문형Sentence patterns
How the dictionary says this verb is used. The numbers are slots: 1 is the subject, 2 the object.
- 1이 격렬하다
예문In real sentences
From the dictionary, each with its translation.
정치 토론의 격렬함
the cut and thrust of political debate
격렬하고
Fierce.
그렇죠. 점점 격렬해집니다.
That's it. It became a rage.
그 놈은 저를 격렬하게 흔들었습니다.
It's shaking me violently.
자주 묻는 질문Common questions
How do you conjugate 격렬하다 in Korean?
격렬하다 (to be intense) is 격렬해요 in the polite 해요체, 격렬합니다 in formal 합니다체, 격렬해 in casual 반말 and 격렬하다 in the plain written style. The past is 격렬했어요.
What is the past tense of 격렬하다?
격렬했어요 in everyday polite speech, 격렬했습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 격렬하여 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.
Is 격렬하다 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 격렬하여 and 격렬하니 but unchanged in 격렬합니다.
What TOPIK level is 격렬하다?
5급 — TOPIK 5, advanced.
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