허옇다 Korean adjective conjugation
to be snow-white
Every form of 허옇다 across the four speech levels. It is ㅎ irregular — ㅎ drops and the vowel changes: 그렇다 → 그래요.
기본형Principal parts
The four forms the dictionary prints. Every other form on this page is derived from them.
- 관형사형Modifier
- 허연
- 아/어Infinitive
- 허예
- -으니Since
- 허여니
- 합니다Formal
- 허옇습니다
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 | 허예요 | 허옇습니다 | 허예 | 허옇다 |
과거Past
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 허옜어요 | 허옜습니다 | 허옜어 | 허옜다 |
미래·추측Future & presumptive
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -겠-Will / must be | 허옇겠어요 | 허옇겠습니다 | 허옇겠어 | 허옇겠다 |
| -을 것이다Going to | 허열 거예요 | 허열 것입니다 | 허열 거야 | 허열 것이다 |
의문Questions
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 허예요? | 허옇습니까? | 허예? | 허여니? |
| 과거Past | 허옜어요? | 허옜습니까? | 허옜어? | 허옜니? |
부정Negation
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 안Not (short) | 안 허예요 | 안 허옇습니다 | 안 허예 | 안 허옇다 |
| -지 않다Not (long) | 허옇지 않아요 | 허옇지 않습니다 | 허옇지 않아 | 허옇지 않다 |
높임Honorific
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 허여세요 | 허여십니다 | 허여셔 | 허여시다 |
| 과거Past | 허여셨어요 | 허여셨습니다 | 허여셨어 | 허여셨다 |
관형사형Modifying a noun
- 현재Present
- 허연
- 과거Past
- 허연
- 미래Future
- 허열
- 회상Used to
- 허옇던
연결Joining clauses
- -고and
- 허옇고
- -게-ly / so that
- 허옇게
- -어서so / and then
- 허예서
- -으니까since
- 허여니까
- -으면if / when
- 허여면
- -지만but
- 허옇지만
- -는데and / but (setting up)
- 허연데
- -어도even if
- 허예도
문형Sentence patterns
How the dictionary says this verb is used. The numbers are slots: 1 is the subject, 2 the object.
- 1이 허옇다
예문In real sentences
From the dictionary, each with its translation.
기름이 허옇게 굳다
hardened white oil
허연 김
white steam
허옇게 되다
to become embarrassed
자주 묻는 질문Common questions
How do you conjugate 허옇다 in Korean?
허옇다 (to be snow-white) is 허예요 in the polite 해요체, 허옇습니다 in formal 합니다체, 허예 in casual 반말 and 허옇다 in the plain written style. The past is 허옜어요.
What is the past tense of 허옇다?
허옜어요 in everyday polite speech, 허옜습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 허예 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.
Is 허옇다 irregular?
Yes — it is ㅎ irregular (ㅎ 불규칙). ㅎ drops and the vowel changes: 그렇다 → 그래요. That is why the stem looks different in 허예 and 허여니 but unchanged in 허옇습니다.
What TOPIK level is 허옇다?
5급 — TOPIK 5, advanced.
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