허옇다

to be snow-white

Principal parts

관형사형Modifier
허연
아/어Infinitive
허예
-으니Since
허여니
합니다Formal
허옇습니다

Present

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
서술Statement 허예요허옇습니다허예허옇다

Past

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
서술Statement 허옜어요허옜습니다허옜어허옜다

Future & presumptive

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
-겠-Will / must be 허옇겠어요허옇겠습니다허옇겠어허옇겠다
-을 것이다Going to 허열 거예요허열 것입니다허열 거야허열 것이다

Questions

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Present 허예요?허옇습니까?허예?허여니?
과거Past 허옜어요?허옜습니까?허옜어?허옜니?

Negation

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
안Not (short) 안 허예요안 허옇습니다안 허예안 허옇다
-지 않다Not (long) 허옇지 않아요허옇지 않습니다허옇지 않아허옇지 않다

Honorific

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Present 허여세요허여십니다허여셔허여시다
과거Past 허여셨어요허여셨습니다허여셨어허여셨다

Modifying a noun

현재Present
허연
과거Past
허연
미래Future
허열
회상Used to
허옇던

Joining 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

Sentence patterns

In real sentences

기름이 허옇게 굳다

hardened white oil

허연 김

white steam

허옇게 되다

to become embarrassed

Common 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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