흥겹다 Korean adjective conjugation
to be delightful
Every form of 흥겹다 across the four speech levels. It is ㅂ irregular — ㅂ becomes 우 before a vowel: 춥다 → 추워요.
기본형Principal parts
The four forms the dictionary prints. Every other form on this page is derived from them.
- 관형사형Modifier
- 흥겨운
- 아/어Infinitive
- 흥겨워
- -으니Since
- 흥겨우니
- 합니다Formal
- 흥겹습니다
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 | 흥겨워요 | 흥겹습니다 | 흥겨워 | 흥겹다 |
과거Past
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 흥겨웠어요 | 흥겨웠습니다 | 흥겨웠어 | 흥겨웠다 |
미래·추측Future & presumptive
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -겠-Will / must be | 흥겹겠어요 | 흥겹겠습니다 | 흥겹겠어 | 흥겹겠다 |
| -을 것이다Going to | 흥겨울 거예요 | 흥겨울 것입니다 | 흥겨울 거야 | 흥겨울 것이다 |
의문Questions
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 흥겨워요? | 흥겹습니까? | 흥겨워? | 흥겨우니? |
| 과거Past | 흥겨웠어요? | 흥겨웠습니까? | 흥겨웠어? | 흥겨웠니? |
부정Negation
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 안Not (short) | 안 흥겨워요 | 안 흥겹습니다 | 안 흥겨워 | 안 흥겹다 |
| -지 않다Not (long) | 흥겹지 않아요 | 흥겹지 않습니다 | 흥겹지 않아 | 흥겹지 않다 |
높임Honorific
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 흥겨우세요 | 흥겨우십니다 | 흥겨우셔 | 흥겨우시다 |
| 과거Past | 흥겨우셨어요 | 흥겨우셨습니다 | 흥겨우셨어 | 흥겨우셨다 |
관형사형Modifying a noun
- 현재Present
- 흥겨운
- 과거Past
- 흥겨운
- 미래Future
- 흥겨울
- 회상Used to
- 흥겹던
연결Joining clauses
- -고and
- 흥겹고
- -게-ly / so that
- 흥겹게
- -어서so / and then
- 흥겨워서
- -으니까since
- 흥겨우니까
- -으면if / when
- 흥겨우면
- -지만but
- 흥겹지만
- -는데and / but (setting up)
- 흥겨운데
- -어도even if
- 흥겨워도
문형Sentence patterns
How the dictionary says this verb is used. The numbers are slots: 1 is the subject, 2 the object.
- 1이 흥겹다
예문In real sentences
From the dictionary, each with its translation.
하룻밤 사이의 이야기를 배경으로 이 작품은 흥겨운 속도로 진행됩니다.
Set over the course of one night, Midsummer progresses at a rollicking pace.
경쾌함. 발랄함. 그리고 흥겨움.
Light, bright, and cheerful.
그들은 완전히 평화적이었고, 많은 언론사들이 이들의 시위 분위기를 '흥겹다', '축제 같다'고 표현했다.
They were completely peaceful, and the mood was described as "festive" and "celebratory" by many news outlets.
혁명가로 흥겨운 마차 혁명가로 흥겨운 마차 신작로로 달랑달랑 달려 간다네
The Kitchen Cart is Running
자주 묻는 질문Common questions
How do you conjugate 흥겹다 in Korean?
흥겹다 (to be delightful) is 흥겨워요 in the polite 해요체, 흥겹습니다 in formal 합니다체, 흥겨워 in casual 반말 and 흥겹다 in the plain written style. The past is 흥겨웠어요.
What is the past tense of 흥겹다?
흥겨웠어요 in everyday polite speech, 흥겨웠습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 흥겨워 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.
Is 흥겹다 irregular?
Yes — it is ㅂ irregular (ㅂ 불규칙). ㅂ becomes 우 before a vowel: 춥다 → 추워요. That is why the stem looks different in 흥겨워 and 흥겨우니 but unchanged in 흥겹습니다.
What TOPIK level is 흥겹다?
5급 — TOPIK 5, advanced.
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