흥미진진하다

to be very interesting

Principal parts

관형사형Modifier
흥미진진한
아/어Infinitive
흥미진진해
-으니Since
흥미진진하니
합니다Formal
흥미진진합니다

Present

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
서술Statement 흥미진진해요흥미진진합니다흥미진진해흥미진진하다

Past

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
서술Statement 흥미진진했어요흥미진진했습니다흥미진진했어흥미진진했다

Future & presumptive

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
-겠-Will / must be 흥미진진하겠어요흥미진진하겠습니다흥미진진하겠어흥미진진하겠다
-을 것이다Going to 흥미진진할 거예요흥미진진할 것입니다흥미진진할 거야흥미진진할 것이다

Questions

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Present 흥미진진해요?흥미진진합니까?흥미진진해?흥미진진하니?
과거Past 흥미진진했어요?흥미진진했습니까?흥미진진했어?흥미진진했니?

Negation

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
안Not (short) 안 흥미진진해요안 흥미진진합니다안 흥미진진해안 흥미진진하다
-지 않다Not (long) 흥미진진하지 않아요흥미진진하지 않습니다흥미진진하지 않아흥미진진하지 않다

Honorific

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Present 흥미진진하세요흥미진진하십니다흥미진진하셔흥미진진하시다
과거Past 흥미진진하셨어요흥미진진하셨습니다흥미진진하셨어흥미진진하셨다

Modifying a noun

현재Present
흥미진진한
과거Past
흥미진진한
미래Future
흥미진진할
회상Used to
흥미진진하던

Joining clauses

-고and
흥미진진하고
-게-ly / so that
흥미진진하게
-어서so / and then
흥미진진해서
-으니까since
흥미진진하니까
-으면if / when
흥미진진하면
-지만but
흥미진진하지만
-는데and / but (setting up)
흥미진진한데
-어도even if
흥미진진해도

Sentence patterns

In real sentences

아주 흥미진진해 하죠.

They find it quite fascinating.

동시에 흥미진진한 것이라고 생각해요.

But they are also, I think, exhilarating.

끝없이 흥미진진한 가능성들로 마음이 설레죠.

The possibilities feel endless and exciting right now, which is what excites me.

가장 흥미진진했던 농구경기 중 하나였습니다.

It was one of the most exciting games in basketball.

Common questions

How do you conjugate 흥미진진하다 in Korean?

흥미진진하다 (to be very interesting) is 흥미진진해요 in the polite 해요체, 흥미진진합니다 in formal 합니다체, 흥미진진해 in casual 반말 and 흥미진진하다 in the plain written style. The past is 흥미진진했어요.

What is the past tense of 흥미진진하다?

흥미진진했어요 in everyday polite speech, 흥미진진했습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 흥미진진하여 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.

Is 흥미진진하다 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 흥미진진하여 and 흥미진진하니 but unchanged in 흥미진진합니다.

What TOPIK level is 흥미진진하다?

5급 — TOPIK 5, advanced.

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