흔하다 Korean adjective conjugation
to be common
Every form of 흔하다 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
- 흔한
- 아/어Infinitive
- 흔해
- -으니Since
- 흔하니
- 합니다Formal
- 흔합니다
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 | 흔해요 | 흔합니다 | 흔해 | 흔하다 |
과거Past
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 흔했어요 | 흔했습니다 | 흔했어 | 흔했다 |
미래·추측Future & presumptive
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -겠-Will / must be | 흔하겠어요 | 흔하겠습니다 | 흔하겠어 | 흔하겠다 |
| -을 것이다Going to | 흔할 거예요 | 흔할 것입니다 | 흔할 거야 | 흔할 것이다 |
의문Questions
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 흔해요? | 흔합니까? | 흔해? | 흔하니? |
| 과거Past | 흔했어요? | 흔했습니까? | 흔했어? | 흔했니? |
부정Negation
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 안Not (short) | 안 흔해요 | 안 흔합니다 | 안 흔해 | 안 흔하다 |
| -지 않다Not (long) | 흔하지 않아요 | 흔하지 않습니다 | 흔하지 않아 | 흔하지 않다 |
높임Honorific
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 흔하세요 | 흔하십니다 | 흔하셔 | 흔하시다 |
| 과거Past | 흔하셨어요 | 흔하셨습니다 | 흔하셨어 | 흔하셨다 |
관형사형Modifying a noun
- 현재Present
- 흔한
- 과거Past
- 흔한
- 미래Future
- 흔할
- 회상Used to
- 흔하던
연결Joining clauses
- -고and
- 흔하고
- -게-ly / so that
- 흔하게
- -어서so / and then
- 흔해서
- -으니까since
- 흔하니까
- -으면if / when
- 흔하면
- -지만but
- 흔하지만
- -는데and / but (setting up)
- 흔한데
- -어도even if
- 흔해도
문형Sentence patterns
How the dictionary says this verb is used. The numbers are slots: 1 is the subject, 2 the object.
- 1이 흔하다
예문In real sentences
From the dictionary, each with its translation.
이것은 이 곳 플로리다에서 너무나 흔한 이야기죠.
This is a narrative that's all too commonly unraveling here in this state.
이 연구로 이런 감정이 얼마나 흔한 것인지 알게 되었습니다.
Their work established pervasive feelings of fraudulence in this group.
대부분의 사람들이 모임을 계획할 때 가장 흔하고 일반적인 방식으로 시작합니다.
So when most people plan a gathering, they start with an off-the-rack format.
이것들이 요즘 흔한 건데
These are the more common ones around today.
자주 묻는 질문Common questions
How do you conjugate 흔하다 in Korean?
흔하다 (to be common) is 흔해요 in the polite 해요체, 흔합니다 in formal 합니다체, 흔해 in casual 반말 and 흔하다 in the plain written style. The past is 흔했어요.
What is the past tense of 흔하다?
흔했어요 in everyday polite speech, 흔했습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 흔하여 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.
Is 흔하다 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 흔하여 and 흔하니 but unchanged in 흔합니다.
What TOPIK level is 흔하다?
4급 — TOPIK 4, upper intermediate.
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