힘차다 Korean adjective conjugation
to be strong
Every form of 힘차다 across the four speech levels. It is a regular stem, so the endings below attach without changing it.
기본형Principal parts
The four forms the dictionary prints. Every other form on this page is derived from them.
- 관형사형Modifier
- 힘찬
- 아/어Infinitive
- 힘차
- -으니Since
- 힘차니
- 합니다Formal
- 힘찹니다
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 | 힘차요 | 힘찹니다 | 힘차 | 힘차다 |
과거Past
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 힘찼어요 | 힘찼습니다 | 힘찼어 | 힘찼다 |
미래·추측Future & presumptive
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -겠-Will / must be | 힘차겠어요 | 힘차겠습니다 | 힘차겠어 | 힘차겠다 |
| -을 것이다Going to | 힘찰 거예요 | 힘찰 것입니다 | 힘찰 거야 | 힘찰 것이다 |
의문Questions
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 힘차요? | 힘찹니까? | 힘차? | 힘차니? |
| 과거Past | 힘찼어요? | 힘찼습니까? | 힘찼어? | 힘찼니? |
부정Negation
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 안Not (short) | 안 힘차요 | 안 힘찹니다 | 안 힘차 | 안 힘차다 |
| -지 않다Not (long) | 힘차지 않아요 | 힘차지 않습니다 | 힘차지 않아 | 힘차지 않다 |
높임Honorific
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 힘차세요 | 힘차십니다 | 힘차셔 | 힘차시다 |
| 과거Past | 힘차셨어요 | 힘차셨습니다 | 힘차셨어 | 힘차셨다 |
관형사형Modifying a noun
- 현재Present
- 힘찬
- 과거Past
- 힘찬
- 미래Future
- 힘찰
- 회상Used to
- 힘차던
연결Joining clauses
- -고and
- 힘차고
- -게-ly / so that
- 힘차게
- -어서so / and then
- 힘차서
- -으니까since
- 힘차니까
- -으면if / when
- 힘차면
- -지만but
- 힘차지만
- -는데and / but (setting up)
- 힘찬데
- -어도even if
- 힘차도
문형Sentence patterns
How the dictionary says this verb is used. The numbers are slots: 1 is the subject, 2 the object.
- 1이 힘차다
예문In real sentences
From the dictionary, each with its translation.
그러나 그것이 나중에 힘찬 걸음이 됩니다.
But then they turn into stomps.
노래가 힘차다.
The music is powerful.
강하고, 힘차고, 활발하죠
Strong, spirited, vigorous.
사실 매일 아침 제가 보는 건 이겁니다. 저희가 아침을 준비할 때면, 스펜서 씨는 제게 힘차게 손을 흔들죠.
In fact, every morning, this is what I see, Spencer waving at me furiously as we're making our breakfasts.
자주 묻는 질문Common questions
How do you conjugate 힘차다 in Korean?
힘차다 (to be strong) is 힘차요 in the polite 해요체, 힘찹니다 in formal 합니다체, 힘차 in casual 반말 and 힘차다 in the plain written style. The past is 힘찼어요.
What is the past tense of 힘차다?
힘찼어요 in everyday polite speech, 힘찼습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 힘차 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.
Is 힘차다 a regular verb?
Yes. Its stem never changes shape: 힘찹니다, 힘차, 힘차니 all keep 힘차 intact. Only the ending moves.
What TOPIK level is 힘차다?
4급 — TOPIK 4, upper intermediate.
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