힘차다

to be strong

TOPIK 4 4급adjective 형용사regular 규칙Dictionary entry 단어

Principal parts

관형사형Modifier
힘찬
아/어Infinitive
힘차
-으니Since
힘차니
합니다Formal
힘찹니다

Present

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
서술Statement 힘차요힘찹니다힘차힘차다

Past

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
서술Statement 힘찼어요힘찼습니다힘찼어힘찼다

Future & presumptive

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
-겠-Will / must be 힘차겠어요힘차겠습니다힘차겠어힘차겠다
-을 것이다Going to 힘찰 거예요힘찰 것입니다힘찰 거야힘찰 것이다

Questions

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Present 힘차요?힘찹니까?힘차?힘차니?
과거Past 힘찼어요?힘찼습니까?힘찼어?힘찼니?

Negation

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
안Not (short) 안 힘차요안 힘찹니다안 힘차안 힘차다
-지 않다Not (long) 힘차지 않아요힘차지 않습니다힘차지 않아힘차지 않다

Honorific

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Present 힘차세요힘차십니다힘차셔힘차시다
과거Past 힘차셨어요힘차셨습니다힘차셨어힘차셨다

Modifying a noun

현재Present
힘찬
과거Past
힘찬
미래Future
힘찰
회상Used to
힘차던

Joining 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

Sentence patterns

In real sentences

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.

Common 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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