희다

to be white

TOPIK 3 3급adjective 형용사regular 규칙Dictionary entry 단어

Principal parts

관형사형Modifier
흰
아/어Infinitive
희어
-으니Since
희니
합니다Formal
흽니다

Present

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
서술Statement 희어요흽니다희어희다

Past

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
서술Statement 희었어요희었습니다희었어희었다

Future & presumptive

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
-겠-Will / must be 희겠어요희겠습니다희겠어희겠다
-을 것이다Going to 흴 거예요흴 것입니다흴 거야흴 것이다

Questions

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Present 희어요?흽니까?희어?희니?
과거Past 희었어요?희었습니까?희었어?희었니?

Negation

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
안Not (short) 안 희어요안 흽니다안 희어안 희다
-지 않다Not (long) 희지 않아요희지 않습니다희지 않아희지 않다

Honorific

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Present 희세요희십니다희셔희시다
과거Past 희셨어요희셨습니다희셨어희셨다

Modifying a noun

현재Present
흰
과거Past
흰
미래Future
흴
회상Used to
희던

Joining clauses

-고and
희고
-게-ly / so that
희게
-어서so / and then
희어서
-으니까since
희니까
-으면if / when
희면
-지만but
희지만
-는데and / but (setting up)
흰데
-어도even if
희어도

Sentence patterns

In real sentences

그는 흰 옷을 입고 있다.

She is dressed in white.

두 개의 흰 공을 잘 보십시오.

Watch the two white balls.

이렇게 푸르고 흰 층으로 나타납니다.

You can see those blue-white layers.

아무도 저의 할머니가 흰 옷을 입게 하지 않았습니다.

No one made my grandmother wear white.

Common questions

How do you conjugate 희다 in Korean?

희다 (to be white) is 희어요 in the polite 해요체, 흽니다 in formal 합니다체, 희어 in casual 반말 and 희다 in the plain written style. The past is 희었어요.

What is the past tense of 희다?

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

Is 희다 a regular verb?

Yes. Its stem never changes shape: 흽니다, 희어, 희니 all keep 희 intact. Only the ending moves.

What TOPIK level is 희다?

3급 — TOPIK 3, lower intermediate.

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