희다 Korean adjective conjugation
to be white
Every form of 희다 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
- 흰
- 아/어Infinitive
- 희어
- -으니Since
- 희니
- 합니다Formal
- 흽니다
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 | 희어요 | 흽니다 | 희어 | 희다 |
과거Past
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 희었어요 | 희었습니다 | 희었어 | 희었다 |
미래·추측Future & presumptive
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -겠-Will / must be | 희겠어요 | 희겠습니다 | 희겠어 | 희겠다 |
| -을 것이다Going to | 흴 거예요 | 흴 것입니다 | 흴 거야 | 흴 것이다 |
의문Questions
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 희어요? | 흽니까? | 희어? | 희니? |
| 과거Past | 희었어요? | 희었습니까? | 희었어? | 희었니? |
부정Negation
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 안Not (short) | 안 희어요 | 안 흽니다 | 안 희어 | 안 희다 |
| -지 않다Not (long) | 희지 않아요 | 희지 않습니다 | 희지 않아 | 희지 않다 |
높임Honorific
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 희세요 | 희십니다 | 희셔 | 희시다 |
| 과거Past | 희셨어요 | 희셨습니다 | 희셨어 | 희셨다 |
관형사형Modifying a noun
- 현재Present
- 흰
- 과거Past
- 흰
- 미래Future
- 흴
- 회상Used to
- 희던
연결Joining 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
문형Sentence patterns
How the dictionary says this verb is used. The numbers are slots: 1 is the subject, 2 the object.
- 1이 희다
예문In real sentences
From the dictionary, each with its translation.
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.
자주 묻는 질문Common 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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