희귀하다
to be rare
Principal parts
- 관형사형Modifier
- 희귀한
- 아/어Infinitive
- 희귀해
- -으니Since
- 희귀하니
- 합니다Formal
- 희귀합니다
Present
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 희귀해요 | 희귀합니다 | 희귀해 | 희귀하다 |
Past
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 희귀했어요 | 희귀했습니다 | 희귀했어 | 희귀했다 |
Future & presumptive
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -겠-Will / must be | 희귀하겠어요 | 희귀하겠습니다 | 희귀하겠어 | 희귀하겠다 |
| -을 것이다Going to | 희귀할 거예요 | 희귀할 것입니다 | 희귀할 거야 | 희귀할 것이다 |
Questions
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 희귀해요? | 희귀합니까? | 희귀해? | 희귀하니? |
| 과거Past | 희귀했어요? | 희귀했습니까? | 희귀했어? | 희귀했니? |
Negation
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 안Not (short) | 안 희귀해요 | 안 희귀합니다 | 안 희귀해 | 안 희귀하다 |
| -지 않다Not (long) | 희귀하지 않아요 | 희귀하지 않습니다 | 희귀하지 않아 | 희귀하지 않다 |
Honorific
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 희귀하세요 | 희귀하십니다 | 희귀하셔 | 희귀하시다 |
| 과거Past | 희귀하셨어요 | 희귀하셨습니다 | 희귀하셨어 | 희귀하셨다 |
Modifying a noun
- 현재Present
- 희귀한
- 과거Past
- 희귀한
- 미래Future
- 희귀할
- 회상Used to
- 희귀하던
Joining clauses
- -고and
- 희귀하고
- -게-ly / so that
- 희귀하게
- -어서so / and then
- 희귀해서
- -으니까since
- 희귀하니까
- -으면if / when
- 희귀하면
- -지만but
- 희귀하지만
- -는데and / but (setting up)
- 희귀한데
- -어도even if
- 희귀해도
Sentence patterns
- 1이 희귀하다
In real sentences
하지만 전기는 희귀한 것이었습니다.
Power was rarely available.
사실이에요. 좀 더 희귀한 것은 미류운 구멍입니다.
A little rarer are the fallstreak holes. All right?
음악이란 정말이지 우리 주위의 희귀한 것들 중 하나입니다.
Music is just one of the strangest things that there is.
희귀한 장난감이 있는 겁니다. 저는 매우 흥미롭다고 생각했습니다.
But when you open them, you have different rarities of the toys.
Common questions
How do you conjugate 희귀하다 in Korean?
희귀하다 (to be rare) is 희귀해요 in the polite 해요체, 희귀합니다 in formal 합니다체, 희귀해 in casual 반말 and 희귀하다 in the plain written style. The past is 희귀했어요.
What is the past tense of 희귀하다?
희귀했어요 in everyday polite speech, 희귀했습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 희귀하여 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.
Is 희귀하다 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 희귀하여 and 희귀하니 but unchanged in 희귀합니다.
What TOPIK level is 희귀하다?
6급 — TOPIK 6, mastery.
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