희한하다 Korean adjective conjugation
to be rare or unusual
Every form of 희한하다 across the four speech levels. It is 여 irregular — 하다 and every verb built on it: 하다 → 하여 → 해요.
기본형Principal parts
The four forms the dictionary prints. Every other form on this page is derived from them.
- 관형사형Modifier
- 희한한
- 아/어Infinitive
- 희한해
- -으니Since
- 희한하니
- 합니다Formal
- 희한합니다
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 | 희한해요 | 희한합니다 | 희한해 | 희한하다 |
과거Past
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 희한했어요 | 희한했습니다 | 희한했어 | 희한했다 |
미래·추측Future & presumptive
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -겠-Will / must be | 희한하겠어요 | 희한하겠습니다 | 희한하겠어 | 희한하겠다 |
| -을 것이다Going to | 희한할 거예요 | 희한할 것입니다 | 희한할 거야 | 희한할 것이다 |
의문Questions
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 희한해요? | 희한합니까? | 희한해? | 희한하니? |
| 과거Past | 희한했어요? | 희한했습니까? | 희한했어? | 희한했니? |
부정Negation
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 안Not (short) | 안 희한해요 | 안 희한합니다 | 안 희한해 | 안 희한하다 |
| -지 않다Not (long) | 희한하지 않아요 | 희한하지 않습니다 | 희한하지 않아 | 희한하지 않다 |
높임Honorific
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 희한하세요 | 희한하십니다 | 희한하셔 | 희한하시다 |
| 과거Past | 희한하셨어요 | 희한하셨습니다 | 희한하셨어 | 희한하셨다 |
관형사형Modifying a noun
- 현재Present
- 희한한
- 과거Past
- 희한한
- 미래Future
- 희한할
- 회상Used to
- 희한하던
연결Joining clauses
- -고and
- 희한하고
- -게-ly / so that
- 희한하게
- -어서so / and then
- 희한해서
- -으니까since
- 희한하니까
- -으면if / when
- 희한하면
- -지만but
- 희한하지만
- -는데and / but (setting up)
- 희한한데
- -어도even if
- 희한해도
문형Sentence patterns
How the dictionary says this verb is used. The numbers are slots: 1 is the subject, 2 the object.
- 1이 희한하다
예문In real sentences
From the dictionary, each with its translation.
그걸 보자 기쁘면서도 희한한 감정이 생겼습니다.
I saw them and felt a sense of joy and adventure.
그런데 저는 희한한 이론들이 이해가 되더라고요.
But the most outlandish concepts make sense to me.
희한한 규칙 아래에서 자랐어요
I was raised according to these crazy rules.
어렸을 때부터 저는 희한한 핫소스 병에서부터 곤충에 이르기까지 아무거나 닥치는대로 수집했습니다.
Ever since I was a kid, I've had massive collections of random stuff, everything from bizarre hot sauces from all around the world to insects that I've captured and put in jars.
자주 묻는 질문Common questions
How do you conjugate 희한하다 in Korean?
희한하다 (to be rare or unusual) is 희한해요 in the polite 해요체, 희한합니다 in formal 합니다체, 희한해 in casual 반말 and 희한하다 in the plain written style. The past is 희한했어요.
What is the past tense of 희한하다?
희한했어요 in everyday polite speech, 희한했습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 희한하여 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.
Is 희한하다 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 희한하여 and 희한하니 but unchanged in 희한합니다.
What TOPIK level is 희한하다?
6급 — TOPIK 6, mastery.
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