훌륭하다 Korean adjective conjugation
to be excellent
Every form of 훌륭하다 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
- 훌륭한
- 아/어Infinitive
- 훌륭해
- -으니Since
- 훌륭하니
- 합니다Formal
- 훌륭합니다
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 | 훌륭해요 | 훌륭합니다 | 훌륭해 | 훌륭하다 |
과거Past
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 훌륭했어요 | 훌륭했습니다 | 훌륭했어 | 훌륭했다 |
미래·추측Future & presumptive
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -겠-Will / must be | 훌륭하겠어요 | 훌륭하겠습니다 | 훌륭하겠어 | 훌륭하겠다 |
| -을 것이다Going to | 훌륭할 거예요 | 훌륭할 것입니다 | 훌륭할 거야 | 훌륭할 것이다 |
의문Questions
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 훌륭해요? | 훌륭합니까? | 훌륭해? | 훌륭하니? |
| 과거Past | 훌륭했어요? | 훌륭했습니까? | 훌륭했어? | 훌륭했니? |
부정Negation
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 안Not (short) | 안 훌륭해요 | 안 훌륭합니다 | 안 훌륭해 | 안 훌륭하다 |
| -지 않다Not (long) | 훌륭하지 않아요 | 훌륭하지 않습니다 | 훌륭하지 않아 | 훌륭하지 않다 |
높임Honorific
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 훌륭하세요 | 훌륭하십니다 | 훌륭하셔 | 훌륭하시다 |
| 과거Past | 훌륭하셨어요 | 훌륭하셨습니다 | 훌륭하셨어 | 훌륭하셨다 |
관형사형Modifying a noun
- 현재Present
- 훌륭한
- 과거Past
- 훌륭한
- 미래Future
- 훌륭할
- 회상Used to
- 훌륭하던
연결Joining clauses
- -고and
- 훌륭하고
- -게-ly / so that
- 훌륭하게
- -어서so / and then
- 훌륭해서
- -으니까since
- 훌륭하니까
- -으면if / when
- 훌륭하면
- -지만but
- 훌륭하지만
- -는데and / but (setting up)
- 훌륭한데
- -어도even if
- 훌륭해도
문형Sentence patterns
How the dictionary says this verb is used. The numbers are slots: 1 is the subject, 2 the object.
- 1이 훌륭하다
예문In real sentences
From the dictionary, each with its translation.
네, 훌륭해요 책을 많이 보셨네
Right, excellent, someone's been reading up.
좋아요. 훌륭합니다.
All right. Great.
훌륭하죠
Brilliant.
면은 훌륭해요. 아마 많은 사람들이 지금 입고 계실 겁니다.
Cotton's brilliant. Probably many people are wearing cotton right now.
자주 묻는 질문Common questions
How do you conjugate 훌륭하다 in Korean?
훌륭하다 (to be excellent) is 훌륭해요 in the polite 해요체, 훌륭합니다 in formal 합니다체, 훌륭해 in casual 반말 and 훌륭하다 in the plain written style. The past is 훌륭했어요.
What is the past tense of 훌륭하다?
훌륭했어요 in everyday polite speech, 훌륭했습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 훌륭하여 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.
Is 훌륭하다 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 훌륭하여 and 훌륭하니 but unchanged in 훌륭합니다.
What TOPIK level is 훌륭하다?
2급 — TOPIK 2, elementary.
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