활기차다 Korean adjective conjugation

full of energy

TOPIK 5 5급adjective 형용사regular 규칙Dictionary entry 단어

Every form of 활기차다 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
활기찬
아/어Infinitive
활기차
-으니Since
활기차니
합니다Formal
활기찹니다

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.

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
서술Statement 활기차요활기찹니다활기차활기차다

과거Past

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
서술Statement 활기찼어요활기찼습니다활기찼어활기찼다

미래·추측Future & presumptive

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
-겠-Will / must be 활기차겠어요활기차겠습니다활기차겠어활기차겠다
-을 것이다Going to 활기찰 거예요활기찰 것입니다활기찰 거야활기찰 것이다

의문Questions

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Present 활기차요?활기찹니까?활기차?활기차니?
과거Past 활기찼어요?활기찼습니까?활기찼어?활기찼니?

부정Negation

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
Not (short) 안 활기차요안 활기찹니다안 활기차안 활기차다
-지 않다Not (long) 활기차지 않아요활기차지 않습니다활기차지 않아활기차지 않다

높임Honorific

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Present 활기차세요활기차십니다활기차셔활기차시다
과거Past 활기차셨어요활기차셨습니다활기차셨어활기차셨다

관형사형Modifying a noun

현재Present
활기찬
과거Past
활기찬
미래Future
활기찰
회상Used to
활기차던

연결Joining clauses

-고and
활기차고
-게-ly / so that
활기차게
-어서so / and then
활기차서
-으니까since
활기차니까
-으면if / when
활기차면
-지만but
활기차지만
-는데and / but (setting up)
활기찬데
-어도even if
활기차도

예문In real sentences

From the dictionary, each with its translation.

활기찬 감정을 주는 신경전달물질의 분비가 지속해서 증가하게 되죠.

So you get long-lasting increases in those good mood neurotransmitters.

많은 캐릭터들은 활기차고, 웃기고, 열정 넘치고 흥미로운 프랑스-캐나다인인 프랑스어를 사용하는 여성입니다.

And many of the characters are vibrant, funny, passionate, interesting French-Canadian, French-speaking women.

최근에 활기차 보이지 않았거든

Your lack of swinging lately.

이것은 중요하고 활기찬 매체입니다.

It's a vital and vibrant medium.

자주 묻는 질문Common questions

How do you conjugate 활기차다 in Korean?

활기차다 (full of energy) is 활기차요 in the polite 해요체, 활기찹니다 in formal 합니다체, 활기차 in casual 반말 and 활기차다 in the plain written style. The past is 활기찼어요.

What is the past tense of 활기차다?

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

Is 활기차다 a regular verb?

Yes. Its stem never changes shape: 활기찹니다, 활기차, 활기차니 all keep 활기차 intact. Only the ending moves.

What TOPIK level is 활기차다?

5급 — TOPIK 5, advanced.

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