환하다 Korean adjective conjugation
bright, light
Every form of 환하다 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
- 환한
- 아/어Infinitive
- 환해
- -으니Since
- 환하니
- 합니다Formal
- 환합니다
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 | 환해요 | 환합니다 | 환해 | 환하다 |
과거Past
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 환했어요 | 환했습니다 | 환했어 | 환했다 |
미래·추측Future & presumptive
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -겠-Will / must be | 환하겠어요 | 환하겠습니다 | 환하겠어 | 환하겠다 |
| -을 것이다Going to | 환할 거예요 | 환할 것입니다 | 환할 거야 | 환할 것이다 |
의문Questions
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 환해요? | 환합니까? | 환해? | 환하니? |
| 과거Past | 환했어요? | 환했습니까? | 환했어? | 환했니? |
부정Negation
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 안Not (short) | 안 환해요 | 안 환합니다 | 안 환해 | 안 환하다 |
| -지 않다Not (long) | 환하지 않아요 | 환하지 않습니다 | 환하지 않아 | 환하지 않다 |
높임Honorific
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 환하세요 | 환하십니다 | 환하셔 | 환하시다 |
| 과거Past | 환하셨어요 | 환하셨습니다 | 환하셨어 | 환하셨다 |
관형사형Modifying a noun
- 현재Present
- 환한
- 과거Past
- 환한
- 미래Future
- 환할
- 회상Used to
- 환하던
연결Joining clauses
- -고and
- 환하고
- -게-ly / so that
- 환하게
- -어서so / and then
- 환해서
- -으니까since
- 환하니까
- -으면if / when
- 환하면
- -지만but
- 환하지만
- -는데and / but (setting up)
- 환한데
- -어도even if
- 환해도
문형Sentence patterns
How the dictionary says this verb is used. The numbers are slots: 1 is the subject, 2 the object.
- 1이 환하다
- 1이 2에 환하다
예문In real sentences
From the dictionary, each with its translation.
항상 환한 미소로 반갑게 인사하지만,
Big smiler, enthusiastic hugger.
그러고 날 보고 환하게 웃더라고
And if I hadn't got anything more to that smile he gave me.
덮어진 것이 환하게 나타날 것이다.
And whatever is covered up will be found and brought to light.
죽을 거면 어차피 환한 곳에서 죽읍시다
If we're gonna die, let's at least die in the light. Come on.
자주 묻는 질문Common questions
How do you conjugate 환하다 in Korean?
환하다 (bright, light) is 환해요 in the polite 해요체, 환합니다 in formal 합니다체, 환해 in casual 반말 and 환하다 in the plain written style. The past is 환했어요.
What is the past tense of 환하다?
환했어요 in everyday polite speech, 환했습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 환하여 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.
Is 환하다 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 환하여 and 환하니 but unchanged in 환합니다.
What TOPIK level is 환하다?
3급 — TOPIK 3, lower intermediate.
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