훤하다 Korean adjective conjugation
to be bright, light
Every form of 훤하다 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
- 훤한
- 아/어Infinitive
- 훤해
- -으니Since
- 훤하니
- 합니다Formal
- 훤합니다
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 | 훤해요 | 훤합니다 | 훤해 | 훤하다 |
과거Past
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 훤했어요 | 훤했습니다 | 훤했어 | 훤했다 |
미래·추측Future & presumptive
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -겠-Will / must be | 훤하겠어요 | 훤하겠습니다 | 훤하겠어 | 훤하겠다 |
| -을 것이다Going to | 훤할 거예요 | 훤할 것입니다 | 훤할 거야 | 훤할 것이다 |
의문Questions
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 훤해요? | 훤합니까? | 훤해? | 훤하니? |
| 과거Past | 훤했어요? | 훤했습니까? | 훤했어? | 훤했니? |
부정Negation
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 안Not (short) | 안 훤해요 | 안 훤합니다 | 안 훤해 | 안 훤하다 |
| -지 않다Not (long) | 훤하지 않아요 | 훤하지 않습니다 | 훤하지 않아 | 훤하지 않다 |
높임Honorific
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 훤하세요 | 훤하십니다 | 훤하셔 | 훤하시다 |
| 과거Past | 훤하셨어요 | 훤하셨습니다 | 훤하셨어 | 훤하셨다 |
관형사형Modifying a noun
- 현재Present
- 훤한
- 과거Past
- 훤한
- 미래Future
- 훤할
- 회상Used to
- 훤하던
연결Joining clauses
- -고and
- 훤하고
- -게-ly / so that
- 훤하게
- -어서so / and then
- 훤해서
- -으니까since
- 훤하니까
- -으면if / when
- 훤하면
- -지만but
- 훤하지만
- -는데and / but (setting up)
- 훤한데
- -어도even if
- 훤해도
문형Sentence patterns
How the dictionary says this verb is used. The numbers are slots: 1 is the subject, 2 the object.
- 1이 훤하다
- 1이 2에 훤하다
예문In real sentences
From the dictionary, each with its translation.
아이고, 대학생이 되드니 처녀티가 훤하네요
You really look like a lady now that you're a college student.
신수가 훤하구나, 윌리엄 제법이야
Willem, look at you! I am impressed.
자주 묻는 질문Common questions
How do you conjugate 훤하다 in Korean?
훤하다 (to be bright, light) is 훤해요 in the polite 해요체, 훤합니다 in formal 합니다체, 훤해 in casual 반말 and 훤하다 in the plain written style. The past is 훤했어요.
What is the past tense of 훤하다?
훤했어요 in everyday polite speech, 훤했습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 훤하여 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.
Is 훤하다 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 훤하여 and 훤하니 but unchanged in 훤합니다.
What TOPIK level is 훤하다?
6급 — TOPIK 6, mastery.
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