흉하다 Korean adjective conjugation
ugly
Every form of 흉하다 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
- 흉한
- 아/어Infinitive
- 흉해
- -으니Since
- 흉하니
- 합니다Formal
- 흉합니다
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 | 흉해요 | 흉합니다 | 흉해 | 흉하다 |
과거Past
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 흉했어요 | 흉했습니다 | 흉했어 | 흉했다 |
미래·추측Future & presumptive
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -겠-Will / must be | 흉하겠어요 | 흉하겠습니다 | 흉하겠어 | 흉하겠다 |
| -을 것이다Going to | 흉할 거예요 | 흉할 것입니다 | 흉할 거야 | 흉할 것이다 |
의문Questions
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 흉해요? | 흉합니까? | 흉해? | 흉하니? |
| 과거Past | 흉했어요? | 흉했습니까? | 흉했어? | 흉했니? |
부정Negation
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 안Not (short) | 안 흉해요 | 안 흉합니다 | 안 흉해 | 안 흉하다 |
| -지 않다Not (long) | 흉하지 않아요 | 흉하지 않습니다 | 흉하지 않아 | 흉하지 않다 |
높임Honorific
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 흉하세요 | 흉하십니다 | 흉하셔 | 흉하시다 |
| 과거Past | 흉하셨어요 | 흉하셨습니다 | 흉하셨어 | 흉하셨다 |
관형사형Modifying a noun
- 현재Present
- 흉한
- 과거Past
- 흉한
- 미래Future
- 흉할
- 회상Used to
- 흉하던
연결Joining clauses
- -고and
- 흉하고
- -게-ly / so that
- 흉하게
- -어서so / and then
- 흉해서
- -으니까since
- 흉하니까
- -으면if / when
- 흉하면
- -지만but
- 흉하지만
- -는데and / but (setting up)
- 흉한데
- -어도even if
- 흉해도
문형Sentence patterns
How the dictionary says this verb is used. The numbers are slots: 1 is the subject, 2 the object.
- 1이 흉하다
예문In real sentences
From the dictionary, each with its translation.
이 커튼은 흉하게 생겼다.
These curtains are ugly.
누가 주름이 흉하다고 하나요?
Who says wrinkles are ugly?
그렇지 않나요? 주름은 흉해요.
Right? Wrinkles are ugly.
레게머리가 보기 흉하다는 걸까요?
Did she think that they were ugly?
자주 묻는 질문Common questions
How do you conjugate 흉하다 in Korean?
흉하다 (ugly) is 흉해요 in the polite 해요체, 흉합니다 in formal 합니다체, 흉해 in casual 반말 and 흉하다 in the plain written style. The past is 흉했어요.
What is the past tense of 흉하다?
흉했어요 in everyday polite speech, 흉했습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 흉하여 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.
Is 흉하다 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 흉하여 and 흉하니 but unchanged in 흉합니다.
What TOPIK level is 흉하다?
6급 — TOPIK 6, mastery.
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