잘되다 Korean verb conjugation
to go well
Every form of 잘되다 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
- 잘되는
- 아/어Infinitive
- 잘돼
- -으니Since
- 잘되니
- 합니다Formal
- 잘됩니다
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 | 잘돼요 | 잘됩니다 | 잘돼 | 잘된다 |
과거Past
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 잘됐어요 | 잘됐습니다 | 잘됐어 | 잘됐다 |
미래·추측Future & presumptive
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -겠-Will / must be | 잘되겠어요 | 잘되겠습니다 | 잘되겠어 | 잘되겠다 |
| -을 것이다Going to | 잘될 거예요 | 잘될 것입니다 | 잘될 거야 | 잘될 것이다 |
의문Questions
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 잘돼요? | 잘됩니까? | 잘돼? | 잘되니? |
| 과거Past | 잘됐어요? | 잘됐습니까? | 잘됐어? | 잘됐니? |
명령Commands
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 명령Do it | 잘되세요 | 잘되십시오 | 잘돼 | 잘돼라 |
| 청유Let's | 잘돼요 | 잘됩시다 | 잘돼 | 잘되자 |
부정Negation
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 안Not (short) | 안 잘돼요 | 안 잘됩니다 | 안 잘돼 | 안 잘된다 |
| -지 않다Not (long) | 잘되지 않아요 | 잘되지 않습니다 | 잘되지 않아 | 잘되지 않는다 |
| 못Cannot | 못 잘돼요 | 못 잘됩니다 | 못 잘돼 | 못 잘된다 |
높임Honorific
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 잘되세요 | 잘되십니다 | 잘되셔 | 잘되신다 |
| 과거Past | 잘되셨어요 | 잘되셨습니다 | 잘되셨어 | 잘되셨다 |
관형사형Modifying a noun
- 현재Present
- 잘되는
- 과거Past
- 잘된
- 미래Future
- 잘될
- 회상Used to
- 잘되던
연결Joining clauses
- -고and
- 잘되고
- -게-ly / so that
- 잘되게
- -어서so / and then
- 잘돼서
- -으니까since
- 잘되니까
- -으면if / when
- 잘되면
- -지만but
- 잘되지만
- -는데and / but (setting up)
- 잘되는데
- -어도even if
- 잘돼도
진행In progress
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Is doing | 잘되고 있어요 | 잘되고 있습니다 | 잘되고 있어 | 잘되고 있다 |
| 과거Was doing | 잘되고 있었어요 | 잘되고 있었습니다 | 잘되고 있었어 | 잘되고 있었다 |
문형Sentence patterns
How the dictionary says this verb is used. The numbers are slots: 1 is the subject, 2 the object.
- 1이 잘되다
예문In real sentences
From the dictionary, each with its translation.
잘 되길 바라.
Good luck.
일은 잘 되니?
How's work?
잘 되지 않았습니다.
It didn't work.
잘 되었으면 좋겠네요.
Let's hope it works.
자주 묻는 질문Common questions
How do you conjugate 잘되다 in Korean?
잘되다 (to go well) is 잘돼요 in the polite 해요체, 잘됩니다 in formal 합니다체, 잘돼 in casual 반말 and 잘된다 in the plain written style. The past is 잘됐어요.
What is the past tense of 잘되다?
잘됐어요 in everyday polite speech, 잘됐습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 잘돼 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.
Is 잘되다 a regular verb?
Yes. Its stem never changes shape: 잘됩니다, 잘돼, 잘되니 all keep 잘되 intact. Only the ending moves.
What TOPIK level is 잘되다?
2급 — TOPIK 2, elementary.
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