잘하다

to do something well

TOPIK 1 1급verb 동사regular 규칙Dictionary entry 단어

Principal parts

관형사형Modifier
잘하는
아/어Infinitive
잘하
-으니Since
잘하니
합니다Formal
잘합니다

Present

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
서술Statement 잘하요잘합니다잘하잘한다

Past

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
서술Statement 잘핬어요잘핬습니다잘핬어잘핬다

Future & presumptive

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
-겠-Will / must be 잘하겠어요잘하겠습니다잘하겠어잘하겠다
-을 것이다Going to 잘할 거예요잘할 것입니다잘할 거야잘할 것이다

Questions

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Present 잘하요?잘합니까?잘하?잘하니?
과거Past 잘핬어요?잘핬습니까?잘핬어?잘핬니?

Commands

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
명령Do it 잘하세요잘하십시오잘하잘하라
청유Let's 잘하요잘합시다잘하잘하자

Negation

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
안Not (short) 안 잘하요안 잘합니다안 잘하안 잘한다
-지 않다Not (long) 잘하지 않아요잘하지 않습니다잘하지 않아잘하지 않는다
못Cannot 못 잘하요못 잘합니다못 잘하못 잘한다

Honorific

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Present 잘하세요잘하십니다잘하셔잘하신다
과거Past 잘하셨어요잘하셨습니다잘하셨어잘하셨다

Modifying a noun

현재Present
잘하는
과거Past
잘한
미래Future
잘할
회상Used to
잘하던

Joining clauses

-고and
잘하고
-게-ly / so that
잘하게
-어서so / and then
잘하서
-으니까since
잘하니까
-으면if / when
잘하면
-지만but
잘하지만
-는데and / but (setting up)
잘하는데
-어도even if
잘하도

In progress

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Is doing 잘하고 있어요잘하고 있습니다잘하고 있어잘하고 있다
과거Was doing 잘하고 있었어요잘하고 있었습니다잘하고 있었어잘하고 있었다

Sentence patterns

In real sentences

마리아는 스페인어를 매우 잘합니다.

Maria speaks Spanish very well.

우리는 아직까지 잘 하고 있다.

We're doing OK so far.

잘 한일이죠.

I didn't settle.

네가 알아서 잘 해봐.

You figure it out.

Common questions

How do you conjugate 잘하다 in Korean?

잘하다 (to do something well) is 잘하요 in the polite 해요체, 잘합니다 in formal 합니다체, 잘하 in casual 반말 and 잘한다 in the plain written style. The past is 잘핬어요.

What is the past tense of 잘하다?

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

Is 잘하다 a regular verb?

Yes. Its stem never changes shape: 잘합니다, 잘하, 잘하니 all keep 잘하 intact. Only the ending moves.

What TOPIK level is 잘하다?

1급 — TOPIK 1, beginner.

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