잘생기다 Korean adjective conjugation
to be handsome
Every form of 잘생기다 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
- 잘생긴
- 아/어Infinitive
- 잘생겨
- -으니Since
- 잘생기니
- 합니다Formal
- 잘생깁니다
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 | 잘생겨요 | 잘생깁니다 | 잘생겨 | 잘생기다 |
과거Past
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 잘생겼어요 | 잘생겼습니다 | 잘생겼어 | 잘생겼다 |
미래·추측Future & presumptive
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -겠-Will / must be | 잘생기겠어요 | 잘생기겠습니다 | 잘생기겠어 | 잘생기겠다 |
| -을 것이다Going to | 잘생길 거예요 | 잘생길 것입니다 | 잘생길 거야 | 잘생길 것이다 |
의문Questions
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 잘생겨요? | 잘생깁니까? | 잘생겨? | 잘생기니? |
| 과거Past | 잘생겼어요? | 잘생겼습니까? | 잘생겼어? | 잘생겼니? |
부정Negation
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 안Not (short) | 안 잘생겨요 | 안 잘생깁니다 | 안 잘생겨 | 안 잘생기다 |
| -지 않다Not (long) | 잘생기지 않아요 | 잘생기지 않습니다 | 잘생기지 않아 | 잘생기지 않다 |
높임Honorific
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 잘생기세요 | 잘생기십니다 | 잘생기셔 | 잘생기시다 |
| 과거Past | 잘생기셨어요 | 잘생기셨습니다 | 잘생기셨어 | 잘생기셨다 |
관형사형Modifying a noun
- 현재Present
- 잘생긴
- 과거Past
- 잘생긴
- 미래Future
- 잘생길
- 회상Used to
- 잘생기던
연결Joining clauses
- -고and
- 잘생기고
- -게-ly / so that
- 잘생기게
- -어서so / and then
- 잘생겨서
- -으니까since
- 잘생기니까
- -으면if / when
- 잘생기면
- -지만but
- 잘생기지만
- -는데and / but (setting up)
- 잘생긴데
- -어도even if
- 잘생겨도
문형Sentence patterns
How the dictionary says this verb is used. The numbers are slots: 1 is the subject, 2 the object.
- 1이 잘생기다
예문In real sentences
From the dictionary, each with its translation.
오른쪽에 있는 잘생긴 남자는 제가 아닙니다.
That really handsome guy on the right, that's not me.
착한 데다가 잘생기고 사랑스러운 남자예요. 그리고 힘도 세요.
He's also a kind, good-looking, lovely man, and he's very masculine.
이 잘생긴 친구 좀 봐요
Look at this handsome devil.
그리고 너도 잘생긴 남자지
And you're all fine-looking men.
자주 묻는 질문Common questions
How do you conjugate 잘생기다 in Korean?
잘생기다 (to be handsome) is 잘생겨요 in the polite 해요체, 잘생깁니다 in formal 합니다체, 잘생겨 in casual 반말 and 잘생기다 in the plain written style. The past is 잘생겼어요.
What is the past tense of 잘생기다?
잘생겼어요 in everyday polite speech, 잘생겼습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 잘생겨 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.
Is 잘생기다 a regular verb?
Yes. Its stem never changes shape: 잘생깁니다, 잘생겨, 잘생기니 all keep 잘생기 intact. Only the ending moves.
What TOPIK level is 잘생기다?
2급 — TOPIK 2, elementary.
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