잔잔하다 Korean adjective conjugation
to be calm
Every form of 잔잔하다 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
- 잔잔한
- 아/어Infinitive
- 잔잔해
- -으니Since
- 잔잔하니
- 합니다Formal
- 잔잔합니다
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 | 잔잔해요 | 잔잔합니다 | 잔잔해 | 잔잔하다 |
과거Past
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 잔잔했어요 | 잔잔했습니다 | 잔잔했어 | 잔잔했다 |
미래·추측Future & presumptive
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -겠-Will / must be | 잔잔하겠어요 | 잔잔하겠습니다 | 잔잔하겠어 | 잔잔하겠다 |
| -을 것이다Going to | 잔잔할 거예요 | 잔잔할 것입니다 | 잔잔할 거야 | 잔잔할 것이다 |
의문Questions
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 잔잔해요? | 잔잔합니까? | 잔잔해? | 잔잔하니? |
| 과거Past | 잔잔했어요? | 잔잔했습니까? | 잔잔했어? | 잔잔했니? |
부정Negation
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 안Not (short) | 안 잔잔해요 | 안 잔잔합니다 | 안 잔잔해 | 안 잔잔하다 |
| -지 않다Not (long) | 잔잔하지 않아요 | 잔잔하지 않습니다 | 잔잔하지 않아 | 잔잔하지 않다 |
높임Honorific
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 잔잔하세요 | 잔잔하십니다 | 잔잔하셔 | 잔잔하시다 |
| 과거Past | 잔잔하셨어요 | 잔잔하셨습니다 | 잔잔하셨어 | 잔잔하셨다 |
관형사형Modifying a noun
- 현재Present
- 잔잔한
- 과거Past
- 잔잔한
- 미래Future
- 잔잔할
- 회상Used to
- 잔잔하던
연결Joining clauses
- -고and
- 잔잔하고
- -게-ly / so that
- 잔잔하게
- -어서so / and then
- 잔잔해서
- -으니까since
- 잔잔하니까
- -으면if / when
- 잔잔하면
- -지만but
- 잔잔하지만
- -는데and / but (setting up)
- 잔잔한데
- -어도even if
- 잔잔해도
문형Sentence patterns
How the dictionary says this verb is used. The numbers are slots: 1 is the subject, 2 the object.
- 1이 잔잔하다
예문In real sentences
From the dictionary, each with its translation.
잔잔한 게 정말 예뻐요
It's kind of calm. Real pretty.
하루는 맑고 바다도 잔잔해서 배에서 내릴 기회가 있었습니다.
One day where we had calm seas and sun, which was the reason I could get off the ship.
여러분이 잔잔한 해류의 바다에 있다고 합시다.
You're out at sea, at the mercy of ocean currents.
전체가 복숭아와 소나무, 그리고 잔잔한 색으로 되어 있었죠.
It's all peach and pine and calming colors.
자주 묻는 질문Common questions
How do you conjugate 잔잔하다 in Korean?
잔잔하다 (to be calm) is 잔잔해요 in the polite 해요체, 잔잔합니다 in formal 합니다체, 잔잔해 in casual 반말 and 잔잔하다 in the plain written style. The past is 잔잔했어요.
What is the past tense of 잔잔하다?
잔잔했어요 in everyday polite speech, 잔잔했습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 잔잔하여 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.
Is 잔잔하다 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 잔잔하여 and 잔잔하니 but unchanged in 잔잔합니다.
What TOPIK level is 잔잔하다?
5급 — TOPIK 5, advanced.
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