잦다 Korean adjective conjugation
to be frequent
Every form of 잦다 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
- 잦은
- 아/어Infinitive
- 잦아
- -으니Since
- 잦으니
- 합니다Formal
- 잦습니다
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 | 잦아요 | 잦습니다 | 잦아 | 잦다 |
과거Past
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 잦았어요 | 잦았습니다 | 잦았어 | 잦았다 |
미래·추측Future & presumptive
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -겠-Will / must be | 잦겠어요 | 잦겠습니다 | 잦겠어 | 잦겠다 |
| -을 것이다Going to | 잦을 거예요 | 잦을 것입니다 | 잦을 거야 | 잦을 것이다 |
의문Questions
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 잦아요? | 잦습니까? | 잦아? | 잦으니? |
| 과거Past | 잦았어요? | 잦았습니까? | 잦았어? | 잦았니? |
부정Negation
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 안Not (short) | 안 잦아요 | 안 잦습니다 | 안 잦아 | 안 잦다 |
| -지 않다Not (long) | 잦지 않아요 | 잦지 않습니다 | 잦지 않아 | 잦지 않다 |
높임Honorific
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 잦으세요 | 잦으십니다 | 잦으셔 | 잦으시다 |
| 과거Past | 잦으셨어요 | 잦으셨습니다 | 잦으셨어 | 잦으셨다 |
관형사형Modifying a noun
- 현재Present
- 잦은
- 과거Past
- 잦은
- 미래Future
- 잦을
- 회상Used to
- 잦던
연결Joining clauses
- -고and
- 잦고
- -게-ly / so that
- 잦게
- -어서so / and then
- 잦아서
- -으니까since
- 잦으니까
- -으면if / when
- 잦으면
- -지만but
- 잦지만
- -는데and / but (setting up)
- 잦은데
- -어도even if
- 잦아도
문형Sentence patterns
How the dictionary says this verb is used. The numbers are slots: 1 is the subject, 2 the object.
- 1이 잦다
예문In real sentences
From the dictionary, each with its translation.
날씨 때문에 지각이 잦을 것으로 보입니다
The weather caused 32 people to be late for work.
진통이 좀 잦네
It shouldn't be this frequent.
하지만 그들 또한 잦은 급습을 예방하기 위해 경찰관들에게 뇌물을 주었다.
However, they also paid off police to prevent frequent raids.
그러나 갈등은 잦아 들었고, 지도자들은 쿠데타의 기세를 꺾었어요.
But they came down, and our leaders even managed to dampen some coups.
자주 묻는 질문Common questions
How do you conjugate 잦다 in Korean?
잦다 (to be frequent) is 잦아요 in the polite 해요체, 잦습니다 in formal 합니다체, 잦아 in casual 반말 and 잦다 in the plain written style. The past is 잦았어요.
What is the past tense of 잦다?
잦았어요 in everyday polite speech, 잦았습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 잦아 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.
Is 잦다 a regular verb?
Yes. Its stem never changes shape: 잦습니다, 잦아, 잦으니 all keep 잦 intact. Only the ending moves.
What TOPIK level is 잦다?
5급 — TOPIK 5, advanced.
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