적잖다 Korean adjective conjugation
a lot of
Every form of 적잖다 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
- 적잖은
- 아/어Infinitive
- 적잖아
- -으니Since
- 적잖으니
- 합니다Formal
- 적잖습니다
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 | 적잖아요 | 적잖습니다 | 적잖아 | 적잖다 |
과거Past
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 적잖았어요 | 적잖았습니다 | 적잖았어 | 적잖았다 |
미래·추측Future & presumptive
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -겠-Will / must be | 적잖겠어요 | 적잖겠습니다 | 적잖겠어 | 적잖겠다 |
| -을 것이다Going to | 적잖을 거예요 | 적잖을 것입니다 | 적잖을 거야 | 적잖을 것이다 |
의문Questions
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 적잖아요? | 적잖습니까? | 적잖아? | 적잖으니? |
| 과거Past | 적잖았어요? | 적잖았습니까? | 적잖았어? | 적잖았니? |
부정Negation
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 안Not (short) | 안 적잖아요 | 안 적잖습니다 | 안 적잖아 | 안 적잖다 |
| -지 않다Not (long) | 적잖지 않아요 | 적잖지 않습니다 | 적잖지 않아 | 적잖지 않다 |
높임Honorific
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 적잖으세요 | 적잖으십니다 | 적잖으셔 | 적잖으시다 |
| 과거Past | 적잖으셨어요 | 적잖으셨습니다 | 적잖으셨어 | 적잖으셨다 |
관형사형Modifying a noun
- 현재Present
- 적잖은
- 과거Past
- 적잖은
- 미래Future
- 적잖을
- 회상Used to
- 적잖던
연결Joining clauses
- -고and
- 적잖고
- -게-ly / so that
- 적잖게
- -어서so / and then
- 적잖아서
- -으니까since
- 적잖으니까
- -으면if / when
- 적잖으면
- -지만but
- 적잖지만
- -는데and / but (setting up)
- 적잖은데
- -어도even if
- 적잖아도
문형Sentence patterns
How the dictionary says this verb is used. The numbers are slots: 1 is the subject, 2 the object.
- 1이 적잖다
예문In real sentences
From the dictionary, each with its translation.
도움이 될 때도 있지만 그 반대도 적지 않습니다.
Some of it's helpful. A lot of it's kind of reversed.
그 밖에 라틴어의 저작도 적지 않다.
There is nothing left of Laton.
그리고 정말 괜찮은 소송이라구 보수도 적지 않게 나올 거야
Besides that, this is a pretty good case here, and you're probably going to get paid.
그것이 적지 않게 위계가 부여된 화성이다.
It is the undifferentiated Ocean of Being.
자주 묻는 질문Common questions
How do you conjugate 적잖다 in Korean?
적잖다 (a lot of) is 적잖아요 in the polite 해요체, 적잖습니다 in formal 합니다체, 적잖아 in casual 반말 and 적잖다 in the plain written style. The past is 적잖았어요.
What is the past tense of 적잖다?
적잖았어요 in everyday polite speech, 적잖았습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 적잖아 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.
Is 적잖다 a regular verb?
Yes. Its stem never changes shape: 적잖습니다, 적잖아, 적잖으니 all keep 적잖 intact. Only the ending moves.
What TOPIK level is 적잖다?
6급 — TOPIK 6, mastery.
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