점잖다 Korean adjective conjugation
dignified
Every form of 점잖다 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
- 점잖은
- 아/어Infinitive
- 점잖아
- -으니Since
- 점잖으니
- 합니다Formal
- 점잖습니다
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 | 점잖아요 | 점잖습니다 | 점잖아 | 점잖다 |
과거Past
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 점잖았어요 | 점잖았습니다 | 점잖았어 | 점잖았다 |
미래·추측Future & presumptive
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -겠-Will / must be | 점잖겠어요 | 점잖겠습니다 | 점잖겠어 | 점잖겠다 |
| -을 것이다Going to | 점잖을 거예요 | 점잖을 것입니다 | 점잖을 거야 | 점잖을 것이다 |
의문Questions
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 점잖아요? | 점잖습니까? | 점잖아? | 점잖으니? |
| 과거Past | 점잖았어요? | 점잖았습니까? | 점잖았어? | 점잖았니? |
부정Negation
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 안Not (short) | 안 점잖아요 | 안 점잖습니다 | 안 점잖아 | 안 점잖다 |
| -지 않다Not (long) | 점잖지 않아요 | 점잖지 않습니다 | 점잖지 않아 | 점잖지 않다 |
높임Honorific
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 점잖으세요 | 점잖으십니다 | 점잖으셔 | 점잖으시다 |
| 과거Past | 점잖으셨어요 | 점잖으셨습니다 | 점잖으셨어 | 점잖으셨다 |
관형사형Modifying a noun
- 현재Present
- 점잖은
- 과거Past
- 점잖은
- 미래Future
- 점잖을
- 회상Used to
- 점잖던
연결Joining clauses
- -고and
- 점잖고
- -게-ly / so that
- 점잖게
- -어서so / and then
- 점잖아서
- -으니까since
- 점잖으니까
- -으면if / when
- 점잖으면
- -지만but
- 점잖지만
- -는데and / but (setting up)
- 점잖은데
- -어도even if
- 점잖아도
문형Sentence patterns
How the dictionary says this verb is used. The numbers are slots: 1 is the subject, 2 the object.
- 1이 점잖다
예문In real sentences
From the dictionary, each with its translation.
점잖은 곡 좀 연주해!
Play something gentle!
우린 다 점잖은 사람들이야
We're all decent people here.
내 장남이 대학에 가는데 점잖아 보여야지
First boy of mine to go to college is gonna look respectable.
점잖은 척 얘기하는 건 내 성질하곤 안 맞아
It's just too much to deal with.
자주 묻는 질문Common questions
How do you conjugate 점잖다 in Korean?
점잖다 (dignified) is 점잖아요 in the polite 해요체, 점잖습니다 in formal 합니다체, 점잖아 in casual 반말 and 점잖다 in the plain written style. The past is 점잖았어요.
What is the past tense of 점잖다?
점잖았어요 in everyday polite speech, 점잖았습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 점잖아 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.
Is 점잖다 a regular verb?
Yes. Its stem never changes shape: 점잖습니다, 점잖아, 점잖으니 all keep 점잖 intact. Only the ending moves.
What TOPIK level is 점잖다?
4급 — TOPIK 4, upper intermediate.
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