즐겁다
to be pleasant, to be enjoyable
Principal parts
- 관형사형Modifier
- 즐거운
- 아/어Infinitive
- 즐거워
- -으니Since
- 즐거우니
- 합니다Formal
- 즐겁습니다
Present
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 즐거워요 | 즐겁습니다 | 즐거워 | 즐겁다 |
Past
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 즐거웠어요 | 즐거웠습니다 | 즐거웠어 | 즐거웠다 |
Future & presumptive
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -겠-Will / must be | 즐겁겠어요 | 즐겁겠습니다 | 즐겁겠어 | 즐겁겠다 |
| -을 것이다Going to | 즐거울 거예요 | 즐거울 것입니다 | 즐거울 거야 | 즐거울 것이다 |
Questions
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 즐거워요? | 즐겁습니까? | 즐거워? | 즐거우니? |
| 과거Past | 즐거웠어요? | 즐거웠습니까? | 즐거웠어? | 즐거웠니? |
Negation
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 안Not (short) | 안 즐거워요 | 안 즐겁습니다 | 안 즐거워 | 안 즐겁다 |
| -지 않다Not (long) | 즐겁지 않아요 | 즐겁지 않습니다 | 즐겁지 않아 | 즐겁지 않다 |
Honorific
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 즐거우세요 | 즐거우십니다 | 즐거우셔 | 즐거우시다 |
| 과거Past | 즐거우셨어요 | 즐거우셨습니다 | 즐거우셨어 | 즐거우셨다 |
Modifying a noun
- 현재Present
- 즐거운
- 과거Past
- 즐거운
- 미래Future
- 즐거울
- 회상Used to
- 즐겁던
Joining clauses
- -고and
- 즐겁고
- -게-ly / so that
- 즐겁게
- -어서so / and then
- 즐거워서
- -으니까since
- 즐거우니까
- -으면if / when
- 즐거우면
- -지만but
- 즐겁지만
- -는데and / but (setting up)
- 즐거운데
- -어도even if
- 즐거워도
Sentence patterns
- 1이 2가 즐겁다
In real sentences
우리는 톰과 즐거운 시간을 가졌다.
We had fun with Tom.
나는 아이들이 노는 것을 보는 게 즐겁다.
I enjoy watching children play.
영화가 나빠도 친구랑 같이 있으니 즐거울 테지.
Although the film is bad, I will enjoy it because I'm with friends.
내가 이 책을 쓰면서 즐거웠던 만큼, 네가 읽으면서도 즐거웠으면 좋겠어.
I hope you enjoy reading this book as much as I enjoyed writing it.
Common questions
How do you conjugate 즐겁다 in Korean?
즐겁다 (to be pleasant, to be enjoyable) is 즐거워요 in the polite 해요체, 즐겁습니다 in formal 합니다체, 즐거워 in casual 반말 and 즐겁다 in the plain written style. The past is 즐거웠어요.
What is the past tense of 즐겁다?
즐거웠어요 in everyday polite speech, 즐거웠습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 즐거워 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.
Is 즐겁다 irregular?
Yes — it is ㅂ irregular (ㅂ 불규칙). ㅂ becomes 우 before a vowel: 춥다 → 추워요. That is why the stem looks different in 즐거워 and 즐거우니 but unchanged in 즐겁습니다.
What TOPIK level is 즐겁다?
2급 — TOPIK 2, elementary.
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