진하다 Korean adjective conjugation

to be thick

Every form of 진하다 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
진한
아/어Infinitive
진해
-으니Since
진하니
합니다Formal
진합니다

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.

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
서술Statement 진해요진합니다진해진하다

과거Past

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
서술Statement 진했어요진했습니다진했어진했다

미래·추측Future & presumptive

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
-겠-Will / must be 진하겠어요진하겠습니다진하겠어진하겠다
-을 것이다Going to 진할 거예요진할 것입니다진할 거야진할 것이다

의문Questions

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Present 진해요?진합니까?진해?진하니?
과거Past 진했어요?진했습니까?진했어?진했니?

부정Negation

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
Not (short) 안 진해요안 진합니다안 진해안 진하다
-지 않다Not (long) 진하지 않아요진하지 않습니다진하지 않아진하지 않다

높임Honorific

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Present 진하세요진하십니다진하셔진하시다
과거Past 진하셨어요진하셨습니다진하셨어진하셨다

관형사형Modifying a noun

현재Present
진한
과거Past
진한
미래Future
진할
회상Used to
진하던

연결Joining clauses

-고and
진하고
-게-ly / so that
진하게
-어서so / and then
진해서
-으니까since
진하니까
-으면if / when
진하면
-지만but
진하지만
-는데and / but (setting up)
진한데
-어도even if
진해도

문형Sentence patterns

How the dictionary says this verb is used. The numbers are slots: 1 is the subject, 2 the object.

예문In real sentences

From the dictionary, each with its translation.

빨간색이 진해질수록 수입을 더 많이 한다는 뜻입니다.

The deeper, the brighter the red, the more you're importing.

진한 커피

strong coffee

화장을 진하게 하다

to wear heavy makeup

가장 진한 분홍색이 가장 빠르게 성장하는 식물입니다.

The hottest pinks are the fastest-growing plants.

자주 묻는 질문Common questions

How do you conjugate 진하다 in Korean?

진하다 (to be thick) is 진해요 in the polite 해요체, 진합니다 in formal 합니다체, 진해 in casual 반말 and 진하다 in the plain written style. The past is 진했어요.

What is the past tense of 진하다?

진했어요 in everyday polite speech, 진했습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 진하여 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.

Is 진하다 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 진하여 and 진하니 but unchanged in 진합니다.

What TOPIK level is 진하다?

2급 — TOPIK 2, elementary.

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