짓궂다 Korean adjective conjugation
liking to play pranks
Every form of 짓궂다 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
- 짓궂은
- 아/어Infinitive
- 짓궂어
- -으니Since
- 짓궂으니
- 합니다Formal
- 짓궂습니다
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 | 짓궂어요 | 짓궂습니다 | 짓궂어 | 짓궂다 |
과거Past
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 짓궂었어요 | 짓궂었습니다 | 짓궂었어 | 짓궂었다 |
미래·추측Future & presumptive
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -겠-Will / must be | 짓궂겠어요 | 짓궂겠습니다 | 짓궂겠어 | 짓궂겠다 |
| -을 것이다Going to | 짓궂을 거예요 | 짓궂을 것입니다 | 짓궂을 거야 | 짓궂을 것이다 |
의문Questions
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 짓궂어요? | 짓궂습니까? | 짓궂어? | 짓궂으니? |
| 과거Past | 짓궂었어요? | 짓궂었습니까? | 짓궂었어? | 짓궂었니? |
부정Negation
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 안Not (short) | 안 짓궂어요 | 안 짓궂습니다 | 안 짓궂어 | 안 짓궂다 |
| -지 않다Not (long) | 짓궂지 않아요 | 짓궂지 않습니다 | 짓궂지 않아 | 짓궂지 않다 |
높임Honorific
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 짓궂으세요 | 짓궂으십니다 | 짓궂으셔 | 짓궂으시다 |
| 과거Past | 짓궂으셨어요 | 짓궂으셨습니다 | 짓궂으셨어 | 짓궂으셨다 |
관형사형Modifying a noun
- 현재Present
- 짓궂은
- 과거Past
- 짓궂은
- 미래Future
- 짓궂을
- 회상Used to
- 짓궂던
연결Joining clauses
- -고and
- 짓궂고
- -게-ly / so that
- 짓궂게
- -어서so / and then
- 짓궂어서
- -으니까since
- 짓궂으니까
- -으면if / when
- 짓궂으면
- -지만but
- 짓궂지만
- -는데and / but (setting up)
- 짓궂은데
- -어도even if
- 짓궂어도
문형Sentence patterns
How the dictionary says this verb is used. The numbers are slots: 1 is the subject, 2 the object.
- 1이 짓궂다
예문In real sentences
From the dictionary, each with its translation.
처음에 누나는 짓궂은 장난이라고 생각했습니다.
Now, at first she thought it was part of a practical joke.
아이들은 매우 짓궂었고
Kids were so cruel.
술도 험하게 마시고 짓궂은 장난도 쳤었지
Given to all manner of drinking and mischief.
좀 짓궂은 코멘트죠.
It's a bit mischievous, actually.
자주 묻는 질문Common questions
How do you conjugate 짓궂다 in Korean?
짓궂다 (liking to play pranks) is 짓궂어요 in the polite 해요체, 짓궂습니다 in formal 합니다체, 짓궂어 in casual 반말 and 짓궂다 in the plain written style. The past is 짓궂었어요.
What is the past tense of 짓궂다?
짓궂었어요 in everyday polite speech, 짓궂었습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 짓궂어 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.
Is 짓궂다 a regular verb?
Yes. Its stem never changes shape: 짓궂습니다, 짓궂어, 짓궂으니 all keep 짓궂 intact. Only the ending moves.
What TOPIK level is 짓궂다?
6급 — TOPIK 6, mastery.
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