죄송하다 Korean adjective conjugation
to be sorry
Every form of 죄송하다 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
- 죄송한
- 아/어Infinitive
- 죄송해
- -으니Since
- 죄송하니
- 합니다Formal
- 죄송합니다
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 | 죄송해요 | 죄송합니다 | 죄송해 | 죄송하다 |
과거Past
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 죄송했어요 | 죄송했습니다 | 죄송했어 | 죄송했다 |
미래·추측Future & presumptive
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -겠-Will / must be | 죄송하겠어요 | 죄송하겠습니다 | 죄송하겠어 | 죄송하겠다 |
| -을 것이다Going to | 죄송할 거예요 | 죄송할 것입니다 | 죄송할 거야 | 죄송할 것이다 |
의문Questions
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 죄송해요? | 죄송합니까? | 죄송해? | 죄송하니? |
| 과거Past | 죄송했어요? | 죄송했습니까? | 죄송했어? | 죄송했니? |
부정Negation
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 안Not (short) | 안 죄송해요 | 안 죄송합니다 | 안 죄송해 | 안 죄송하다 |
| -지 않다Not (long) | 죄송하지 않아요 | 죄송하지 않습니다 | 죄송하지 않아 | 죄송하지 않다 |
높임Honorific
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 죄송하세요 | 죄송하십니다 | 죄송하셔 | 죄송하시다 |
| 과거Past | 죄송하셨어요 | 죄송하셨습니다 | 죄송하셨어 | 죄송하셨다 |
관형사형Modifying a noun
- 현재Present
- 죄송한
- 과거Past
- 죄송한
- 미래Future
- 죄송할
- 회상Used to
- 죄송하던
연결Joining clauses
- -고and
- 죄송하고
- -게-ly / so that
- 죄송하게
- -어서so / and then
- 죄송해서
- -으니까since
- 죄송하니까
- -으면if / when
- 죄송하면
- -지만but
- 죄송하지만
- -는데and / but (setting up)
- 죄송한데
- -어도even if
- 죄송해도
문형Sentence patterns
How the dictionary says this verb is used. The numbers are slots: 1 is the subject, 2 the object.
- 1이 2에/에게 죄송하다
예문In real sentences
From the dictionary, each with its translation.
죄송한데, 돈을 뽑아와도 괜찮을까요?
Excuse me, can I withdraw some money?
죄송하지만, 무엇을 해야 할 지 모르겠어요.
I'm sorry, but I don't know what to do.
말씀드리기 죄송하지만, 스위스의 브르노 조차도 노력하고 있습니다.
Even, I'm sorry to say, Bruno, Switzerland has got to work to do.
죄송해요 그건 안 돼요
I'm sorry, Lee. I can't do that.
자주 묻는 질문Common questions
How do you conjugate 죄송하다 in Korean?
죄송하다 (to be sorry) is 죄송해요 in the polite 해요체, 죄송합니다 in formal 합니다체, 죄송해 in casual 반말 and 죄송하다 in the plain written style. The past is 죄송했어요.
What is the past tense of 죄송하다?
죄송했어요 in everyday polite speech, 죄송했습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 죄송하여 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.
Is 죄송하다 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 죄송하여 and 죄송하니 but unchanged in 죄송합니다.
What TOPIK level is 죄송하다?
1급 — TOPIK 1, beginner.
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