좋다 Korean adjective conjugation
to be good
Every form of 좋다 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
- 좋은
- 아/어Infinitive
- 좋아
- -으니Since
- 좋으니
- 합니다Formal
- 좋습니다
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 | 좋아요 | 좋습니다 | 좋아 | 좋다 |
과거Past
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 좋았어요 | 좋았습니다 | 좋았어 | 좋았다 |
미래·추측Future & presumptive
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -겠-Will / must be | 좋겠어요 | 좋겠습니다 | 좋겠어 | 좋겠다 |
| -을 것이다Going to | 좋을 거예요 | 좋을 것입니다 | 좋을 거야 | 좋을 것이다 |
의문Questions
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 좋아요? | 좋습니까? | 좋아? | 좋으니? |
| 과거Past | 좋았어요? | 좋았습니까? | 좋았어? | 좋았니? |
부정Negation
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 안Not (short) | 안 좋아요 | 안 좋습니다 | 안 좋아 | 안 좋다 |
| -지 않다Not (long) | 좋지 않아요 | 좋지 않습니다 | 좋지 않아 | 좋지 않다 |
높임Honorific
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 좋으세요 | 좋으십니다 | 좋으셔 | 좋으시다 |
| 과거Past | 좋으셨어요 | 좋으셨습니다 | 좋으셨어 | 좋으셨다 |
관형사형Modifying a noun
- 현재Present
- 좋은
- 과거Past
- 좋은
- 미래Future
- 좋을
- 회상Used to
- 좋던
연결Joining clauses
- -고and
- 좋고
- -게-ly / so that
- 좋게
- -어서so / and then
- 좋아서
- -으니까since
- 좋으니까
- -으면if / when
- 좋으면
- -지만but
- 좋지만
- -는데and / but (setting up)
- 좋은데
- -어도even if
- 좋아도
문형Sentence patterns
How the dictionary says this verb is used. The numbers are slots: 1 is the subject, 2 the object.
- 1이 좋다
- 1이 2-기에 좋다
- 1이 2가 좋다
- 1이 2에 좋다
- 1이 2보다 좋다
- 1이 (2와) 3이 좋다
예문In real sentences
From the dictionary, each with its translation.
나는 말을 좋아해.
I like horses.
나는 이 일이 좋다.
I love this job.
그에게 말하지 않는게 좋을걸.
You'd better not tell him.
나 이 사람을 좋아하지.
I like this person!"
자주 묻는 질문Common questions
How do you conjugate 좋다 in Korean?
좋다 (to be good) is 좋아요 in the polite 해요체, 좋습니다 in formal 합니다체, 좋아 in casual 반말 and 좋다 in the plain written style. The past is 좋았어요.
What is the past tense of 좋다?
좋았어요 in everyday polite speech, 좋았습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 좋아 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.
Is 좋다 a regular verb?
Yes. Its stem never changes shape: 좋습니다, 좋아, 좋으니 all keep 좋 intact. Only the ending moves.
What TOPIK level is 좋다?
1급 — TOPIK 1, beginner.
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