캄캄하다 Korean adjective conjugation
to be pitch-dark
Every form of 캄캄하다 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
- 캄캄한
- 아/어Infinitive
- 캄캄해
- -으니Since
- 캄캄하니
- 합니다Formal
- 캄캄합니다
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 | 캄캄해요 | 캄캄합니다 | 캄캄해 | 캄캄하다 |
과거Past
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 캄캄했어요 | 캄캄했습니다 | 캄캄했어 | 캄캄했다 |
미래·추측Future & presumptive
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -겠-Will / must be | 캄캄하겠어요 | 캄캄하겠습니다 | 캄캄하겠어 | 캄캄하겠다 |
| -을 것이다Going to | 캄캄할 거예요 | 캄캄할 것입니다 | 캄캄할 거야 | 캄캄할 것이다 |
의문Questions
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 캄캄해요? | 캄캄합니까? | 캄캄해? | 캄캄하니? |
| 과거Past | 캄캄했어요? | 캄캄했습니까? | 캄캄했어? | 캄캄했니? |
부정Negation
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 안Not (short) | 안 캄캄해요 | 안 캄캄합니다 | 안 캄캄해 | 안 캄캄하다 |
| -지 않다Not (long) | 캄캄하지 않아요 | 캄캄하지 않습니다 | 캄캄하지 않아 | 캄캄하지 않다 |
높임Honorific
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 캄캄하세요 | 캄캄하십니다 | 캄캄하셔 | 캄캄하시다 |
| 과거Past | 캄캄하셨어요 | 캄캄하셨습니다 | 캄캄하셨어 | 캄캄하셨다 |
관형사형Modifying a noun
- 현재Present
- 캄캄한
- 과거Past
- 캄캄한
- 미래Future
- 캄캄할
- 회상Used to
- 캄캄하던
연결Joining clauses
- -고and
- 캄캄하고
- -게-ly / so that
- 캄캄하게
- -어서so / and then
- 캄캄해서
- -으니까since
- 캄캄하니까
- -으면if / when
- 캄캄하면
- -지만but
- 캄캄하지만
- -는데and / but (setting up)
- 캄캄한데
- -어도even if
- 캄캄해도
문형Sentence patterns
How the dictionary says this verb is used. The numbers are slots: 1 is the subject, 2 the object.
- 1이 캄캄하다
- 1이 2에 캄캄하다
예문In real sentences
From the dictionary, each with its translation.
앞이 캄캄하게 느껴질 수도 있겠지
I know things seem dire right now.
지금은 네 앞길이 캄캄해 보일 거야
I know right now your path, it looks pretty bleak.
선스의 앞길이 아주 캄캄해 보입니다
The Suns looking down a real dark road right now.
네, 이 경우는 앞이 캄캄한 건 아닙니다
Right. I wouldn't call your situation hopeless.
자주 묻는 질문Common questions
How do you conjugate 캄캄하다 in Korean?
캄캄하다 (to be pitch-dark) is 캄캄해요 in the polite 해요체, 캄캄합니다 in formal 합니다체, 캄캄해 in casual 반말 and 캄캄하다 in the plain written style. The past is 캄캄했어요.
What is the past tense of 캄캄하다?
캄캄했어요 in everyday polite speech, 캄캄했습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 캄캄하여 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.
Is 캄캄하다 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 캄캄하여 and 캄캄하니 but unchanged in 캄캄합니다.
What TOPIK level is 캄캄하다?
4급 — TOPIK 4, upper intermediate.
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