까다롭다 Korean adjective conjugation
particular, fussy, picky
Every form of 까다롭다 across the four speech levels. It is ㅂ irregular — ㅂ becomes 우 before a vowel: 춥다 → 추워요.
기본형Principal parts
The four forms the dictionary prints. Every other form on this page is derived from them.
- 관형사형Modifier
- 까다로운
- 아/어Infinitive
- 까다로워
- -으니Since
- 까다로우니
- 합니다Formal
- 까다롭습니다
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 | 까다로워요 | 까다롭습니다 | 까다로워 | 까다롭다 |
과거Past
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 까다로웠어요 | 까다로웠습니다 | 까다로웠어 | 까다로웠다 |
미래·추측Future & presumptive
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -겠-Will / must be | 까다롭겠어요 | 까다롭겠습니다 | 까다롭겠어 | 까다롭겠다 |
| -을 것이다Going to | 까다로울 거예요 | 까다로울 것입니다 | 까다로울 거야 | 까다로울 것이다 |
의문Questions
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 까다로워요? | 까다롭습니까? | 까다로워? | 까다로우니? |
| 과거Past | 까다로웠어요? | 까다로웠습니까? | 까다로웠어? | 까다로웠니? |
부정Negation
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 안Not (short) | 안 까다로워요 | 안 까다롭습니다 | 안 까다로워 | 안 까다롭다 |
| -지 않다Not (long) | 까다롭지 않아요 | 까다롭지 않습니다 | 까다롭지 않아 | 까다롭지 않다 |
높임Honorific
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 까다로우세요 | 까다로우십니다 | 까다로우셔 | 까다로우시다 |
| 과거Past | 까다로우셨어요 | 까다로우셨습니다 | 까다로우셨어 | 까다로우셨다 |
관형사형Modifying a noun
- 현재Present
- 까다로운
- 과거Past
- 까다로운
- 미래Future
- 까다로울
- 회상Used to
- 까다롭던
연결Joining clauses
- -고and
- 까다롭고
- -게-ly / so that
- 까다롭게
- -어서so / and then
- 까다로워서
- -으니까since
- 까다로우니까
- -으면if / when
- 까다로우면
- -지만but
- 까다롭지만
- -는데and / but (setting up)
- 까다로운데
- -어도even if
- 까다로워도
문형Sentence patterns
How the dictionary says this verb is used. The numbers are slots: 1 is the subject, 2 the object.
- 1이 까다롭다
예문In real sentences
From the dictionary, each with its translation.
그녀는 옷에 대해 아주 까다로워요.
She is very picky about clothes.
하지만 동기라는 게 까다롭죠.
But motivation is a tricky thing.
여기서부터 문제는 까다로워집니다.
That's where it gets tricky.
하지만 이 과정은 정말 까다롭습니다.
But this is where it gets tricky.
자주 묻는 질문Common questions
How do you conjugate 까다롭다 in Korean?
까다롭다 (particular, fussy, picky) is 까다로워요 in the polite 해요체, 까다롭습니다 in formal 합니다체, 까다로워 in casual 반말 and 까다롭다 in the plain written style. The past is 까다로웠어요.
What is the past tense of 까다롭다?
까다로웠어요 in everyday polite speech, 까다로웠습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 까다로워 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.
Is 까다롭다 irregular?
Yes — it is ㅂ irregular (ㅂ 불규칙). ㅂ becomes 우 before a vowel: 춥다 → 추워요. That is why the stem looks different in 까다로워 and 까다로우니 but unchanged in 까다롭습니다.
What TOPIK level is 까다롭다?
4급 — TOPIK 4, upper intermediate.
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