깔끔하다 Korean adjective conjugation
neat, tidy
Every form of 깔끔하다 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
- 깔끔한
- 아/어Infinitive
- 깔끔해
- -으니Since
- 깔끔하니
- 합니다Formal
- 깔끔합니다
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 | 깔끔해요 | 깔끔합니다 | 깔끔해 | 깔끔하다 |
과거Past
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 깔끔했어요 | 깔끔했습니다 | 깔끔했어 | 깔끔했다 |
미래·추측Future & presumptive
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -겠-Will / must be | 깔끔하겠어요 | 깔끔하겠습니다 | 깔끔하겠어 | 깔끔하겠다 |
| -을 것이다Going to | 깔끔할 거예요 | 깔끔할 것입니다 | 깔끔할 거야 | 깔끔할 것이다 |
의문Questions
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 깔끔해요? | 깔끔합니까? | 깔끔해? | 깔끔하니? |
| 과거Past | 깔끔했어요? | 깔끔했습니까? | 깔끔했어? | 깔끔했니? |
부정Negation
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 안Not (short) | 안 깔끔해요 | 안 깔끔합니다 | 안 깔끔해 | 안 깔끔하다 |
| -지 않다Not (long) | 깔끔하지 않아요 | 깔끔하지 않습니다 | 깔끔하지 않아 | 깔끔하지 않다 |
높임Honorific
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 깔끔하세요 | 깔끔하십니다 | 깔끔하셔 | 깔끔하시다 |
| 과거Past | 깔끔하셨어요 | 깔끔하셨습니다 | 깔끔하셨어 | 깔끔하셨다 |
관형사형Modifying a noun
- 현재Present
- 깔끔한
- 과거Past
- 깔끔한
- 미래Future
- 깔끔할
- 회상Used to
- 깔끔하던
연결Joining clauses
- -고and
- 깔끔하고
- -게-ly / so that
- 깔끔하게
- -어서so / and then
- 깔끔해서
- -으니까since
- 깔끔하니까
- -으면if / when
- 깔끔하면
- -지만but
- 깔끔하지만
- -는데and / but (setting up)
- 깔끔한데
- -어도even if
- 깔끔해도
문형Sentence patterns
How the dictionary says this verb is used. The numbers are slots: 1 is the subject, 2 the object.
- 1이 깔끔하다
예문In real sentences
From the dictionary, each with its translation.
짧게, 깔끔하게 손질된 아프로 머리 스타일이죠.
A short, nicely trimmed, well-manicured Afro.
DB: 맞습니다. 우리에게 일어섬으로써 멋지고 깔끔한 신호를 주셨어요.
Alright. He was giving us a nice clear signal as he stood up.
깔끔하고 흥미롭죠. 아름다웠죠. 우린 만족했어요.
It's neat. It's interesting. It's beautiful. We were happy.
더 깔끔해지겠네요.
So that's pretty neat.
자주 묻는 질문Common questions
How do you conjugate 깔끔하다 in Korean?
깔끔하다 (neat, tidy) is 깔끔해요 in the polite 해요체, 깔끔합니다 in formal 합니다체, 깔끔해 in casual 반말 and 깔끔하다 in the plain written style. The past is 깔끔했어요.
What is the past tense of 깔끔하다?
깔끔했어요 in everyday polite speech, 깔끔했습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 깔끔하여 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.
Is 깔끔하다 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 깔끔하여 and 깔끔하니 but unchanged in 깔끔합니다.
What TOPIK level is 깔끔하다?
3급 — TOPIK 3, lower intermediate.
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