까마득하다
remote, distant, far-off
Principal parts
- 관형사형Modifier
- 까마득한
- 아/어Infinitive
- 까마득해
- -으니Since
- 까마득하니
- 합니다Formal
- 까마득합니다
Present
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 까마득해요 | 까마득합니다 | 까마득해 | 까마득하다 |
Past
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 까마득했어요 | 까마득했습니다 | 까마득했어 | 까마득했다 |
Future & presumptive
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -겠-Will / must be | 까마득하겠어요 | 까마득하겠습니다 | 까마득하겠어 | 까마득하겠다 |
| -을 것이다Going to | 까마득할 거예요 | 까마득할 것입니다 | 까마득할 거야 | 까마득할 것이다 |
Questions
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 까마득해요? | 까마득합니까? | 까마득해? | 까마득하니? |
| 과거Past | 까마득했어요? | 까마득했습니까? | 까마득했어? | 까마득했니? |
Negation
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 안Not (short) | 안 까마득해요 | 안 까마득합니다 | 안 까마득해 | 안 까마득하다 |
| -지 않다Not (long) | 까마득하지 않아요 | 까마득하지 않습니다 | 까마득하지 않아 | 까마득하지 않다 |
Honorific
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 까마득하세요 | 까마득하십니다 | 까마득하셔 | 까마득하시다 |
| 과거Past | 까마득하셨어요 | 까마득하셨습니다 | 까마득하셨어 | 까마득하셨다 |
Modifying a noun
- 현재Present
- 까마득한
- 과거Past
- 까마득한
- 미래Future
- 까마득할
- 회상Used to
- 까마득하던
Joining clauses
- -고and
- 까마득하고
- -게-ly / so that
- 까마득하게
- -어서so / and then
- 까마득해서
- -으니까since
- 까마득하니까
- -으면if / when
- 까마득하면
- -지만but
- 까마득하지만
- -는데and / but (setting up)
- 까마득한데
- -어도even if
- 까마득해도
Sentence patterns
- 1이 까마득하다
- 1이 2가 까마득하다
In real sentences
다 왔다 꼭대기까진 까마득하네요
Sure looks like a long ways up there.
Common questions
How do you conjugate 까마득하다 in Korean?
까마득하다 (remote, distant, far-off) is 까마득해요 in the polite 해요체, 까마득합니다 in formal 합니다체, 까마득해 in casual 반말 and 까마득하다 in the plain written style. The past is 까마득했어요.
What is the past tense of 까마득하다?
까마득했어요 in everyday polite speech, 까마득했습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 까마득하여 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.
Is 까마득하다 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 까마득하여 and 까마득하니 but unchanged in 까마득합니다.
What TOPIK level is 까마득하다?
6급 — TOPIK 6, mastery.
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