깜깜하다

to be pitch-dark

Principal parts

관형사형Modifier
깜깜한
아/어Infinitive
깜깜해
-으니Since
깜깜하니
합니다Formal
깜깜합니다

Present

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
서술Statement 깜깜해요깜깜합니다깜깜해깜깜하다

Past

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
서술Statement 깜깜했어요깜깜했습니다깜깜했어깜깜했다

Future & presumptive

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
-겠-Will / must be 깜깜하겠어요깜깜하겠습니다깜깜하겠어깜깜하겠다
-을 것이다Going to 깜깜할 거예요깜깜할 것입니다깜깜할 거야깜깜할 것이다

Questions

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Present 깜깜해요?깜깜합니까?깜깜해?깜깜하니?
과거Past 깜깜했어요?깜깜했습니까?깜깜했어?깜깜했니?

Negation

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
안Not (short) 안 깜깜해요안 깜깜합니다안 깜깜해안 깜깜하다
-지 않다Not (long) 깜깜하지 않아요깜깜하지 않습니다깜깜하지 않아깜깜하지 않다

Honorific

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Present 깜깜하세요깜깜하십니다깜깜하셔깜깜하시다
과거Past 깜깜하셨어요깜깜하셨습니다깜깜하셨어깜깜하셨다

Modifying a noun

현재Present
깜깜한
과거Past
깜깜한
미래Future
깜깜할
회상Used to
깜깜하던

Joining clauses

-고and
깜깜하고
-게-ly / so that
깜깜하게
-어서so / and then
깜깜해서
-으니까since
깜깜하니까
-으면if / when
깜깜하면
-지만but
깜깜하지만
-는데and / but (setting up)
깜깜한데
-어도even if
깜깜해도

Sentence patterns

In real sentences

그 땐 몹시 어두웠습니다 아주 깜깜했죠

I remember that it was dark. Really black.

Common questions

How do you conjugate 깜깜하다 in Korean?

깜깜하다 (to be pitch-dark) is 깜깜해요 in the polite 해요체, 깜깜합니다 in formal 합니다체, 깜깜해 in casual 반말 and 깜깜하다 in the plain written style. The past is 깜깜했어요.

What is the past tense of 깜깜하다?

깜깜했어요 in everyday polite speech, 깜깜했습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 깜깜하여 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.

Is 깜깜하다 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 깜깜하여 and 깜깜하니 but unchanged in 깜깜합니다.

What TOPIK level is 깜깜하다?

4급 — TOPIK 4, upper intermediate.

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