끔찍하다
to be terrible
Principal parts
- 관형사형Modifier
- 끔찍한
- 아/어Infinitive
- 끔찍해
- -으니Since
- 끔찍하니
- 합니다Formal
- 끔찍합니다
Present
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 끔찍해요 | 끔찍합니다 | 끔찍해 | 끔찍하다 |
Past
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 끔찍했어요 | 끔찍했습니다 | 끔찍했어 | 끔찍했다 |
Future & presumptive
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -겠-Will / must be | 끔찍하겠어요 | 끔찍하겠습니다 | 끔찍하겠어 | 끔찍하겠다 |
| -을 것이다Going to | 끔찍할 거예요 | 끔찍할 것입니다 | 끔찍할 거야 | 끔찍할 것이다 |
Questions
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 끔찍해요? | 끔찍합니까? | 끔찍해? | 끔찍하니? |
| 과거Past | 끔찍했어요? | 끔찍했습니까? | 끔찍했어? | 끔찍했니? |
Negation
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 안Not (short) | 안 끔찍해요 | 안 끔찍합니다 | 안 끔찍해 | 안 끔찍하다 |
| -지 않다Not (long) | 끔찍하지 않아요 | 끔찍하지 않습니다 | 끔찍하지 않아 | 끔찍하지 않다 |
Honorific
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 끔찍하세요 | 끔찍하십니다 | 끔찍하셔 | 끔찍하시다 |
| 과거Past | 끔찍하셨어요 | 끔찍하셨습니다 | 끔찍하셨어 | 끔찍하셨다 |
Modifying a noun
- 현재Present
- 끔찍한
- 과거Past
- 끔찍한
- 미래Future
- 끔찍할
- 회상Used to
- 끔찍하던
Joining clauses
- -고and
- 끔찍하고
- -게-ly / so that
- 끔찍하게
- -어서so / and then
- 끔찍해서
- -으니까since
- 끔찍하니까
- -으면if / when
- 끔찍하면
- -지만but
- 끔찍하지만
- -는데and / but (setting up)
- 끔찍한데
- -어도even if
- 끔찍해도
Sentence patterns
- 1이 끔찍하다
In real sentences
기자들은 할머니의 끔찍했던 결혼 생활에 대해 몰랐거든요.
But they had no idea what she had survived before that.
확실히 우리 선택이 자주 끔찍하죠.
And our choices indeed are often terrible.
사실 끔찍하죠. 숫자가 그렇게 말해줍니다.
It's terrible actually. The numbers say so.
끔찍한 고통 당신 덕에 즐거웠겠지
Hideous pain, in all the places you just gave me joy.
Common questions
How do you conjugate 끔찍하다 in Korean?
끔찍하다 (to be terrible) is 끔찍해요 in the polite 해요체, 끔찍합니다 in formal 합니다체, 끔찍해 in casual 반말 and 끔찍하다 in the plain written style. The past is 끔찍했어요.
What is the past tense of 끔찍하다?
끔찍했어요 in everyday polite speech, 끔찍했습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 끔찍하여 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.
Is 끔찍하다 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 끔찍하여 and 끔찍하니 but unchanged in 끔찍합니다.
What TOPIK level is 끔찍하다?
5급 — TOPIK 5, advanced.
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