꼼꼼하다
to be meticulous, precise, detailed
Principal parts
- 관형사형Modifier
- 꼼꼼한
- 아/어Infinitive
- 꼼꼼해
- -으니Since
- 꼼꼼하니
- 합니다Formal
- 꼼꼼합니다
Present
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 꼼꼼해요 | 꼼꼼합니다 | 꼼꼼해 | 꼼꼼하다 |
Past
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 꼼꼼했어요 | 꼼꼼했습니다 | 꼼꼼했어 | 꼼꼼했다 |
Future & presumptive
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -겠-Will / must be | 꼼꼼하겠어요 | 꼼꼼하겠습니다 | 꼼꼼하겠어 | 꼼꼼하겠다 |
| -을 것이다Going to | 꼼꼼할 거예요 | 꼼꼼할 것입니다 | 꼼꼼할 거야 | 꼼꼼할 것이다 |
Questions
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 꼼꼼해요? | 꼼꼼합니까? | 꼼꼼해? | 꼼꼼하니? |
| 과거Past | 꼼꼼했어요? | 꼼꼼했습니까? | 꼼꼼했어? | 꼼꼼했니? |
Negation
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 안Not (short) | 안 꼼꼼해요 | 안 꼼꼼합니다 | 안 꼼꼼해 | 안 꼼꼼하다 |
| -지 않다Not (long) | 꼼꼼하지 않아요 | 꼼꼼하지 않습니다 | 꼼꼼하지 않아 | 꼼꼼하지 않다 |
Honorific
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 꼼꼼하세요 | 꼼꼼하십니다 | 꼼꼼하셔 | 꼼꼼하시다 |
| 과거Past | 꼼꼼하셨어요 | 꼼꼼하셨습니다 | 꼼꼼하셨어 | 꼼꼼하셨다 |
Modifying a noun
- 현재Present
- 꼼꼼한
- 과거Past
- 꼼꼼한
- 미래Future
- 꼼꼼할
- 회상Used to
- 꼼꼼하던
Joining clauses
- -고and
- 꼼꼼하고
- -게-ly / so that
- 꼼꼼하게
- -어서so / and then
- 꼼꼼해서
- -으니까since
- 꼼꼼하니까
- -으면if / when
- 꼼꼼하면
- -지만but
- 꼼꼼하지만
- -는데and / but (setting up)
- 꼼꼼한데
- -어도even if
- 꼼꼼해도
Sentence patterns
- 1이 꼼꼼하다
In real sentences
그는 매우 꼼꼼해
He's very detail-oriented.
꼼꼼한 건 여전하구나 그래, 찍어
Still meticulous as ever. Go ahead.
아주 꼼꼼하고 성실하대요
They found you meticulous and conscientious.
순간적으로 한번 슬쩍 보고 알았다고 생각하지만 진짜 기술은 천천히, 좀 더 꼼꼼하게 관찰하는 데에 있습니다.
Because we all think we get it in a first glance and a sudden flash, but the real skill is in understanding how to look slowly and how to look more carefully.
Common questions
How do you conjugate 꼼꼼하다 in Korean?
꼼꼼하다 (to be meticulous, precise, detailed) is 꼼꼼해요 in the polite 해요체, 꼼꼼합니다 in formal 합니다체, 꼼꼼해 in casual 반말 and 꼼꼼하다 in the plain written style. The past is 꼼꼼했어요.
What is the past tense of 꼼꼼하다?
꼼꼼했어요 in everyday polite speech, 꼼꼼했습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 꼼꼼하여 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.
Is 꼼꼼하다 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 꼼꼼하여 and 꼼꼼하니 but unchanged in 꼼꼼합니다.
What TOPIK level is 꼼꼼하다?
4급 — TOPIK 4, upper intermediate.
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