꼿꼿하다
strong, steady
Principal parts
- 관형사형Modifier
- 꼿꼿한
- 아/어Infinitive
- 꼿꼿해
- -으니Since
- 꼿꼿하니
- 합니다Formal
- 꼿꼿합니다
Present
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 꼿꼿해요 | 꼿꼿합니다 | 꼿꼿해 | 꼿꼿하다 |
Past
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 꼿꼿했어요 | 꼿꼿했습니다 | 꼿꼿했어 | 꼿꼿했다 |
Future & presumptive
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -겠-Will / must be | 꼿꼿하겠어요 | 꼿꼿하겠습니다 | 꼿꼿하겠어 | 꼿꼿하겠다 |
| -을 것이다Going to | 꼿꼿할 거예요 | 꼿꼿할 것입니다 | 꼿꼿할 거야 | 꼿꼿할 것이다 |
Questions
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 꼿꼿해요? | 꼿꼿합니까? | 꼿꼿해? | 꼿꼿하니? |
| 과거Past | 꼿꼿했어요? | 꼿꼿했습니까? | 꼿꼿했어? | 꼿꼿했니? |
Negation
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 안Not (short) | 안 꼿꼿해요 | 안 꼿꼿합니다 | 안 꼿꼿해 | 안 꼿꼿하다 |
| -지 않다Not (long) | 꼿꼿하지 않아요 | 꼿꼿하지 않습니다 | 꼿꼿하지 않아 | 꼿꼿하지 않다 |
Honorific
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 꼿꼿하세요 | 꼿꼿하십니다 | 꼿꼿하셔 | 꼿꼿하시다 |
| 과거Past | 꼿꼿하셨어요 | 꼿꼿하셨습니다 | 꼿꼿하셨어 | 꼿꼿하셨다 |
Modifying a noun
- 현재Present
- 꼿꼿한
- 과거Past
- 꼿꼿한
- 미래Future
- 꼿꼿할
- 회상Used to
- 꼿꼿하던
Joining clauses
- -고and
- 꼿꼿하고
- -게-ly / so that
- 꼿꼿하게
- -어서so / and then
- 꼿꼿해서
- -으니까since
- 꼿꼿하니까
- -으면if / when
- 꼿꼿하면
- -지만but
- 꼿꼿하지만
- -는데and / but (setting up)
- 꼿꼿한데
- -어도even if
- 꼿꼿해도
Sentence patterns
- 1이 꼿꼿하다
In real sentences
등이 꼿꼿하면 위가 튼튼해지죠
You got a firm back, strong stomach.
(대리 기사) 참 꼿꼿하시네요
You're always iron strong.
Common questions
How do you conjugate 꼿꼿하다 in Korean?
꼿꼿하다 (strong, steady) is 꼿꼿해요 in the polite 해요체, 꼿꼿합니다 in formal 합니다체, 꼿꼿해 in casual 반말 and 꼿꼿하다 in the plain written style. The past is 꼿꼿했어요.
What is the past tense of 꼿꼿하다?
꼿꼿했어요 in everyday polite speech, 꼿꼿했습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 꼿꼿하여 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.
Is 꼿꼿하다 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 꼿꼿하여 and 꼿꼿하니 but unchanged in 꼿꼿합니다.
What TOPIK level is 꼿꼿하다?
It carries no TOPIK grade. That is a fact about the published word lists rather than about the word — it conjugates by exactly the same rules as everything else.
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