맹렬하다 Korean adjective conjugation
to be fierce, to be furious
Every form of 맹렬하다 across the four speech levels. It is 여 irregular — 하다 and every verb built on it: 하다 → 하여 → 해요.
기본형Principal parts
The four forms the dictionary prints. Every other form on this page is derived from them.
- 관형사형Modifier
- 맹렬한
- 아/어Infinitive
- 맹렬해
- -으니Since
- 맹렬하니
- 합니다Formal
- 맹렬합니다
현재Present
The tense that does the most work. 해요체 is the one to learn first — it is polite without being formal, and it is what most conversation is in.
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 맹렬해요 | 맹렬합니다 | 맹렬해 | 맹렬하다 |
과거Past
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 맹렬했어요 | 맹렬했습니다 | 맹렬했어 | 맹렬했다 |
미래·추측Future & presumptive
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -겠-Will / must be | 맹렬하겠어요 | 맹렬하겠습니다 | 맹렬하겠어 | 맹렬하겠다 |
| -을 것이다Going to | 맹렬할 거예요 | 맹렬할 것입니다 | 맹렬할 거야 | 맹렬할 것이다 |
의문Questions
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 맹렬해요? | 맹렬합니까? | 맹렬해? | 맹렬하니? |
| 과거Past | 맹렬했어요? | 맹렬했습니까? | 맹렬했어? | 맹렬했니? |
부정Negation
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 안Not (short) | 안 맹렬해요 | 안 맹렬합니다 | 안 맹렬해 | 안 맹렬하다 |
| -지 않다Not (long) | 맹렬하지 않아요 | 맹렬하지 않습니다 | 맹렬하지 않아 | 맹렬하지 않다 |
높임Honorific
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 맹렬하세요 | 맹렬하십니다 | 맹렬하셔 | 맹렬하시다 |
| 과거Past | 맹렬하셨어요 | 맹렬하셨습니다 | 맹렬하셨어 | 맹렬하셨다 |
관형사형Modifying a noun
- 현재Present
- 맹렬한
- 과거Past
- 맹렬한
- 미래Future
- 맹렬할
- 회상Used to
- 맹렬하던
연결Joining clauses
- -고and
- 맹렬하고
- -게-ly / so that
- 맹렬하게
- -어서so / and then
- 맹렬해서
- -으니까since
- 맹렬하니까
- -으면if / when
- 맹렬하면
- -지만but
- 맹렬하지만
- -는데and / but (setting up)
- 맹렬한데
- -어도even if
- 맹렬해도
문형Sentence patterns
How the dictionary says this verb is used. The numbers are slots: 1 is the subject, 2 the object.
- 1이 맹렬하다
예문In real sentences
From the dictionary, each with its translation.
맹렬한 소아마비 바이러스가 아프가니스탄, 파키스탄 및 나이지리아에 여전히 남아 있다.
The wild polio virus still exists in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Nigeria.
맹렬한 논쟁 끝에, 히틀러는 마지못해 전쟁을 기다리기에 동의했다.
After furious arguments, Hitler reluctantly agreed to wait.
그러므로 상황과 장면에 따라 맹렬한 엄마 곰이 되거나 겸손한 조언을 찾고
So when a scene calls for it, be a ferocious mama bear and a humble advice seeker.
저는 알게되는 특권을 누렸습니다. 제가 지금까지 만났던 중 가장 놀랍고 맹렬하고 용감한 사람들을요.
I had the privilege of getting to know some of the most amazing, fierce and courageous human beings I had ever met.
자주 묻는 질문Common questions
How do you conjugate 맹렬하다 in Korean?
맹렬하다 (to be fierce, to be furious) is 맹렬해요 in the polite 해요체, 맹렬합니다 in formal 합니다체, 맹렬해 in casual 반말 and 맹렬하다 in the plain written style. The past is 맹렬했어요.
What is the past tense of 맹렬하다?
맹렬했어요 in everyday polite speech, 맹렬했습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 맹렬하여 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.
Is 맹렬하다 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 맹렬하여 and 맹렬하니 but unchanged in 맹렬합니다.
What TOPIK level is 맹렬하다?
6급 — TOPIK 6, mastery.
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