맑다
to be clear, clean, fresh
Principal parts
- 관형사형Modifier
- 맑은
- 아/어Infinitive
- 맑아
- -으니Since
- 맑으니
- 합니다Formal
- 맑습니다
Present
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 맑아요 | 맑습니다 | 맑아 | 맑다 |
Past
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 맑았어요 | 맑았습니다 | 맑았어 | 맑았다 |
Future & presumptive
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -겠-Will / must be | 맑겠어요 | 맑겠습니다 | 맑겠어 | 맑겠다 |
| -을 것이다Going to | 맑을 거예요 | 맑을 것입니다 | 맑을 거야 | 맑을 것이다 |
Questions
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 맑아요? | 맑습니까? | 맑아? | 맑으니? |
| 과거Past | 맑았어요? | 맑았습니까? | 맑았어? | 맑았니? |
Negation
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 안Not (short) | 안 맑아요 | 안 맑습니다 | 안 맑아 | 안 맑다 |
| -지 않다Not (long) | 맑지 않아요 | 맑지 않습니다 | 맑지 않아 | 맑지 않다 |
Honorific
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 맑으세요 | 맑으십니다 | 맑으셔 | 맑으시다 |
| 과거Past | 맑으셨어요 | 맑으셨습니다 | 맑으셨어 | 맑으셨다 |
Modifying a noun
- 현재Present
- 맑은
- 과거Past
- 맑은
- 미래Future
- 맑을
- 회상Used to
- 맑던
Joining clauses
- -고and
- 맑고
- -게-ly / so that
- 맑게
- -어서so / and then
- 맑아서
- -으니까since
- 맑으니까
- -으면if / when
- 맑으면
- -지만but
- 맑지만
- -는데and / but (setting up)
- 맑은데
- -어도even if
- 맑아도
Sentence patterns
- 1이 맑다
In real sentences
오늘 밤에는 또 비가 온다는데요. 아직 하늘은 맑네요.
There is another forecast for tonight, but for now the sky is clear.
오늘은 맑아요 이제 봄이네요
Now it's sunny. It's springtime.
그곳은 하늘이 더 맑을 거야.
Maybe the skies are clear there.
좋습니까? 적운은 맑은 날 일어납니다.
Right? It forms on a sunny day.
Common questions
How do you conjugate 맑다 in Korean?
맑다 (to be clear, clean, fresh) is 맑아요 in the polite 해요체, 맑습니다 in formal 합니다체, 맑아 in casual 반말 and 맑다 in the plain written style. The past is 맑았어요.
What is the past tense of 맑다?
맑았어요 in everyday polite speech, 맑았습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 맑아 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.
Is 맑다 a regular verb?
Yes. Its stem never changes shape: 맑습니다, 맑아, 맑으니 all keep 맑 intact. Only the ending moves.
What TOPIK level is 맑다?
1급 — TOPIK 1, beginner.
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