맑다 Korean adjective conjugation
to be clear, clean, fresh
Every form of 맑다 across the four speech levels. It is a regular stem, so the endings below attach without changing it.
기본형Principal parts
The four forms the dictionary prints. Every other form on this page is derived from them.
- 관형사형Modifier
- 맑은
- 아/어Infinitive
- 맑아
- -으니Since
- 맑으니
- 합니다Formal
- 맑습니다
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 | 맑아요 | 맑습니다 | 맑아 | 맑다 |
과거Past
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 맑았어요 | 맑았습니다 | 맑았어 | 맑았다 |
미래·추측Future & presumptive
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -겠-Will / must be | 맑겠어요 | 맑겠습니다 | 맑겠어 | 맑겠다 |
| -을 것이다Going to | 맑을 거예요 | 맑을 것입니다 | 맑을 거야 | 맑을 것이다 |
의문Questions
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 맑아요? | 맑습니까? | 맑아? | 맑으니? |
| 과거Past | 맑았어요? | 맑았습니까? | 맑았어? | 맑았니? |
부정Negation
| 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 |
높임Honorific
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 맑으세요 | 맑으십니다 | 맑으셔 | 맑으시다 |
| 과거Past | 맑으셨어요 | 맑으셨습니다 | 맑으셨어 | 맑으셨다 |
관형사형Modifying a noun
- 현재Present
- 맑은
- 과거Past
- 맑은
- 미래Future
- 맑을
- 회상Used to
- 맑던
연결Joining 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
문형Sentence patterns
How the dictionary says this verb is used. The numbers are slots: 1 is the subject, 2 the object.
- 1이 맑다
예문In real sentences
From the dictionary, each with its translation.
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.
자주 묻는 질문Common 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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