막다르다 Korean adjective conjugation
to be a dead-end
Every form of 막다르다 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
- 막다른
- 아/어Infinitive
- 막다르어
- -으니Since
- 막다르니
- 합니다Formal
- 막다릅니다
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 | 막다르어요 | 막다릅니다 | 막다르어 | 막다르다 |
과거Past
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 막다르었어요 | 막다르었습니다 | 막다르었어 | 막다르었다 |
미래·추측Future & presumptive
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -겠-Will / must be | 막다르겠어요 | 막다르겠습니다 | 막다르겠어 | 막다르겠다 |
| -을 것이다Going to | 막다를 거예요 | 막다를 것입니다 | 막다를 거야 | 막다를 것이다 |
의문Questions
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 막다르어요? | 막다릅니까? | 막다르어? | 막다르니? |
| 과거Past | 막다르었어요? | 막다르었습니까? | 막다르었어? | 막다르었니? |
부정Negation
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 안Not (short) | 안 막다르어요 | 안 막다릅니다 | 안 막다르어 | 안 막다르다 |
| -지 않다Not (long) | 막다르지 않아요 | 막다르지 않습니다 | 막다르지 않아 | 막다르지 않다 |
높임Honorific
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 막다르세요 | 막다르십니다 | 막다르셔 | 막다르시다 |
| 과거Past | 막다르셨어요 | 막다르셨습니다 | 막다르셨어 | 막다르셨다 |
관형사형Modifying a noun
- 현재Present
- 막다른
- 과거Past
- 막다른
- 미래Future
- 막다를
- 회상Used to
- 막다르던
연결Joining clauses
- -고and
- 막다르고
- -게-ly / so that
- 막다르게
- -어서so / and then
- 막다르어서
- -으니까since
- 막다르니까
- -으면if / when
- 막다르면
- -지만but
- 막다르지만
- -는데and / but (setting up)
- 막다른데
- -어도even if
- 막다르어도
문형Sentence patterns
How the dictionary says this verb is used. The numbers are slots: 1 is the subject, 2 the object.
- 1이 막다르다
예문In real sentences
From the dictionary, each with its translation.
막다른 골목에 갖힐 것이라든가요.
You're going to get stuck.
우린 지금 막다른 골목에 이르렀어요.
Thus, we are at a tipping point.
이것이 막다른 길이라는 것은 역사가 보여줍니다.
History shows us that it's a dead end.
그러다 저는 언뜻 그것이 막다른 길이라고 믿었습니다.
But I happen to believe that that's a dead end.
자주 묻는 질문Common questions
How do you conjugate 막다르다 in Korean?
막다르다 (to be a dead-end) is 막다르어요 in the polite 해요체, 막다릅니다 in formal 합니다체, 막다르어 in casual 반말 and 막다르다 in the plain written style. The past is 막다르었어요.
What is the past tense of 막다르다?
막다르었어요 in everyday polite speech, 막다르었습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 막다르어 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.
Is 막다르다 a regular verb?
Yes. Its stem never changes shape: 막다릅니다, 막다르어, 막다르니 all keep 막다르 intact. Only the ending moves.
What TOPIK level is 막다르다?
6급 — TOPIK 6, mastery.
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