막강하다 Korean adjective conjugation

mighty

Every form of 막강하다 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
막강한
아/어Infinitive
막강해
-으니Since
막강하니
합니다Formal
막강합니다

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.

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
서술Statement 막강해요막강합니다막강해막강하다

과거Past

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
서술Statement 막강했어요막강했습니다막강했어막강했다

미래·추측Future & presumptive

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
-겠-Will / must be 막강하겠어요막강하겠습니다막강하겠어막강하겠다
-을 것이다Going to 막강할 거예요막강할 것입니다막강할 거야막강할 것이다

의문Questions

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Present 막강해요?막강합니까?막강해?막강하니?
과거Past 막강했어요?막강했습니까?막강했어?막강했니?

부정Negation

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
Not (short) 안 막강해요안 막강합니다안 막강해안 막강하다
-지 않다Not (long) 막강하지 않아요막강하지 않습니다막강하지 않아막강하지 않다

높임Honorific

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Present 막강하세요막강하십니다막강하셔막강하시다
과거Past 막강하셨어요막강하셨습니다막강하셨어막강하셨다

관형사형Modifying a noun

현재Present
막강한
과거Past
막강한
미래Future
막강할
회상Used to
막강하던

연결Joining clauses

-고and
막강하고
-게-ly / so that
막강하게
-어서so / and then
막강해서
-으니까since
막강하니까
-으면if / when
막강하면
-지만but
막강하지만
-는데and / but (setting up)
막강한데
-어도even if
막강해도

문형Sentence patterns

How the dictionary says this verb is used. The numbers are slots: 1 is the subject, 2 the object.

예문In real sentences

From the dictionary, each with its translation.

여기서 힘이 막강해

She's very powerful here.

그래요. 막강한 조지 대통령이군요

Okay, the power of George.

3명의 팀으로써는 막강한 힘을 가지고 있다.

All three carry strong political content.

권한은 막강하고, 형식상으로도 사실상 국가의 최고 지도자이다.

Let them be religious or secular, the main thing is that they are a true citizen of the State of Israel.

자주 묻는 질문Common questions

How do you conjugate 막강하다 in Korean?

막강하다 (mighty) is 막강해요 in the polite 해요체, 막강합니다 in formal 합니다체, 막강해 in casual 반말 and 막강하다 in the plain written style. The past is 막강했어요.

What is the past tense of 막강하다?

막강했어요 in everyday polite speech, 막강했습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 막강하여 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.

Is 막강하다 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 막강하여 and 막강하니 but unchanged in 막강합니다.

What TOPIK level is 막강하다?

6급 — TOPIK 6, mastery.

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