막중하다 Korean adjective conjugation
to be of great importance
Every form of 막중하다 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
- 막중한
- 아/어Infinitive
- 막중해
- -으니Since
- 막중하니
- 합니다Formal
- 막중합니다
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 | 막중해요 | 막중합니다 | 막중해 | 막중하다 |
과거Past
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 막중했어요 | 막중했습니다 | 막중했어 | 막중했다 |
미래·추측Future & presumptive
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -겠-Will / must be | 막중하겠어요 | 막중하겠습니다 | 막중하겠어 | 막중하겠다 |
| -을 것이다Going to | 막중할 거예요 | 막중할 것입니다 | 막중할 거야 | 막중할 것이다 |
의문Questions
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 막중해요? | 막중합니까? | 막중해? | 막중하니? |
| 과거Past | 막중했어요? | 막중했습니까? | 막중했어? | 막중했니? |
부정Negation
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 안Not (short) | 안 막중해요 | 안 막중합니다 | 안 막중해 | 안 막중하다 |
| -지 않다Not (long) | 막중하지 않아요 | 막중하지 않습니다 | 막중하지 않아 | 막중하지 않다 |
높임Honorific
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 막중하세요 | 막중하십니다 | 막중하셔 | 막중하시다 |
| 과거Past | 막중하셨어요 | 막중하셨습니다 | 막중하셨어 | 막중하셨다 |
관형사형Modifying a noun
- 현재Present
- 막중한
- 과거Past
- 막중한
- 미래Future
- 막중할
- 회상Used to
- 막중하던
연결Joining clauses
- -고and
- 막중하고
- -게-ly / so that
- 막중하게
- -어서so / and then
- 막중해서
- -으니까since
- 막중하니까
- -으면if / when
- 막중하면
- -지만but
- 막중하지만
- -는데and / but (setting up)
- 막중한데
- -어도even if
- 막중해도
문형Sentence patterns
How the dictionary says this verb is used. The numbers are slots: 1 is the subject, 2 the object.
- 1이 막중하다
예문In real sentences
From the dictionary, each with its translation.
즉 막중한 실세가 된 것이다.
This becomes a major plot point.
그들에겐 더 막중한 임무가 있네
They have a more important mission.
좋아요 제 말은 이건 꽤 막중한 일이라는 거예요
Okay. I mean, it's a big commitment.
막중한 전투는 코비와 세나키 마을 주변으로 집중되었다.
Heavy fighting concentrated around the towns of Khobi and Senaki.
자주 묻는 질문Common questions
How do you conjugate 막중하다 in Korean?
막중하다 (to be of great importance) is 막중해요 in the polite 해요체, 막중합니다 in formal 합니다체, 막중해 in casual 반말 and 막중하다 in the plain written style. The past is 막중했어요.
What is the past tense of 막중하다?
막중했어요 in everyday polite speech, 막중했습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 막중하여 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.
Is 막중하다 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 막중하여 and 막중하니 but unchanged in 막중합니다.
What TOPIK level is 막중하다?
6급 — TOPIK 6, mastery.
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