만족하다 Korean verb conjugation

to be satisfied

Every form of 만족하다 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
만족하는
아/어Infinitive
만족해
-으니Since
만족하니
합니다Formal
만족합니다

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 만족해요만족합니다만족해만족한다

과거Past

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
서술Statement 만족했어요만족했습니다만족했어만족했다

미래·추측Future & presumptive

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
-겠-Will / must be 만족하겠어요만족하겠습니다만족하겠어만족하겠다
-을 것이다Going to 만족할 거예요만족할 것입니다만족할 거야만족할 것이다

의문Questions

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Present 만족해요?만족합니까?만족해?만족하니?
과거Past 만족했어요?만족했습니까?만족했어?만족했니?

명령Commands

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
명령Do it 만족하세요만족하십시오만족해만족해라
청유Let's 만족해요만족합시다만족해만족하자

부정Negation

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
Not (short) 안 만족해요안 만족합니다안 만족해안 만족한다
-지 않다Not (long) 만족하지 않아요만족하지 않습니다만족하지 않아만족하지 않는다
Cannot 못 만족해요못 만족합니다못 만족해못 만족한다

높임Honorific

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Present 만족하세요만족하십니다만족하셔만족하신다
과거Past 만족하셨어요만족하셨습니다만족하셨어만족하셨다

관형사형Modifying a noun

현재Present
만족하는
과거Past
만족한
미래Future
만족할
회상Used to
만족하던

연결Joining clauses

-고and
만족하고
-게-ly / so that
만족하게
-어서so / and then
만족해서
-으니까since
만족하니까
-으면if / when
만족하면
-지만but
만족하지만
-는데and / but (setting up)
만족하는데
-어도even if
만족해도

진행In progress

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Is doing 만족하고 있어요만족하고 있습니다만족하고 있어만족하고 있다
과거Was doing 만족하고 있었어요만족하고 있었습니다만족하고 있었어만족하고 있었다

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.

전 저의 직업에 만족해요.

I am happy with my job.

한 개 주로 만족할 수는 없습니다.

But the concept is bigger than a single state.

내 말은 지금 현재로 아주 만족해.

I mean, I absolutely love what you're doing right now.

이것들이 놀랍긴 하지만, 많은 사람들은 만족하지 못할 겁니다.

And that's great, except for a lot of people, that doesn't work.

자주 묻는 질문Common questions

How do you conjugate 만족하다 in Korean?

만족하다 (to be satisfied) is 만족해요 in the polite 해요체, 만족합니다 in formal 합니다체, 만족해 in casual 반말 and 만족한다 in the plain written style. The past is 만족했어요.

What is the past tense of 만족하다?

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

Is 만족하다 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 만족하여 and 만족하니 but unchanged in 만족합니다.

What TOPIK level is 만족하다?

3급 — TOPIK 3, lower intermediate.

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