많다 Korean adjective conjugation
many, much, a lot
Every form of 많다 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
- 많은
- 아/어Infinitive
- 많아
- -으니Since
- 많으니
- 합니다Formal
- 많습니다
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 | 많아요 | 많습니다 | 많아 | 많다 |
과거Past
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 많았어요 | 많았습니다 | 많았어 | 많았다 |
미래·추측Future & presumptive
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -겠-Will / must be | 많겠어요 | 많겠습니다 | 많겠어 | 많겠다 |
| -을 것이다Going to | 많을 거예요 | 많을 것입니다 | 많을 거야 | 많을 것이다 |
의문Questions
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 많아요? | 많습니까? | 많아? | 많으니? |
| 과거Past | 많았어요? | 많았습니까? | 많았어? | 많았니? |
부정Negation
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 안Not (short) | 안 많아요 | 안 많습니다 | 안 많아 | 안 많다 |
| -지 않다Not (long) | 많지 않아요 | 많지 않습니다 | 많지 않아 | 많지 않다 |
높임Honorific
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 많으세요 | 많으십니다 | 많으셔 | 많으시다 |
| 과거Past | 많으셨어요 | 많으셨습니다 | 많으셨어 | 많으셨다 |
관형사형Modifying a noun
- 현재Present
- 많은
- 과거Past
- 많은
- 미래Future
- 많을
- 회상Used to
- 많던
연결Joining clauses
- -고and
- 많고
- -게-ly / so that
- 많게
- -어서so / and then
- 많아서
- -으니까since
- 많으니까
- -으면if / when
- 많으면
- -지만but
- 많지만
- -는데and / but (setting up)
- 많은데
- -어도even if
- 많아도
문형Sentence patterns
How the dictionary says this verb is used. The numbers are slots: 1 is the subject, 2 the object.
- 1이 많다
예문In real sentences
From the dictionary, each with its translation.
우리는 할 일이 많다.
We have lots to do.
많은 일이 있었던 것도 아닙니다.
There really wasn't a whole lot going on.
마이크로소프트가 할 수 있는 일은 많습니다.
Microsoft has lots of things it can do.
많은 사람이 아프리카의 10년이 될 거라고 합니다.
A lot of people have said it's going to be Africa's decade, finally.
자주 묻는 질문Common questions
How do you conjugate 많다 in Korean?
많다 (many, much, a lot) is 많아요 in the polite 해요체, 많습니다 in formal 합니다체, 많아 in casual 반말 and 많다 in the plain written style. The past is 많았어요.
What is the past tense of 많다?
많았어요 in everyday polite speech, 많았습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 많아 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.
Is 많다 a regular verb?
Yes. Its stem never changes shape: 많습니다, 많아, 많으니 all keep 많 intact. Only the ending moves.
What TOPIK level is 많다?
1급 — TOPIK 1, beginner.
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