멀다 Korean adjective conjugation
to be far
Every form of 멀다 across the four speech levels. It is ㄹ dropping — ㄹ drops before ㄴ, ㅂ and ㅅ: 살다 → 삽니다. Regular, but universal.
기본형Principal parts
The four forms the dictionary prints. Every other form on this page is derived from them.
- 관형사형Modifier
- 먼
- 아/어Infinitive
- 멀어
- -으니Since
- 머니
- 합니다Formal
- 멉니다
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 | 멀어요 | 멉니다 | 멀어 | 멀다 |
과거Past
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 멀었어요 | 멀었습니다 | 멀었어 | 멀었다 |
미래·추측Future & presumptive
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -겠-Will / must be | 멀겠어요 | 멀겠습니다 | 멀겠어 | 멀겠다 |
| -을 것이다Going to | 멀 거예요 | 멀 것입니다 | 멀 거야 | 멀 것이다 |
의문Questions
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 멀어요? | 멉니까? | 멀어? | 머니? |
| 과거Past | 멀었어요? | 멀었습니까? | 멀었어? | 멀었니? |
부정Negation
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 안Not (short) | 안 멀어요 | 안 멉니다 | 안 멀어 | 안 멀다 |
| -지 않다Not (long) | 멀지 않아요 | 멀지 않습니다 | 멀지 않아 | 멀지 않다 |
높임Honorific
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 머세요 | 머십니다 | 머셔 | 머시다 |
| 과거Past | 머셨어요 | 머셨습니다 | 머셨어 | 머셨다 |
관형사형Modifying a noun
- 현재Present
- 먼
- 과거Past
- 먼
- 미래Future
- 멀
- 회상Used to
- 멀던
연결Joining clauses
- -고and
- 멀고
- -게-ly / so that
- 멀게
- -어서so / and then
- 멀어서
- -으니까since
- 머니까
- -으면if / when
- 멀면
- -지만but
- 멀지만
- -는데and / but (setting up)
- 먼데
- -어도even if
- 멀어도
문형Sentence patterns
How the dictionary says this verb is used. The numbers are slots: 1 is the subject, 2 the object.
- 1이 2가 멀다
- 1이 2에/에게 멀다
예문In real sentences
From the dictionary, each with its translation.
제가 사고로 눈이 멀었습니다.
I lost my eyesight in an accident
아직 갈 길이 멀다는 것을 잘 알고 있습니다.
My city is a long way from succeeding.
사실 전 AI가 의식을 갖기에는 아직 멀었다고 보고 있습니다.
I actually think the prospects for a conscious AI are pretty remote.
집에서 학교까지 멀어요?
Is it far from (your) home to school?
자주 묻는 질문Common questions
How do you conjugate 멀다 in Korean?
멀다 (to be far) is 멀어요 in the polite 해요체, 멉니다 in formal 합니다체, 멀어 in casual 반말 and 멀다 in the plain written style. The past is 멀었어요.
What is the past tense of 멀다?
멀었어요 in everyday polite speech, 멀었습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 멀어 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.
Is 멀다 irregular?
Yes — it is ㄹ dropping (ㄹ 탈락). ㄹ drops before ㄴ, ㅂ and ㅅ: 살다 → 삽니다. Regular, but universal. That is why the stem looks different in 멀어 and 머니 but unchanged in 멉니다.
What TOPIK level is 멀다?
1급 — TOPIK 1, beginner.
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