멋있다 Korean adjective conjugation
to be cool, stylish
Every form of 멋있다 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
- 멋있는
- 아/어Infinitive
- 멋있어
- -으니Since
- 멋있으니
- 합니다Formal
- 멋있습니다
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 | 멋있어요 | 멋있습니다 | 멋있어 | 멋있다 |
과거Past
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 멋있었어요 | 멋있었습니다 | 멋있었어 | 멋있었다 |
미래·추측Future & presumptive
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -겠-Will / must be | 멋있겠어요 | 멋있겠습니다 | 멋있겠어 | 멋있겠다 |
| -을 것이다Going to | 멋있을 거예요 | 멋있을 것입니다 | 멋있을 거야 | 멋있을 것이다 |
의문Questions
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 멋있어요? | 멋있습니까? | 멋있어? | 멋있으니? |
| 과거Past | 멋있었어요? | 멋있었습니까? | 멋있었어? | 멋있었니? |
부정Negation
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 안Not (short) | 안 멋있어요 | 안 멋있습니다 | 안 멋있어 | 안 멋있다 |
| -지 않다Not (long) | 멋있지 않아요 | 멋있지 않습니다 | 멋있지 않아 | 멋있지 않다 |
높임Honorific
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 멋있으세요 | 멋있으십니다 | 멋있으셔 | 멋있으시다 |
| 과거Past | 멋있으셨어요 | 멋있으셨습니다 | 멋있으셨어 | 멋있으셨다 |
관형사형Modifying a noun
- 현재Present
- 멋있는
- 과거Past
- 멋있은
- 미래Future
- 멋있을
- 회상Used to
- 멋있던
연결Joining clauses
- -고and
- 멋있고
- -게-ly / so that
- 멋있게
- -어서so / and then
- 멋있어서
- -으니까since
- 멋있으니까
- -으면if / when
- 멋있으면
- -지만but
- 멋있지만
- -는데and / but (setting up)
- 멋있는데
- -어도even if
- 멋있어도
문형Sentence patterns
How the dictionary says this verb is used. The numbers are slots: 1 is the subject, 2 the object.
- 1이 멋있다
예문In real sentences
From the dictionary, each with its translation.
멋있나요? 다시 한번 보겠습니다.
Let's see it one more time.
여러분이 멋있다고 느껴지도록 옷을 입으세요.
Wear whatever makes you feel fabulous.
이것은 단순히 멋있어 보이는 학문적 논쟁이 아닙니다.
And it's not just an academic exercise, as fascinating as that might be.
이건 인류가 만든 지도 중에 가장 멋있는 지도입니다.
This is one of the coolest maps ever done by human beings.
자주 묻는 질문Common questions
How do you conjugate 멋있다 in Korean?
멋있다 (to be cool, stylish) is 멋있어요 in the polite 해요체, 멋있습니다 in formal 합니다체, 멋있어 in casual 반말 and 멋있다 in the plain written style. The past is 멋있었어요.
What is the past tense of 멋있다?
멋있었어요 in everyday polite speech, 멋있었습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 멋있어 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.
Is 멋있다 a regular verb?
Yes. Its stem never changes shape: 멋있습니다, 멋있어, 멋있으니 all keep 멋있 intact. Only the ending moves.
What TOPIK level is 멋있다?
1급 — TOPIK 1, beginner.
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