멋지다
to be cool, splendid
Principal parts
- 관형사형Modifier
- 멋진
- 아/어Infinitive
- 멋져
- -으니Since
- 멋지니
- 합니다Formal
- 멋집니다
Present
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 멋져요 | 멋집니다 | 멋져 | 멋지다 |
Past
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 멋졌어요 | 멋졌습니다 | 멋졌어 | 멋졌다 |
Future & presumptive
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -겠-Will / must be | 멋지겠어요 | 멋지겠습니다 | 멋지겠어 | 멋지겠다 |
| -을 것이다Going to | 멋질 거예요 | 멋질 것입니다 | 멋질 거야 | 멋질 것이다 |
Questions
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 멋져요? | 멋집니까? | 멋져? | 멋지니? |
| 과거Past | 멋졌어요? | 멋졌습니까? | 멋졌어? | 멋졌니? |
Negation
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 안Not (short) | 안 멋져요 | 안 멋집니다 | 안 멋져 | 안 멋지다 |
| -지 않다Not (long) | 멋지지 않아요 | 멋지지 않습니다 | 멋지지 않아 | 멋지지 않다 |
Honorific
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 멋지세요 | 멋지십니다 | 멋지셔 | 멋지시다 |
| 과거Past | 멋지셨어요 | 멋지셨습니다 | 멋지셨어 | 멋지셨다 |
Modifying a noun
- 현재Present
- 멋진
- 과거Past
- 멋진
- 미래Future
- 멋질
- 회상Used to
- 멋지던
Joining clauses
- -고and
- 멋지고
- -게-ly / so that
- 멋지게
- -어서so / and then
- 멋져서
- -으니까since
- 멋지니까
- -으면if / when
- 멋지면
- -지만but
- 멋지지만
- -는데and / but (setting up)
- 멋진데
- -어도even if
- 멋져도
Sentence patterns
- 1이 멋지다
In real sentences
이 다방은 아주 멋지다.
This coffee shop is very nice.
정말 멋진 일이긴 한데
I mean, the work is amazing.
그리고 가장 멋진 것은
And this is the best one.
그게 진짜 멋진 거죠.
That's really amazing.
Common questions
How do you conjugate 멋지다 in Korean?
멋지다 (to be cool, splendid) is 멋져요 in the polite 해요체, 멋집니다 in formal 합니다체, 멋져 in casual 반말 and 멋지다 in the plain written style. The past is 멋졌어요.
What is the past tense of 멋지다?
멋졌어요 in everyday polite speech, 멋졌습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 멋져 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.
Is 멋지다 a regular verb?
Yes. Its stem never changes shape: 멋집니다, 멋져, 멋지니 all keep 멋지 intact. Only the ending moves.
What TOPIK level is 멋지다?
3급 — TOPIK 3, lower intermediate.
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