몰두하다 Korean verb conjugation

to be absorbed in, to devote oneself to

TOPIK 5 5급verb 동사regular 규칙Dictionary entry 단어

Every form of 몰두하다 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
몰두하는
아/어Infinitive
몰두하
-으니Since
몰두하니
합니다Formal
몰두합니다

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 몰두하요몰두합니다몰두하몰두한다

과거Past

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
서술Statement 몰두핬어요몰두핬습니다몰두핬어몰두핬다

미래·추측Future & presumptive

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
-겠-Will / must be 몰두하겠어요몰두하겠습니다몰두하겠어몰두하겠다
-을 것이다Going to 몰두할 거예요몰두할 것입니다몰두할 거야몰두할 것이다

의문Questions

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Present 몰두하요?몰두합니까?몰두하?몰두하니?
과거Past 몰두핬어요?몰두핬습니까?몰두핬어?몰두핬니?

명령Commands

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
명령Do it 몰두하세요몰두하십시오몰두하몰두하라
청유Let's 몰두하요몰두합시다몰두하몰두하자

부정Negation

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
Not (short) 안 몰두하요안 몰두합니다안 몰두하안 몰두한다
-지 않다Not (long) 몰두하지 않아요몰두하지 않습니다몰두하지 않아몰두하지 않는다
Cannot 못 몰두하요못 몰두합니다못 몰두하못 몰두한다

높임Honorific

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Present 몰두하세요몰두하십니다몰두하셔몰두하신다
과거Past 몰두하셨어요몰두하셨습니다몰두하셨어몰두하셨다

관형사형Modifying a noun

현재Present
몰두하는
과거Past
몰두한
미래Future
몰두할
회상Used to
몰두하던

연결Joining clauses

-고and
몰두하고
-게-ly / so that
몰두하게
-어서so / and then
몰두하서
-으니까since
몰두하니까
-으면if / when
몰두하면
-지만but
몰두하지만
-는데and / but (setting up)
몰두하는데
-어도even if
몰두하도

진행In progress

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Is doing 몰두하고 있어요몰두하고 있습니다몰두하고 있어몰두하고 있다
과거Was doing 몰두하고 있었어요몰두하고 있었습니다몰두하고 있었어몰두하고 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.

하지만 전 몰두하는 유니콘이죠.

But I'm a single-minded unicorn.

일에 몰두했지만 그는 고통스러워 보였습니다.

He'd lose himself in his work, but it seemed tortured.

우리는 성과에만 몰두하는 세상에 살고 있죠.

Well, we live in a world where what we think of, what we invest in, is the outcome.

수많은 산업이 몰두하고 있는 지점이 바로 이 두 가지예요.

So, so much industry is devoted to these two problems.

자주 묻는 질문Common questions

How do you conjugate 몰두하다 in Korean?

몰두하다 (to be absorbed in, to devote oneself to) is 몰두하요 in the polite 해요체, 몰두합니다 in formal 합니다체, 몰두하 in casual 반말 and 몰두한다 in the plain written style. The past is 몰두핬어요.

What is the past tense of 몰두하다?

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

Is 몰두하다 a regular verb?

Yes. Its stem never changes shape: 몰두합니다, 몰두하, 몰두하니 all keep 몰두하 intact. Only the ending moves.

What TOPIK level is 몰두하다?

5급 — TOPIK 5, advanced.

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