목마르다

thirsty

Principal parts

관형사형Modifier
목마른
아/어Infinitive
목말라
-으니Since
목마르니
합니다Formal
목마릅니다

Present

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
서술Statement 목말라요목마릅니다목말라목마르다

Past

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
서술Statement 목말랐어요목말랐습니다목말랐어목말랐다

Future & presumptive

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
-겠-Will / must be 목마르겠어요목마르겠습니다목마르겠어목마르겠다
-을 것이다Going to 목마를 거예요목마를 것입니다목마를 거야목마를 것이다

Questions

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Present 목말라요?목마릅니까?목말라?목마르니?
과거Past 목말랐어요?목말랐습니까?목말랐어?목말랐니?

Negation

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
안Not (short) 안 목말라요안 목마릅니다안 목말라안 목마르다
-지 않다Not (long) 목마르지 않아요목마르지 않습니다목마르지 않아목마르지 않다

Honorific

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Present 목마르세요목마르십니다목마르셔목마르시다
과거Past 목마르셨어요목마르셨습니다목마르셨어목마르셨다

Modifying a noun

현재Present
목마른
과거Past
목마른
미래Future
목마를
회상Used to
목마르던

Joining clauses

-고and
목마르고
-게-ly / so that
목마르게
-어서so / and then
목말라서
-으니까since
목마르니까
-으면if / when
목마르면
-지만but
목마르지만
-는데and / but (setting up)
목마른데
-어도even if
목말라도

Sentence patterns

In real sentences

난 너무 목말라서, 오렌지 주스를 세 잔이나 비웠어.

I was so thirsty that I got through three glasses of orange juice.

나는 죽은 사랑에 목마른 바보야.

I'm a fool for a dead romance.

“사랑의 신은 항상 무언가에 목말라하고 있습니다.

He said, "The god of love lives in a state of need.

릴리 톰린(LT): 저 물 좀 주세요. 너무 목마르네요.

Lily Tomlin: Hand me one of those waters, I'm extremely dry.

Common questions

How do you conjugate 목마르다 in Korean?

목마르다 (thirsty) is 목말라요 in the polite 해요체, 목마릅니다 in formal 합니다체, 목말라 in casual 반말 and 목마르다 in the plain written style. The past is 목말랐어요.

What is the past tense of 목마르다?

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

Is 목마르다 irregular?

Yes — it is 르 irregular (르 불규칙). 르 doubles its ㄹ and takes 아/어: 모르다 → 몰라요. That is why the stem looks different in 목말라 and 목마르니 but unchanged in 목마릅니다.

What TOPIK level is 목마르다?

4급 — TOPIK 4, upper intermediate.

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