목마르다 Korean adjective conjugation
thirsty
Every form of 목마르다 across the four speech levels. It is 르 irregular — 르 doubles its ㄹ and takes 아/어: 모르다 → 몰라요.
기본형Principal parts
The four forms the dictionary prints. Every other form on this page is derived from them.
- 관형사형Modifier
- 목마른
- 아/어Infinitive
- 목말라
- -으니Since
- 목마르니
- 합니다Formal
- 목마릅니다
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 | 목말라요 | 목마릅니다 | 목말라 | 목마르다 |
과거Past
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 목말랐어요 | 목말랐습니다 | 목말랐어 | 목말랐다 |
미래·추측Future & presumptive
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -겠-Will / must be | 목마르겠어요 | 목마르겠습니다 | 목마르겠어 | 목마르겠다 |
| -을 것이다Going to | 목마를 거예요 | 목마를 것입니다 | 목마를 거야 | 목마를 것이다 |
의문Questions
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 목말라요? | 목마릅니까? | 목말라? | 목마르니? |
| 과거Past | 목말랐어요? | 목말랐습니까? | 목말랐어? | 목말랐니? |
부정Negation
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 안Not (short) | 안 목말라요 | 안 목마릅니다 | 안 목말라 | 안 목마르다 |
| -지 않다Not (long) | 목마르지 않아요 | 목마르지 않습니다 | 목마르지 않아 | 목마르지 않다 |
높임Honorific
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 목마르세요 | 목마르십니다 | 목마르셔 | 목마르시다 |
| 과거Past | 목마르셨어요 | 목마르셨습니다 | 목마르셨어 | 목마르셨다 |
관형사형Modifying a noun
- 현재Present
- 목마른
- 과거Past
- 목마른
- 미래Future
- 목마를
- 회상Used to
- 목마르던
연결Joining 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
문형Sentence patterns
How the dictionary says this verb is used. The numbers are slots: 1 is the subject, 2 the object.
- 1이 목마르다
예문In real sentences
From the dictionary, each with its translation.
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.
자주 묻는 질문Common 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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