무모하다 Korean adjective conjugation

to be reckless, to be rash

Every form of 무모하다 across the four speech levels. It is 여 irregular — 하다 and every verb built on it: 하다 → 하여 → 해요.

기본형Principal parts

The four forms the dictionary prints. Every other form on this page is derived from them.

관형사형Modifier
무모한
아/어Infinitive
무모해
-으니Since
무모하니
합니다Formal
무모합니다

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 무모해요무모합니다무모해무모하다

과거Past

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
서술Statement 무모했어요무모했습니다무모했어무모했다

미래·추측Future & presumptive

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
-겠-Will / must be 무모하겠어요무모하겠습니다무모하겠어무모하겠다
-을 것이다Going to 무모할 거예요무모할 것입니다무모할 거야무모할 것이다

의문Questions

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Present 무모해요?무모합니까?무모해?무모하니?
과거Past 무모했어요?무모했습니까?무모했어?무모했니?

부정Negation

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
Not (short) 안 무모해요안 무모합니다안 무모해안 무모하다
-지 않다Not (long) 무모하지 않아요무모하지 않습니다무모하지 않아무모하지 않다

높임Honorific

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Present 무모하세요무모하십니다무모하셔무모하시다
과거Past 무모하셨어요무모하셨습니다무모하셨어무모하셨다

관형사형Modifying a noun

현재Present
무모한
과거Past
무모한
미래Future
무모할
회상Used to
무모하던

연결Joining clauses

-고and
무모하고
-게-ly / so that
무모하게
-어서so / and then
무모해서
-으니까since
무모하니까
-으면if / when
무모하면
-지만but
무모하지만
-는데and / but (setting up)
무모한데
-어도even if
무모해도

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.

그래서 이것은 무모한 방법이었습니다.

So this alternative was irresponsible.

B.P.는 매우 부주의하면서도 무모하게 운영될 수 있었습니다.

BP operated very sloppily and very recklessly because they could.

미국인들은 이런 게 무모하다고 생각해요.

Americans think that this is reckless.

미래에 대한 두려움은 종종 무모한 결정으로 이어지죠.

Fear for the future leads to some rash decisions.

자주 묻는 질문Common questions

How do you conjugate 무모하다 in Korean?

무모하다 (to be reckless, to be rash) is 무모해요 in the polite 해요체, 무모합니다 in formal 합니다체, 무모해 in casual 반말 and 무모하다 in the plain written style. The past is 무모했어요.

What is the past tense of 무모하다?

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

Is 무모하다 irregular?

Yes — it is 여 irregular (여 불규칙). 하다 and every verb built on it: 하다 → 하여 → 해요. That is why the stem looks different in 무모하여 and 무모하니 but unchanged in 무모합니다.

What TOPIK level is 무모하다?

6급 — TOPIK 6, mastery.

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