무뚝뚝하다 Korean adjective conjugation

brusque

Every form of 무뚝뚝하다 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
무뚝뚝한
아/어Infinitive
무뚝뚝해
-으니Since
무뚝뚝하니
합니다Formal
무뚝뚝합니다

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 무뚝뚝해요무뚝뚝합니다무뚝뚝해무뚝뚝하다

과거Past

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
서술Statement 무뚝뚝했어요무뚝뚝했습니다무뚝뚝했어무뚝뚝했다

미래·추측Future & presumptive

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
-겠-Will / must be 무뚝뚝하겠어요무뚝뚝하겠습니다무뚝뚝하겠어무뚝뚝하겠다
-을 것이다Going to 무뚝뚝할 거예요무뚝뚝할 것입니다무뚝뚝할 거야무뚝뚝할 것이다

의문Questions

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Present 무뚝뚝해요?무뚝뚝합니까?무뚝뚝해?무뚝뚝하니?
과거Past 무뚝뚝했어요?무뚝뚝했습니까?무뚝뚝했어?무뚝뚝했니?

부정Negation

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
Not (short) 안 무뚝뚝해요안 무뚝뚝합니다안 무뚝뚝해안 무뚝뚝하다
-지 않다Not (long) 무뚝뚝하지 않아요무뚝뚝하지 않습니다무뚝뚝하지 않아무뚝뚝하지 않다

높임Honorific

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Present 무뚝뚝하세요무뚝뚝하십니다무뚝뚝하셔무뚝뚝하시다
과거Past 무뚝뚝하셨어요무뚝뚝하셨습니다무뚝뚝하셨어무뚝뚝하셨다

관형사형Modifying a noun

현재Present
무뚝뚝한
과거Past
무뚝뚝한
미래Future
무뚝뚝할
회상Used to
무뚝뚝하던

연결Joining clauses

-고and
무뚝뚝하고
-게-ly / so that
무뚝뚝하게
-어서so / and then
무뚝뚝해서
-으니까since
무뚝뚝하니까
-으면if / when
무뚝뚝하면
-지만but
무뚝뚝하지만
-는데and / but (setting up)
무뚝뚝한데
-어도even if
무뚝뚝해도

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.

무뚝뚝한 사람은 거의 안 그래요.

Disagreeable people do less of it.

조직 내에는 무뚝뚝한 주는 사람이 있습니다.

There are disagreeable givers in our organizations.

당신 오늘 정말 무뚝뚝하시네요!

How brusque you are today!

무뚝뚝한 받는 사람도 빨리 발견할 수 있습니다. 살짝 다른 이름으로 그들을 부르긴 하지만요.

The disagreeable takers are also recognized quickly, although you might call them by a slightly different name.

자주 묻는 질문Common questions

How do you conjugate 무뚝뚝하다 in Korean?

무뚝뚝하다 (brusque) is 무뚝뚝해요 in the polite 해요체, 무뚝뚝합니다 in formal 합니다체, 무뚝뚝해 in casual 반말 and 무뚝뚝하다 in the plain written style. The past is 무뚝뚝했어요.

What is the past tense of 무뚝뚝하다?

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

Is 무뚝뚝하다 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 무뚝뚝하여 and 무뚝뚝하니 but unchanged in 무뚝뚝합니다.

What TOPIK level is 무뚝뚝하다?

5급 — TOPIK 5, advanced.

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