냉담하다 Korean adjective conjugation
cold, apathetic, chilly, frosty, cold-hearted, cold-blooded, frigid
Every form of 냉담하다 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
- 냉담한
- 아/어Infinitive
- 냉담해
- -으니Since
- 냉담하니
- 합니다Formal
- 냉담합니다
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 | 냉담해요 | 냉담합니다 | 냉담해 | 냉담하다 |
과거Past
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 냉담했어요 | 냉담했습니다 | 냉담했어 | 냉담했다 |
미래·추측Future & presumptive
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -겠-Will / must be | 냉담하겠어요 | 냉담하겠습니다 | 냉담하겠어 | 냉담하겠다 |
| -을 것이다Going to | 냉담할 거예요 | 냉담할 것입니다 | 냉담할 거야 | 냉담할 것이다 |
의문Questions
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 냉담해요? | 냉담합니까? | 냉담해? | 냉담하니? |
| 과거Past | 냉담했어요? | 냉담했습니까? | 냉담했어? | 냉담했니? |
부정Negation
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 안Not (short) | 안 냉담해요 | 안 냉담합니다 | 안 냉담해 | 안 냉담하다 |
| -지 않다Not (long) | 냉담하지 않아요 | 냉담하지 않습니다 | 냉담하지 않아 | 냉담하지 않다 |
높임Honorific
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 냉담하세요 | 냉담하십니다 | 냉담하셔 | 냉담하시다 |
| 과거Past | 냉담하셨어요 | 냉담하셨습니다 | 냉담하셨어 | 냉담하셨다 |
관형사형Modifying a noun
- 현재Present
- 냉담한
- 과거Past
- 냉담한
- 미래Future
- 냉담할
- 회상Used to
- 냉담하던
연결Joining clauses
- -고and
- 냉담하고
- -게-ly / so that
- 냉담하게
- -어서so / and then
- 냉담해서
- -으니까since
- 냉담하니까
- -으면if / when
- 냉담하면
- -지만but
- 냉담하지만
- -는데and / but (setting up)
- 냉담한데
- -어도even if
- 냉담해도
문형Sentence patterns
How the dictionary says this verb is used. The numbers are slots: 1 is the subject, 2 the object.
- 1이 냉담하다
예문In real sentences
From the dictionary, each with its translation.
그녀는 그의 목소리에 담긴 냉담함에 상처를 받았다.
She was hurt by the coldness in his voice.
맞아요. 그 사람은 직장에서는 조금 냉담할 수 있습니다.
Sure, maybe she's a little aloof at work.
냉담한 응대
a cold reception
국가들의 반응이 냉담해지고 있어..
The nations are getting cold feet, Ed.
자주 묻는 질문Common questions
How do you conjugate 냉담하다 in Korean?
냉담하다 (cold, apathetic, chilly, frosty, cold-hearted, cold-blooded, frigid) is 냉담해요 in the polite 해요체, 냉담합니다 in formal 합니다체, 냉담해 in casual 반말 and 냉담하다 in the plain written style. The past is 냉담했어요.
What is the past tense of 냉담하다?
냉담했어요 in everyday polite speech, 냉담했습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 냉담하여 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.
Is 냉담하다 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 냉담하여 and 냉담하니 but unchanged in 냉담합니다.
What TOPIK level is 냉담하다?
6급 — TOPIK 6, mastery.
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