냉혹하다 Korean adjective conjugation
callous, cold-blooded, cold-hearted, merciless, cruel, ruthless, unfeeling, heartless, in cold blood
Every form of 냉혹하다 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
- 냉혹한
- 아/어Infinitive
- 냉혹해
- -으니Since
- 냉혹하니
- 합니다Formal
- 냉혹합니다
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 | 냉혹해요 | 냉혹합니다 | 냉혹해 | 냉혹하다 |
과거Past
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 냉혹했어요 | 냉혹했습니다 | 냉혹했어 | 냉혹했다 |
미래·추측Future & presumptive
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -겠-Will / must be | 냉혹하겠어요 | 냉혹하겠습니다 | 냉혹하겠어 | 냉혹하겠다 |
| -을 것이다Going to | 냉혹할 거예요 | 냉혹할 것입니다 | 냉혹할 거야 | 냉혹할 것이다 |
의문Questions
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 냉혹해요? | 냉혹합니까? | 냉혹해? | 냉혹하니? |
| 과거Past | 냉혹했어요? | 냉혹했습니까? | 냉혹했어? | 냉혹했니? |
부정Negation
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 안Not (short) | 안 냉혹해요 | 안 냉혹합니다 | 안 냉혹해 | 안 냉혹하다 |
| -지 않다Not (long) | 냉혹하지 않아요 | 냉혹하지 않습니다 | 냉혹하지 않아 | 냉혹하지 않다 |
높임Honorific
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 냉혹하세요 | 냉혹하십니다 | 냉혹하셔 | 냉혹하시다 |
| 과거Past | 냉혹하셨어요 | 냉혹하셨습니다 | 냉혹하셨어 | 냉혹하셨다 |
관형사형Modifying a noun
- 현재Present
- 냉혹한
- 과거Past
- 냉혹한
- 미래Future
- 냉혹할
- 회상Used to
- 냉혹하던
연결Joining clauses
- -고and
- 냉혹하고
- -게-ly / so that
- 냉혹하게
- -어서so / and then
- 냉혹해서
- -으니까since
- 냉혹하니까
- -으면if / when
- 냉혹하면
- -지만but
- 냉혹하지만
- -는데and / but (setting up)
- 냉혹한데
- -어도even if
- 냉혹해도
문형Sentence patterns
How the dictionary says this verb is used. The numbers are slots: 1 is the subject, 2 the object.
- 1이 냉혹하다
예문In real sentences
From the dictionary, each with its translation.
냉혹한 교도소에서 약한 모습을 보일 순 없지만,
Prison is tough, and prisoners can't afford to show any signs of weakness or vulnerability.
냉혹한 현실은 저를 흔들었습니다. 제가 뭘 줘야 할까요?
A stark reality rocked me: What do I have to offer?
한편, 알 하마드 부부는 또한 미국과 미국 정치의 냉혹한 현실에 대해서도 배우고 있다.
At the same time, Al Khlifa and Al Hamad are also learning about the harsh realities of America and its politics.
그래도 시간이 냉혹한 심판처럼 우리가 사랑했다고 생각하게 만드네.
But time's the harshest judge, makes us think we were in love.
자주 묻는 질문Common questions
How do you conjugate 냉혹하다 in Korean?
냉혹하다 (callous, cold-blooded, cold-hearted, merciless, cruel, ruthless, unfeeling, heartless, in cold blood) is 냉혹해요 in the polite 해요체, 냉혹합니다 in formal 합니다체, 냉혹해 in casual 반말 and 냉혹하다 in the plain written style. The past is 냉혹했어요.
What is the past tense of 냉혹하다?
냉혹했어요 in everyday polite speech, 냉혹했습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 냉혹하여 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.
Is 냉혹하다 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 냉혹하여 and 냉혹하니 but unchanged in 냉혹합니다.
What TOPIK level is 냉혹하다?
6급 — TOPIK 6, mastery.
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