냉정하다 Korean adjective conjugation
keep one's shirt on
Every form of 냉정하다 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
- 냉정한
- 아/어Infinitive
- 냉정해
- -으니Since
- 냉정하니
- 합니다Formal
- 냉정합니다
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 | 냉정해요 | 냉정합니다 | 냉정해 | 냉정하다 |
과거Past
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 냉정했어요 | 냉정했습니다 | 냉정했어 | 냉정했다 |
미래·추측Future & presumptive
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -겠-Will / must be | 냉정하겠어요 | 냉정하겠습니다 | 냉정하겠어 | 냉정하겠다 |
| -을 것이다Going to | 냉정할 거예요 | 냉정할 것입니다 | 냉정할 거야 | 냉정할 것이다 |
의문Questions
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 냉정해요? | 냉정합니까? | 냉정해? | 냉정하니? |
| 과거Past | 냉정했어요? | 냉정했습니까? | 냉정했어? | 냉정했니? |
부정Negation
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 안Not (short) | 안 냉정해요 | 안 냉정합니다 | 안 냉정해 | 안 냉정하다 |
| -지 않다Not (long) | 냉정하지 않아요 | 냉정하지 않습니다 | 냉정하지 않아 | 냉정하지 않다 |
높임Honorific
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 냉정하세요 | 냉정하십니다 | 냉정하셔 | 냉정하시다 |
| 과거Past | 냉정하셨어요 | 냉정하셨습니다 | 냉정하셨어 | 냉정하셨다 |
관형사형Modifying a noun
- 현재Present
- 냉정한
- 과거Past
- 냉정한
- 미래Future
- 냉정할
- 회상Used to
- 냉정하던
연결Joining clauses
- -고and
- 냉정하고
- -게-ly / so that
- 냉정하게
- -어서so / and then
- 냉정해서
- -으니까since
- 냉정하니까
- -으면if / when
- 냉정하면
- -지만but
- 냉정하지만
- -는데and / but (setting up)
- 냉정한데
- -어도even if
- 냉정해도
문형Sentence patterns
How the dictionary says this verb is used. The numbers are slots: 1 is the subject, 2 the object.
- 1이 냉정하다
예문In real sentences
From the dictionary, each with its translation.
하지만 냉정하고 힘겨운 현실도 있습니다.
But there was a cold hard reality as well.
종종 정의가 피해자들에게 냉정하다고 생각되는 이유가 바로 이거예요.
This is why justice often feels really cold for victims.
여러분 생각엔 어떤 그룹이 입사지원자들을 더욱 냉정하게 평가했을까요?
Which group do you think was more likely to judge harshly our subject?
이렇게 공식화하는 것은 매우 냉정해 보이지만 현실입니다.
The formula for this looks very chilly but it's real.
자주 묻는 질문Common questions
How do you conjugate 냉정하다 in Korean?
냉정하다 (keep one's shirt on) is 냉정해요 in the polite 해요체, 냉정합니다 in formal 합니다체, 냉정해 in casual 반말 and 냉정하다 in the plain written style. The past is 냉정했어요.
What is the past tense of 냉정하다?
냉정했어요 in everyday polite speech, 냉정했습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 냉정하여 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.
Is 냉정하다 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 냉정하여 and 냉정하니 but unchanged in 냉정합니다.
What TOPIK level is 냉정하다?
3급 — TOPIK 3, lower intermediate.
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