낙관하다

to be optimistic

TOPIK 5 5급verb 동사regular 규칙Dictionary entry 단어

Principal parts

관형사형Modifier
낙관하는
아/어Infinitive
낙관하
-으니Since
낙관하니
합니다Formal
낙관합니다

Present

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
서술Statement 낙관하요낙관합니다낙관하낙관한다

Past

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
서술Statement 낙관핬어요낙관핬습니다낙관핬어낙관핬다

Future & presumptive

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
-겠-Will / must be 낙관하겠어요낙관하겠습니다낙관하겠어낙관하겠다
-을 것이다Going to 낙관할 거예요낙관할 것입니다낙관할 거야낙관할 것이다

Questions

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Present 낙관하요?낙관합니까?낙관하?낙관하니?
과거Past 낙관핬어요?낙관핬습니까?낙관핬어?낙관핬니?

Commands

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
명령Do it 낙관하세요낙관하십시오낙관하낙관하라
청유Let's 낙관하요낙관합시다낙관하낙관하자

Negation

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
안Not (short) 안 낙관하요안 낙관합니다안 낙관하안 낙관한다
-지 않다Not (long) 낙관하지 않아요낙관하지 않습니다낙관하지 않아낙관하지 않는다
못Cannot 못 낙관하요못 낙관합니다못 낙관하못 낙관한다

Honorific

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Present 낙관하세요낙관하십니다낙관하셔낙관하신다
과거Past 낙관하셨어요낙관하셨습니다낙관하셨어낙관하셨다

Modifying a noun

현재Present
낙관하는
과거Past
낙관한
미래Future
낙관할
회상Used to
낙관하던

Joining clauses

-고and
낙관하고
-게-ly / so that
낙관하게
-어서so / and then
낙관하서
-으니까since
낙관하니까
-으면if / when
낙관하면
-지만but
낙관하지만
-는데and / but (setting up)
낙관하는데
-어도even if
낙관하도

In progress

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Is doing 낙관하고 있어요낙관하고 있습니다낙관하고 있어낙관하고 있다
과거Was doing 낙관하고 있었어요낙관하고 있었습니다낙관하고 있었어낙관하고 있었다

Sentence patterns

In real sentences

제가 낙관하는 이유가 있습니다.

There are reasons for optimism.

저는 사실 이 문제가 해결될 수 있다고 꽤 낙관합니다.

Now, I'm actually fairly optimistic that this problem can be solved.

그리고 믿는 사람들도 과연 제대로 이해하는지 너무 낙관하지 마십시오.

And don't press your luck about how much those who do believe in it actually understand it.

저는 확신합니다. 저는 그들이 우리가 갖는 희망보다도 더 좋은 도시를 건설할 곳이라고 낙관합니다.

I am sure, I am optimistic, that they will make cities better than our most ambitious dreams.

Common questions

How do you conjugate 낙관하다 in Korean?

낙관하다 (to be optimistic) is 낙관하요 in the polite 해요체, 낙관합니다 in formal 합니다체, 낙관하 in casual 반말 and 낙관한다 in the plain written style. The past is 낙관핬어요.

What is the past tense of 낙관하다?

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

Is 낙관하다 a regular verb?

Yes. Its stem never changes shape: 낙관합니다, 낙관하, 낙관하니 all keep 낙관하 intact. Only the ending moves.

What TOPIK level is 낙관하다?

5급 — TOPIK 5, advanced.

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