남다르다 Korean adjective conjugation

to be different from anybody else

Every form of 남다르다 across the four speech levels. It is 르 irregular — 르 doubles its ㄹ and takes 아/어: 모르다 → 몰라요.

기본형Principal parts

The four forms the dictionary prints. Every other form on this page is derived from them.

관형사형Modifier
남다른
아/어Infinitive
남달라
-으니Since
남다르니
합니다Formal
남다릅니다

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 남달라요남다릅니다남달라남다르다

과거Past

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
서술Statement 남달랐어요남달랐습니다남달랐어남달랐다

미래·추측Future & presumptive

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
-겠-Will / must be 남다르겠어요남다르겠습니다남다르겠어남다르겠다
-을 것이다Going to 남다를 거예요남다를 것입니다남다를 거야남다를 것이다

의문Questions

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Present 남달라요?남다릅니까?남달라?남다르니?
과거Past 남달랐어요?남달랐습니까?남달랐어?남달랐니?

부정Negation

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
Not (short) 안 남달라요안 남다릅니다안 남달라안 남다르다
-지 않다Not (long) 남다르지 않아요남다르지 않습니다남다르지 않아남다르지 않다

높임Honorific

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Present 남다르세요남다르십니다남다르셔남다르시다
과거Past 남다르셨어요남다르셨습니다남다르셨어남다르셨다

관형사형Modifying a noun

현재Present
남다른
과거Past
남다른
미래Future
남다를
회상Used to
남다르던

연결Joining clauses

-고and
남다르고
-게-ly / so that
남다르게
-어서so / and then
남달라서
-으니까since
남다르니까
-으면if / when
남다르면
-지만but
남다르지만
-는데and / but (setting up)
남다른데
-어도even if
남달라도

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.

제게 2014년은 의미가 남다릅니다.

So, 2014 was a big year for me.

메이에 대해 남다른 마음을 가지고 있다.

He seems to have a relationship with Mei.

자신의 모습을 꾸미느라 낭비하는 에너지를 생각해보세요. 남다른 척하면서 말이죠.

Think of all the wasted energy spent pretending, wishing you were someone different.

남다른 발자취를 남긴 인물들을 계속 찾아내겠습니다.

I will continue to collect from extraordinary historymakers.

자주 묻는 질문Common questions

How do you conjugate 남다르다 in Korean?

남다르다 (to be different from anybody else) is 남달라요 in the polite 해요체, 남다릅니다 in formal 합니다체, 남달라 in casual 반말 and 남다르다 in the plain written style. The past is 남달랐어요.

What is the past tense of 남다르다?

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

Is 남다르다 irregular?

Yes — it is 르 irregular (르 불규칙). 르 doubles its ㄹ and takes 아/어: 모르다 → 몰라요. That is why the stem looks different in 남달라 and 남다르니 but unchanged in 남다릅니다.

What TOPIK level is 남다르다?

5급 — TOPIK 5, advanced.

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