난감하다 Korean adjective conjugation
to be awkward, to be embarrassed
Every form of 난감하다 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
- 난감한
- 아/어Infinitive
- 난감해
- -으니Since
- 난감하니
- 합니다Formal
- 난감합니다
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 | 난감해요 | 난감합니다 | 난감해 | 난감하다 |
과거Past
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 난감했어요 | 난감했습니다 | 난감했어 | 난감했다 |
미래·추측Future & presumptive
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -겠-Will / must be | 난감하겠어요 | 난감하겠습니다 | 난감하겠어 | 난감하겠다 |
| -을 것이다Going to | 난감할 거예요 | 난감할 것입니다 | 난감할 거야 | 난감할 것이다 |
의문Questions
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 난감해요? | 난감합니까? | 난감해? | 난감하니? |
| 과거Past | 난감했어요? | 난감했습니까? | 난감했어? | 난감했니? |
부정Negation
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 안Not (short) | 안 난감해요 | 안 난감합니다 | 안 난감해 | 안 난감하다 |
| -지 않다Not (long) | 난감하지 않아요 | 난감하지 않습니다 | 난감하지 않아 | 난감하지 않다 |
높임Honorific
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 난감하세요 | 난감하십니다 | 난감하셔 | 난감하시다 |
| 과거Past | 난감하셨어요 | 난감하셨습니다 | 난감하셨어 | 난감하셨다 |
관형사형Modifying a noun
- 현재Present
- 난감한
- 과거Past
- 난감한
- 미래Future
- 난감할
- 회상Used to
- 난감하던
연결Joining clauses
- -고and
- 난감하고
- -게-ly / so that
- 난감하게
- -어서so / and then
- 난감해서
- -으니까since
- 난감하니까
- -으면if / when
- 난감하면
- -지만but
- 난감하지만
- -는데and / but (setting up)
- 난감한데
- -어도even if
- 난감해도
문형Sentence patterns
How the dictionary says this verb is used. The numbers are slots: 1 is the subject, 2 the object.
- 1이 2가 난감하다
예문In real sentences
From the dictionary, each with its translation.
작업을 하면서 우리는 난감해졌습니다.
As we went along, we were floundering.
어디서부터 시작해야 할지도 난감하네요.
My real issue is: Where do I even start?
난감해하면서 근거가 부족해 출판을 할 수가 없다고 말하더군요.
He was troubled and he said, "That's why I couldn't publish it."
모두 불편하고 난감해하실 것이라고 생각했죠.
You would all be uncomfortable and embarrassed.
자주 묻는 질문Common questions
How do you conjugate 난감하다 in Korean?
난감하다 (to be awkward, to be embarrassed) is 난감해요 in the polite 해요체, 난감합니다 in formal 합니다체, 난감해 in casual 반말 and 난감하다 in the plain written style. The past is 난감했어요.
What is the past tense of 난감하다?
난감했어요 in everyday polite speech, 난감했습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 난감하여 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.
Is 난감하다 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 난감하여 and 난감하니 but unchanged in 난감합니다.
What TOPIK level is 난감하다?
6급 — TOPIK 6, mastery.
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