나약하다 Korean adjective conjugation
weak, soft
Every form of 나약하다 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
- 나약한
- 아/어Infinitive
- 나약해
- -으니Since
- 나약하니
- 합니다Formal
- 나약합니다
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 | 나약해요 | 나약합니다 | 나약해 | 나약하다 |
과거Past
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 나약했어요 | 나약했습니다 | 나약했어 | 나약했다 |
미래·추측Future & presumptive
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -겠-Will / must be | 나약하겠어요 | 나약하겠습니다 | 나약하겠어 | 나약하겠다 |
| -을 것이다Going to | 나약할 거예요 | 나약할 것입니다 | 나약할 거야 | 나약할 것이다 |
의문Questions
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 나약해요? | 나약합니까? | 나약해? | 나약하니? |
| 과거Past | 나약했어요? | 나약했습니까? | 나약했어? | 나약했니? |
부정Negation
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 안Not (short) | 안 나약해요 | 안 나약합니다 | 안 나약해 | 안 나약하다 |
| -지 않다Not (long) | 나약하지 않아요 | 나약하지 않습니다 | 나약하지 않아 | 나약하지 않다 |
높임Honorific
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 나약하세요 | 나약하십니다 | 나약하셔 | 나약하시다 |
| 과거Past | 나약하셨어요 | 나약하셨습니다 | 나약하셨어 | 나약하셨다 |
관형사형Modifying a noun
- 현재Present
- 나약한
- 과거Past
- 나약한
- 미래Future
- 나약할
- 회상Used to
- 나약하던
연결Joining clauses
- -고and
- 나약하고
- -게-ly / so that
- 나약하게
- -어서so / and then
- 나약해서
- -으니까since
- 나약하니까
- -으면if / when
- 나약하면
- -지만but
- 나약하지만
- -는데and / but (setting up)
- 나약한데
- -어도even if
- 나약해도
문형Sentence patterns
How the dictionary says this verb is used. The numbers are slots: 1 is the subject, 2 the object.
- 1이 나약하다
예문In real sentences
From the dictionary, each with its translation.
힘든 상황이지만 나약한 소리 하지 마라.
It is a tough situation, but do not make such weak excuses.
때로는 우리 자신을 나약하게 만들기도 하죠.
We put ourselves in a vulnerable place, sometimes.
그 불완전함 속에서 나약함을 발견할 수 있습니다.
And in that imperfection, you can find a vulnerability.
얘야, 넌 나약해
Honey, you're weak.
자주 묻는 질문Common questions
How do you conjugate 나약하다 in Korean?
나약하다 (weak, soft) is 나약해요 in the polite 해요체, 나약합니다 in formal 합니다체, 나약해 in casual 반말 and 나약하다 in the plain written style. The past is 나약했어요.
What is the past tense of 나약하다?
나약했어요 in everyday polite speech, 나약했습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 나약하여 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.
Is 나약하다 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 나약하여 and 나약하니 but unchanged in 나약합니다.
What TOPIK level is 나약하다?
6급 — TOPIK 6, mastery.
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