넓다 Korean adjective conjugation
to be wide, large, broad
Every form of 넓다 across the four speech levels. It is a regular stem, so the endings below attach without changing it.
기본형Principal parts
The four forms the dictionary prints. Every other form on this page is derived from them.
- 관형사형Modifier
- 넓은
- 아/어Infinitive
- 넓어
- -으니Since
- 넓으니
- 합니다Formal
- 넓습니다
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 | 넓어요 | 넓습니다 | 넓어 | 넓다 |
과거Past
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 넓었어요 | 넓었습니다 | 넓었어 | 넓었다 |
미래·추측Future & presumptive
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -겠-Will / must be | 넓겠어요 | 넓겠습니다 | 넓겠어 | 넓겠다 |
| -을 것이다Going to | 넓을 거예요 | 넓을 것입니다 | 넓을 거야 | 넓을 것이다 |
의문Questions
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 넓어요? | 넓습니까? | 넓어? | 넓으니? |
| 과거Past | 넓었어요? | 넓었습니까? | 넓었어? | 넓었니? |
부정Negation
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 안Not (short) | 안 넓어요 | 안 넓습니다 | 안 넓어 | 안 넓다 |
| -지 않다Not (long) | 넓지 않아요 | 넓지 않습니다 | 넓지 않아 | 넓지 않다 |
높임Honorific
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 넓으세요 | 넓으십니다 | 넓으셔 | 넓으시다 |
| 과거Past | 넓으셨어요 | 넓으셨습니다 | 넓으셨어 | 넓으셨다 |
관형사형Modifying a noun
- 현재Present
- 넓은
- 과거Past
- 넓은
- 미래Future
- 넓을
- 회상Used to
- 넓던
연결Joining clauses
- -고and
- 넓고
- -게-ly / so that
- 넓게
- -어서so / and then
- 넓어서
- -으니까since
- 넓으니까
- -으면if / when
- 넓으면
- -지만but
- 넓지만
- -는데and / but (setting up)
- 넓은데
- -어도even if
- 넓어도
문형Sentence patterns
How the dictionary says this verb is used. The numbers are slots: 1 is the subject, 2 the object.
- 1이 넓다
예문In real sentences
From the dictionary, each with its translation.
저 바다가 넓고 깊어 보이지 않나요?
Don't that sea look wide and deep?
네, 안이 아주 넓지요
Correct, it's very large.
여기 얼마나 넓은 거예요?
Could this place be any further away?
지금 사는 집이 너무 넓은 거죠
Itsuki, compared to that huge house anywhere is too small,
자주 묻는 질문Common questions
How do you conjugate 넓다 in Korean?
넓다 (to be wide, large, broad) is 넓어요 in the polite 해요체, 넓습니다 in formal 합니다체, 넓어 in casual 반말 and 넓다 in the plain written style. The past is 넓었어요.
What is the past tense of 넓다?
넓었어요 in everyday polite speech, 넓었습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 넓어 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.
Is 넓다 a regular verb?
Yes. Its stem never changes shape: 넓습니다, 넓어, 넓으니 all keep 넓 intact. Only the ending moves.
What TOPIK level is 넓다?
1급 — TOPIK 1, beginner.
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