넉넉하다 Korean adjective conjugation
to be ample
Every form of 넉넉하다 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
- 넉넉한
- 아/어Infinitive
- 넉넉해
- -으니Since
- 넉넉하니
- 합니다Formal
- 넉넉합니다
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 | 넉넉해요 | 넉넉합니다 | 넉넉해 | 넉넉하다 |
과거Past
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 넉넉했어요 | 넉넉했습니다 | 넉넉했어 | 넉넉했다 |
미래·추측Future & presumptive
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -겠-Will / must be | 넉넉하겠어요 | 넉넉하겠습니다 | 넉넉하겠어 | 넉넉하겠다 |
| -을 것이다Going to | 넉넉할 거예요 | 넉넉할 것입니다 | 넉넉할 거야 | 넉넉할 것이다 |
의문Questions
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 넉넉해요? | 넉넉합니까? | 넉넉해? | 넉넉하니? |
| 과거Past | 넉넉했어요? | 넉넉했습니까? | 넉넉했어? | 넉넉했니? |
부정Negation
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 안Not (short) | 안 넉넉해요 | 안 넉넉합니다 | 안 넉넉해 | 안 넉넉하다 |
| -지 않다Not (long) | 넉넉하지 않아요 | 넉넉하지 않습니다 | 넉넉하지 않아 | 넉넉하지 않다 |
높임Honorific
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 넉넉하세요 | 넉넉하십니다 | 넉넉하셔 | 넉넉하시다 |
| 과거Past | 넉넉하셨어요 | 넉넉하셨습니다 | 넉넉하셨어 | 넉넉하셨다 |
관형사형Modifying a noun
- 현재Present
- 넉넉한
- 과거Past
- 넉넉한
- 미래Future
- 넉넉할
- 회상Used to
- 넉넉하던
연결Joining clauses
- -고and
- 넉넉하고
- -게-ly / so that
- 넉넉하게
- -어서so / and then
- 넉넉해서
- -으니까since
- 넉넉하니까
- -으면if / when
- 넉넉하면
- -지만but
- 넉넉하지만
- -는데and / but (setting up)
- 넉넉한데
- -어도even if
- 넉넉해도
문형Sentence patterns
How the dictionary says this verb is used. The numbers are slots: 1 is the subject, 2 the object.
- 1이 넉넉하다
예문In real sentences
From the dictionary, each with its translation.
그럼 넉넉하게 얼음을 355 g 만큼 넣죠
So actually, just to be careful maybe I'll take 355 grams of ice.
카페오레는 설탕을 넉넉하게 넣으면 마실 수 있게 된다.
Some persons who drink coffee this way add sugar to it.
그럼 시간이 넉넉했겠네
Then you had ample time.
그러나 여기 600에 넉넉한 숫자가 있어요
But we have a lot of value over here in the 600.
자주 묻는 질문Common questions
How do you conjugate 넉넉하다 in Korean?
넉넉하다 (to be ample) is 넉넉해요 in the polite 해요체, 넉넉합니다 in formal 합니다체, 넉넉해 in casual 반말 and 넉넉하다 in the plain written style. The past is 넉넉했어요.
What is the past tense of 넉넉하다?
넉넉했어요 in everyday polite speech, 넉넉했습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 넉넉하여 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.
Is 넉넉하다 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 넉넉하여 and 넉넉하니 but unchanged in 넉넉합니다.
What TOPIK level is 넉넉하다?
4급 — TOPIK 4, upper intermediate.
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