느긋하다 Korean adjective conjugation
relaxed, carefree
Every form of 느긋하다 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
- 느긋한
- 아/어Infinitive
- 느긋해
- -으니Since
- 느긋하니
- 합니다Formal
- 느긋합니다
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 | 느긋해요 | 느긋합니다 | 느긋해 | 느긋하다 |
과거Past
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 느긋했어요 | 느긋했습니다 | 느긋했어 | 느긋했다 |
미래·추측Future & presumptive
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -겠-Will / must be | 느긋하겠어요 | 느긋하겠습니다 | 느긋하겠어 | 느긋하겠다 |
| -을 것이다Going to | 느긋할 거예요 | 느긋할 것입니다 | 느긋할 거야 | 느긋할 것이다 |
의문Questions
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 느긋해요? | 느긋합니까? | 느긋해? | 느긋하니? |
| 과거Past | 느긋했어요? | 느긋했습니까? | 느긋했어? | 느긋했니? |
부정Negation
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 안Not (short) | 안 느긋해요 | 안 느긋합니다 | 안 느긋해 | 안 느긋하다 |
| -지 않다Not (long) | 느긋하지 않아요 | 느긋하지 않습니다 | 느긋하지 않아 | 느긋하지 않다 |
높임Honorific
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 느긋하세요 | 느긋하십니다 | 느긋하셔 | 느긋하시다 |
| 과거Past | 느긋하셨어요 | 느긋하셨습니다 | 느긋하셨어 | 느긋하셨다 |
관형사형Modifying a noun
- 현재Present
- 느긋한
- 과거Past
- 느긋한
- 미래Future
- 느긋할
- 회상Used to
- 느긋하던
연결Joining clauses
- -고and
- 느긋하고
- -게-ly / so that
- 느긋하게
- -어서so / and then
- 느긋해서
- -으니까since
- 느긋하니까
- -으면if / when
- 느긋하면
- -지만but
- 느긋하지만
- -는데and / but (setting up)
- 느긋한데
- -어도even if
- 느긋해도
문형Sentence patterns
How the dictionary says this verb is used. The numbers are slots: 1 is the subject, 2 the object.
- 1이 느긋하다
예문In real sentences
From the dictionary, each with its translation.
하지만 우리는 그 불안감으로 스스로를 약하게 만들거나 느긋하게 만들 수 있죠.
But we can let that insecurity make us brittle or supple.
어쩌면 제가 모든 긴장을 풀고 느긋해졌기 때문일지도 모릅니다.
Maybe it's because I've completely released all tensions and let myself go.
전 나무늘보에게서 느긋해지는 법을 많이 배웠어요.
And the sloths have taught me a lot about slowing down.
반면 나무늘보는 느긋하게 1분에 5m를 가죠. 뒤에서 바람이 도와준다면요.
The sloth, on the other hand, can reach a leisurely 17 feet a minute with the wind behind it.
자주 묻는 질문Common questions
How do you conjugate 느긋하다 in Korean?
느긋하다 (relaxed, carefree) is 느긋해요 in the polite 해요체, 느긋합니다 in formal 합니다체, 느긋해 in casual 반말 and 느긋하다 in the plain written style. The past is 느긋했어요.
What is the past tense of 느긋하다?
느긋했어요 in everyday polite speech, 느긋했습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 느긋하여 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.
Is 느긋하다 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 느긋하여 and 느긋하니 but unchanged in 느긋합니다.
What TOPIK level is 느긋하다?
4급 — TOPIK 4, upper intermediate.
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