늦다 Korean adjective conjugation
to be late
Every form of 늦다 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
- 늦은
- 아/어Infinitive
- 늦어
- -으니Since
- 늦으니
- 합니다Formal
- 늦습니다
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 | 늦어요 | 늦습니다 | 늦어 | 늦다 |
과거Past
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 늦었어요 | 늦었습니다 | 늦었어 | 늦었다 |
미래·추측Future & presumptive
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -겠-Will / must be | 늦겠어요 | 늦겠습니다 | 늦겠어 | 늦겠다 |
| -을 것이다Going to | 늦을 거예요 | 늦을 것입니다 | 늦을 거야 | 늦을 것이다 |
의문Questions
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 늦어요? | 늦습니까? | 늦어? | 늦으니? |
| 과거Past | 늦었어요? | 늦었습니까? | 늦었어? | 늦었니? |
부정Negation
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 안Not (short) | 안 늦어요 | 안 늦습니다 | 안 늦어 | 안 늦다 |
| -지 않다Not (long) | 늦지 않아요 | 늦지 않습니다 | 늦지 않아 | 늦지 않다 |
높임Honorific
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 늦으세요 | 늦으십니다 | 늦으셔 | 늦으시다 |
| 과거Past | 늦으셨어요 | 늦으셨습니다 | 늦으셨어 | 늦으셨다 |
관형사형Modifying a noun
- 현재Present
- 늦은
- 과거Past
- 늦은
- 미래Future
- 늦을
- 회상Used to
- 늦던
연결Joining clauses
- -고and
- 늦고
- -게-ly / so that
- 늦게
- -어서so / and then
- 늦어서
- -으니까since
- 늦으니까
- -으면if / when
- 늦으면
- -지만but
- 늦지만
- -는데and / but (setting up)
- 늦은데
- -어도even if
- 늦어도
문형Sentence patterns
How the dictionary says this verb is used. The numbers are slots: 1 is the subject, 2 the object.
- 1이 2에 늦다
예문In real sentences
From the dictionary, each with its translation.
인간이시니까, 이해하는데 늦지는 않으실 것입니다.
Squeeze firm. You're human, you're not slow.
앞으로 늦지 마세요.
Do not be late in the future.
그들은 집에 늦게 왔다.
They came home late.
좀 늦어도 괜찮지 싶어.
It seems fine even if I'm/they're late.
자주 묻는 질문Common questions
How do you conjugate 늦다 in Korean?
늦다 (to be late) is 늦어요 in the polite 해요체, 늦습니다 in formal 합니다체, 늦어 in casual 반말 and 늦다 in the plain written style. The past is 늦었어요.
What is the past tense of 늦다?
늦었어요 in everyday polite speech, 늦었습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 늦어 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.
Is 늦다 a regular verb?
Yes. Its stem never changes shape: 늦습니다, 늦어, 늦으니 all keep 늦 intact. Only the ending moves.
What TOPIK level is 늦다?
1급 — TOPIK 1, beginner.
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