늦다

to be late

TOPIK 1 1급adjective 형용사regular 규칙Dictionary entry 단어

Principal parts

관형사형Modifier
늦은
아/어Infinitive
늦어
-으니Since
늦으니
합니다Formal
늦습니다

Present

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
서술Statement 늦어요늦습니다늦어늦다

Past

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
서술Statement 늦었어요늦었습니다늦었어늦었다

Future & presumptive

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
-겠-Will / must be 늦겠어요늦겠습니다늦겠어늦겠다
-을 것이다Going to 늦을 거예요늦을 것입니다늦을 거야늦을 것이다

Questions

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Present 늦어요?늦습니까?늦어?늦으니?
과거Past 늦었어요?늦었습니까?늦었어?늦었니?

Negation

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
안Not (short) 안 늦어요안 늦습니다안 늦어안 늦다
-지 않다Not (long) 늦지 않아요늦지 않습니다늦지 않아늦지 않다

Honorific

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Present 늦으세요늦으십니다늦으셔늦으시다
과거Past 늦으셨어요늦으셨습니다늦으셨어늦으셨다

Modifying a noun

현재Present
늦은
과거Past
늦은
미래Future
늦을
회상Used to
늦던

Joining 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

Sentence patterns

In real sentences

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.

Common 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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