놀랍다 Korean adjective conjugation
to be surprising
Every form of 놀랍다 across the four speech levels. It is ㅂ irregular — ㅂ becomes 우 before a vowel: 춥다 → 추워요.
기본형Principal parts
The four forms the dictionary prints. Every other form on this page is derived from them.
- 관형사형Modifier
- 놀라운
- 아/어Infinitive
- 놀라워
- -으니Since
- 놀라우니
- 합니다Formal
- 놀랍습니다
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 | 놀라워요 | 놀랍습니다 | 놀라워 | 놀랍다 |
과거Past
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 놀라웠어요 | 놀라웠습니다 | 놀라웠어 | 놀라웠다 |
미래·추측Future & presumptive
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -겠-Will / must be | 놀랍겠어요 | 놀랍겠습니다 | 놀랍겠어 | 놀랍겠다 |
| -을 것이다Going to | 놀라울 거예요 | 놀라울 것입니다 | 놀라울 거야 | 놀라울 것이다 |
의문Questions
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 놀라워요? | 놀랍습니까? | 놀라워? | 놀라우니? |
| 과거Past | 놀라웠어요? | 놀라웠습니까? | 놀라웠어? | 놀라웠니? |
부정Negation
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 안Not (short) | 안 놀라워요 | 안 놀랍습니다 | 안 놀라워 | 안 놀랍다 |
| -지 않다Not (long) | 놀랍지 않아요 | 놀랍지 않습니다 | 놀랍지 않아 | 놀랍지 않다 |
높임Honorific
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 놀라우세요 | 놀라우십니다 | 놀라우셔 | 놀라우시다 |
| 과거Past | 놀라우셨어요 | 놀라우셨습니다 | 놀라우셨어 | 놀라우셨다 |
관형사형Modifying a noun
- 현재Present
- 놀라운
- 과거Past
- 놀라운
- 미래Future
- 놀라울
- 회상Used to
- 놀랍던
연결Joining clauses
- -고and
- 놀랍고
- -게-ly / so that
- 놀랍게
- -어서so / and then
- 놀라워서
- -으니까since
- 놀라우니까
- -으면if / when
- 놀라우면
- -지만but
- 놀랍지만
- -는데and / but (setting up)
- 놀라운데
- -어도even if
- 놀라워도
문형Sentence patterns
How the dictionary says this verb is used. The numbers are slots: 1 is the subject, 2 the object.
- 1이 놀랍다
예문In real sentences
From the dictionary, each with its translation.
저는 이점이 놀라웠습니다.
I find that astounding.
정말 놀라움 그 자체였어요.
This was my wow moment.
자유롭고 힘을 주며 놀랍죠.
It's liberating. It's empowering. It's wonderful.
놀랍지 않나요? 생각해보세요.
This is incredible. Think about that.
자주 묻는 질문Common questions
How do you conjugate 놀랍다 in Korean?
놀랍다 (to be surprising) is 놀라워요 in the polite 해요체, 놀랍습니다 in formal 합니다체, 놀라워 in casual 반말 and 놀랍다 in the plain written style. The past is 놀라웠어요.
What is the past tense of 놀랍다?
놀라웠어요 in everyday polite speech, 놀라웠습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 놀라워 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.
Is 놀랍다 irregular?
Yes — it is ㅂ irregular (ㅂ 불규칙). ㅂ becomes 우 before a vowel: 춥다 → 추워요. That is why the stem looks different in 놀라워 and 놀라우니 but unchanged in 놀랍습니다.
What TOPIK level is 놀랍다?
4급 — TOPIK 4, upper intermediate.
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