옳다
to be right, to be correct
Principal parts
- 관형사형Modifier
- 옳은
- 아/어Infinitive
- 옳아
- -으니Since
- 옳으니
- 합니다Formal
- 옳습니다
Present
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 옳아요 | 옳습니다 | 옳아 | 옳다 |
Past
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 옳았어요 | 옳았습니다 | 옳았어 | 옳았다 |
Future & presumptive
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -겠-Will / must be | 옳겠어요 | 옳겠습니다 | 옳겠어 | 옳겠다 |
| -을 것이다Going to | 옳을 거예요 | 옳을 것입니다 | 옳을 거야 | 옳을 것이다 |
Questions
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 옳아요? | 옳습니까? | 옳아? | 옳으니? |
| 과거Past | 옳았어요? | 옳았습니까? | 옳았어? | 옳았니? |
Negation
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 안Not (short) | 안 옳아요 | 안 옳습니다 | 안 옳아 | 안 옳다 |
| -지 않다Not (long) | 옳지 않아요 | 옳지 않습니다 | 옳지 않아 | 옳지 않다 |
Honorific
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 옳으세요 | 옳으십니다 | 옳으셔 | 옳으시다 |
| 과거Past | 옳으셨어요 | 옳으셨습니다 | 옳으셨어 | 옳으셨다 |
Modifying a noun
- 현재Present
- 옳은
- 과거Past
- 옳은
- 미래Future
- 옳을
- 회상Used to
- 옳던
Joining clauses
- -고and
- 옳고
- -게-ly / so that
- 옳게
- -어서so / and then
- 옳아서
- -으니까since
- 옳으니까
- -으면if / when
- 옳으면
- -지만but
- 옳지만
- -는데and / but (setting up)
- 옳은데
- -어도even if
- 옳아도
Sentence patterns
- 1이 옳다
In real sentences
이게 옳다고 생각하지 않나요?
Don't you think that it makes sense?
옳은 일을 하는 아이들이었거든요.
These were the children we knew, righteous children.
하지만 이는 항상 옳지만은 않지요.
And that is often not the case.
많은 경우에 그 사람들이 옳습니다.
And rightly so, in many cases.
Common questions
How do you conjugate 옳다 in Korean?
옳다 (to be right, to be correct) is 옳아요 in the polite 해요체, 옳습니다 in formal 합니다체, 옳아 in casual 반말 and 옳다 in the plain written style. The past is 옳았어요.
What is the past tense of 옳다?
옳았어요 in everyday polite speech, 옳았습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 옳아 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.
Is 옳다 a regular verb?
Yes. Its stem never changes shape: 옳습니다, 옳아, 옳으니 all keep 옳 intact. Only the ending moves.
What TOPIK level is 옳다?
2급 — TOPIK 2, elementary.
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