피곤하다 Korean adjective conjugation
to be tired
Every form of 피곤하다 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
- 피곤한
- 아/어Infinitive
- 피곤해
- -으니Since
- 피곤하니
- 합니다Formal
- 피곤합니다
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 | 피곤해요 | 피곤합니다 | 피곤해 | 피곤하다 |
과거Past
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 피곤했어요 | 피곤했습니다 | 피곤했어 | 피곤했다 |
미래·추측Future & presumptive
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -겠-Will / must be | 피곤하겠어요 | 피곤하겠습니다 | 피곤하겠어 | 피곤하겠다 |
| -을 것이다Going to | 피곤할 거예요 | 피곤할 것입니다 | 피곤할 거야 | 피곤할 것이다 |
의문Questions
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 피곤해요? | 피곤합니까? | 피곤해? | 피곤하니? |
| 과거Past | 피곤했어요? | 피곤했습니까? | 피곤했어? | 피곤했니? |
부정Negation
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 안Not (short) | 안 피곤해요 | 안 피곤합니다 | 안 피곤해 | 안 피곤하다 |
| -지 않다Not (long) | 피곤하지 않아요 | 피곤하지 않습니다 | 피곤하지 않아 | 피곤하지 않다 |
높임Honorific
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 피곤하세요 | 피곤하십니다 | 피곤하셔 | 피곤하시다 |
| 과거Past | 피곤하셨어요 | 피곤하셨습니다 | 피곤하셨어 | 피곤하셨다 |
관형사형Modifying a noun
- 현재Present
- 피곤한
- 과거Past
- 피곤한
- 미래Future
- 피곤할
- 회상Used to
- 피곤하던
연결Joining clauses
- -고and
- 피곤하고
- -게-ly / so that
- 피곤하게
- -어서so / and then
- 피곤해서
- -으니까since
- 피곤하니까
- -으면if / when
- 피곤하면
- -지만but
- 피곤하지만
- -는데and / but (setting up)
- 피곤한데
- -어도even if
- 피곤해도
문형Sentence patterns
How the dictionary says this verb is used. The numbers are slots: 1 is the subject, 2 the object.
- 1이 피곤하다
예문In real sentences
From the dictionary, each with its translation.
정말 피곤한 하루였어.
I've had a long day.
노는 건 피곤하지 않아요.
Playing doesn't tire us.
사실 피곤한 게 아니었습니다.
This was not fatigue.
그들은 지치고 피곤한 상태였죠.
They were weak and weary.
자주 묻는 질문Common questions
How do you conjugate 피곤하다 in Korean?
피곤하다 (to be tired) is 피곤해요 in the polite 해요체, 피곤합니다 in formal 합니다체, 피곤해 in casual 반말 and 피곤하다 in the plain written style. The past is 피곤했어요.
What is the past tense of 피곤하다?
피곤했어요 in everyday polite speech, 피곤했습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 피곤하여 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.
Is 피곤하다 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 피곤하여 and 피곤하니 but unchanged in 피곤합니다.
What TOPIK level is 피곤하다?
1급 — TOPIK 1, beginner.
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