빠듯하다

to be tight, barely enough

Principal parts

관형사형Modifier
빠듯한
아/어Infinitive
빠듯해
-으니Since
빠듯하니
합니다Formal
빠듯합니다

Present

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
서술Statement 빠듯해요빠듯합니다빠듯해빠듯하다

Past

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
서술Statement 빠듯했어요빠듯했습니다빠듯했어빠듯했다

Future & presumptive

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
-겠-Will / must be 빠듯하겠어요빠듯하겠습니다빠듯하겠어빠듯하겠다
-을 것이다Going to 빠듯할 거예요빠듯할 것입니다빠듯할 거야빠듯할 것이다

Questions

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Present 빠듯해요?빠듯합니까?빠듯해?빠듯하니?
과거Past 빠듯했어요?빠듯했습니까?빠듯했어?빠듯했니?

Negation

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
안Not (short) 안 빠듯해요안 빠듯합니다안 빠듯해안 빠듯하다
-지 않다Not (long) 빠듯하지 않아요빠듯하지 않습니다빠듯하지 않아빠듯하지 않다

Honorific

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Present 빠듯하세요빠듯하십니다빠듯하셔빠듯하시다
과거Past 빠듯하셨어요빠듯하셨습니다빠듯하셨어빠듯하셨다

Modifying a noun

현재Present
빠듯한
과거Past
빠듯한
미래Future
빠듯할
회상Used to
빠듯하던

Joining clauses

-고and
빠듯하고
-게-ly / so that
빠듯하게
-어서so / and then
빠듯해서
-으니까since
빠듯하니까
-으면if / when
빠듯하면
-지만but
빠듯하지만
-는데and / but (setting up)
빠듯한데
-어도even if
빠듯해도

Sentence patterns

In real sentences

존경하는 Captain, 우리는 시간이 없습니다 물이 있는 섬에 가기에도 빠듯합니다.

Due respect, Captain, we only have a small window of time to make it to the island on the water we have.

좀 너무 빠듯하지 않나요?

Isn't that a bit optimistic?

너무 빠듯해 대원들을 위험에 노출시킬 순 없어

I'm not risking that exposure to my crew.

시간이 빠듯해

Our time is limited.

Common questions

How do you conjugate 빠듯하다 in Korean?

빠듯하다 (to be tight, barely enough) is 빠듯해요 in the polite 해요체, 빠듯합니다 in formal 합니다체, 빠듯해 in casual 반말 and 빠듯하다 in the plain written style. The past is 빠듯했어요.

What is the past tense of 빠듯하다?

빠듯했어요 in everyday polite speech, 빠듯했습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 빠듯하여 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.

Is 빠듯하다 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 빠듯하여 and 빠듯하니 but unchanged in 빠듯합니다.

What TOPIK level is 빠듯하다?

5급 — TOPIK 5, advanced.

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