빠르다 Korean adjective conjugation
to be fast, quick
Every form of 빠르다 across the four speech levels. It is 르 irregular — 르 doubles its ㄹ and takes 아/어: 모르다 → 몰라요.
기본형Principal parts
The four forms the dictionary prints. Every other form on this page is derived from them.
- 관형사형Modifier
- 빠른
- 아/어Infinitive
- 빨라
- -으니Since
- 빠르니
- 합니다Formal
- 빠릅니다
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 | 빨라요 | 빠릅니다 | 빨라 | 빠르다 |
과거Past
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 빨랐어요 | 빨랐습니다 | 빨랐어 | 빨랐다 |
미래·추측Future & presumptive
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -겠-Will / must be | 빠르겠어요 | 빠르겠습니다 | 빠르겠어 | 빠르겠다 |
| -을 것이다Going to | 빠를 거예요 | 빠를 것입니다 | 빠를 거야 | 빠를 것이다 |
의문Questions
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 빨라요? | 빠릅니까? | 빨라? | 빠르니? |
| 과거Past | 빨랐어요? | 빨랐습니까? | 빨랐어? | 빨랐니? |
부정Negation
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 안Not (short) | 안 빨라요 | 안 빠릅니다 | 안 빨라 | 안 빠르다 |
| -지 않다Not (long) | 빠르지 않아요 | 빠르지 않습니다 | 빠르지 않아 | 빠르지 않다 |
높임Honorific
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 빠르세요 | 빠르십니다 | 빠르셔 | 빠르시다 |
| 과거Past | 빠르셨어요 | 빠르셨습니다 | 빠르셨어 | 빠르셨다 |
관형사형Modifying a noun
- 현재Present
- 빠른
- 과거Past
- 빠른
- 미래Future
- 빠를
- 회상Used to
- 빠르던
연결Joining clauses
- -고and
- 빠르고
- -게-ly / so that
- 빠르게
- -어서so / and then
- 빨라서
- -으니까since
- 빠르니까
- -으면if / when
- 빠르면
- -지만but
- 빠르지만
- -는데and / but (setting up)
- 빠른데
- -어도even if
- 빨라도
문형Sentence patterns
How the dictionary says this verb is used. The numbers are slots: 1 is the subject, 2 the object.
- 1이 빠르다
- 1이 2보다 빠르다
- 1이 2-기에 빠르다
예문In real sentences
From the dictionary, each with its translation.
시간이 빠르지 않아요?
Time flies, doesn't it?
아이: 더 빠르게! 더 빠르게!
Student: Acceleration! Acceleration!
가장 빠른 두사람은 어디 있을까요?
Where are the two fastest? On the US team.
여기 빨란원 위에 서있으면 다 보인다고요.
I'm on this big red circle. I can see.
자주 묻는 질문Common questions
How do you conjugate 빠르다 in Korean?
빠르다 (to be fast, quick) is 빨라요 in the polite 해요체, 빠릅니다 in formal 합니다체, 빨라 in casual 반말 and 빠르다 in the plain written style. The past is 빨랐어요.
What is the past tense of 빠르다?
빨랐어요 in everyday polite speech, 빨랐습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 빨라 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.
Is 빠르다 irregular?
Yes — it is 르 irregular (르 불규칙). 르 doubles its ㄹ and takes 아/어: 모르다 → 몰라요. That is why the stem looks different in 빨라 and 빠르니 but unchanged in 빠릅니다.
What TOPIK level is 빠르다?
1급 — TOPIK 1, beginner.
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