뻔하다

to almost do something

Principal parts

관형사형Modifier
뻔하는
아/어Infinitive
뻔해
-으니Since
뻔하니
합니다Formal
뻔합니다

Present

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
서술Statement 뻔해요뻔합니다뻔해뻔한다

Past

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
서술Statement 뻔했어요뻔했습니다뻔했어뻔했다

Future & presumptive

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
-겠-Will / must be 뻔하겠어요뻔하겠습니다뻔하겠어뻔하겠다
-을 것이다Going to 뻔할 거예요뻔할 것입니다뻔할 거야뻔할 것이다

Questions

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Present 뻔해요?뻔합니까?뻔해?뻔하니?
과거Past 뻔했어요?뻔했습니까?뻔했어?뻔했니?

Commands

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
명령Do it 뻔하세요뻔하십시오뻔해뻔해라
청유Let's 뻔해요뻔합시다뻔해뻔하자

Negation

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
안Not (short) 안 뻔해요안 뻔합니다안 뻔해안 뻔한다
-지 않다Not (long) 뻔하지 않아요뻔하지 않습니다뻔하지 않아뻔하지 않는다
못Cannot 못 뻔해요못 뻔합니다못 뻔해못 뻔한다

Honorific

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Present 뻔하세요뻔하십니다뻔하셔뻔하신다
과거Past 뻔하셨어요뻔하셨습니다뻔하셨어뻔하셨다

Modifying a noun

현재Present
뻔하는
과거Past
뻔한
미래Future
뻔할
회상Used to
뻔하던

Joining clauses

-고and
뻔하고
-게-ly / so that
뻔하게
-어서so / and then
뻔해서
-으니까since
뻔하니까
-으면if / when
뻔하면
-지만but
뻔하지만
-는데and / but (setting up)
뻔하는데
-어도even if
뻔해도

In progress

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Is doing 뻔하고 있어요뻔하고 있습니다뻔하고 있어뻔하고 있다
과거Was doing 뻔하고 있었어요뻔하고 있었습니다뻔하고 있었어뻔하고 있었다

Sentence patterns

In real sentences

거의 버려질 뻔한 거였어요 재활용한 거죠

Which they were about to throw out. She was being green.

Common questions

How do you conjugate 뻔하다 in Korean?

뻔하다 (to almost do something) is 뻔해요 in the polite 해요체, 뻔합니다 in formal 합니다체, 뻔해 in casual 반말 and 뻔한다 in the plain written style. The past is 뻔했어요.

What is the past tense of 뻔하다?

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

Is 뻔하다 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 뻔하여 and 뻔하니 but unchanged in 뻔합니다.

What TOPIK level is 뻔하다?

5급 — TOPIK 5, advanced.

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