뻔하다 Korean adjective conjugation
to be obvious, clear
Every form of 뻔하다 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
- 뻔한
- 아/어Infinitive
- 뻔해
- -으니Since
- 뻔하니
- 합니다Formal
- 뻔합니다
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 | 뻔해요 | 뻔합니다 | 뻔해 | 뻔하다 |
과거Past
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 뻔했어요 | 뻔했습니다 | 뻔했어 | 뻔했다 |
미래·추측Future & presumptive
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -겠-Will / must be | 뻔하겠어요 | 뻔하겠습니다 | 뻔하겠어 | 뻔하겠다 |
| -을 것이다Going to | 뻔할 거예요 | 뻔할 것입니다 | 뻔할 거야 | 뻔할 것이다 |
의문Questions
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 뻔해요? | 뻔합니까? | 뻔해? | 뻔하니? |
| 과거Past | 뻔했어요? | 뻔했습니까? | 뻔했어? | 뻔했니? |
부정Negation
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 안Not (short) | 안 뻔해요 | 안 뻔합니다 | 안 뻔해 | 안 뻔하다 |
| -지 않다Not (long) | 뻔하지 않아요 | 뻔하지 않습니다 | 뻔하지 않아 | 뻔하지 않다 |
높임Honorific
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 뻔하세요 | 뻔하십니다 | 뻔하셔 | 뻔하시다 |
| 과거Past | 뻔하셨어요 | 뻔하셨습니다 | 뻔하셨어 | 뻔하셨다 |
관형사형Modifying a noun
- 현재Present
- 뻔한
- 과거Past
- 뻔한
- 미래Future
- 뻔할
- 회상Used to
- 뻔하던
연결Joining clauses
- -고and
- 뻔하고
- -게-ly / so that
- 뻔하게
- -어서so / and then
- 뻔해서
- -으니까since
- 뻔하니까
- -으면if / when
- 뻔하면
- -지만but
- 뻔하지만
- -는데and / but (setting up)
- 뻔한데
- -어도even if
- 뻔해도
문형Sentence patterns
How the dictionary says this verb is used. The numbers are slots: 1 is the subject, 2 the object.
- 1이 뻔하다
예문In real sentences
From the dictionary, each with its translation.
게다가 질문들은 모두 뻔합니다.
But all of those questions are tangible.
제 말은, 이건 너무 뻔하잖아요.
I mean, it should have been so blatantly obvious.
이렇게 하기 힘든 이유는 뻔합니다.
And the problem of how to go about this is quite obvious.
그렇다면, 뻔한 질문은: 이게 정말 사실인가요?
Well, the obvious question: Is this actually true?
자주 묻는 질문Common questions
How do you conjugate 뻔하다 in Korean?
뻔하다 (to be obvious, clear) is 뻔해요 in the polite 해요체, 뻔합니다 in formal 합니다체, 뻔해 in casual 반말 and 뻔하다 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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