편찮다 Korean adjective conjugation
to be ill, sick
Every form of 편찮다 across the four speech levels. It is a regular stem, so the endings below attach without changing it.
기본형Principal parts
The four forms the dictionary prints. Every other form on this page is derived from them.
- 관형사형Modifier
- 편찮은
- 아/어Infinitive
- 편찮아
- -으니Since
- 편찮으니
- 합니다Formal
- 편찮습니다
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 | 편찮아요 | 편찮습니다 | 편찮아 | 편찮다 |
과거Past
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 편찮았어요 | 편찮았습니다 | 편찮았어 | 편찮았다 |
미래·추측Future & presumptive
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -겠-Will / must be | 편찮겠어요 | 편찮겠습니다 | 편찮겠어 | 편찮겠다 |
| -을 것이다Going to | 편찮을 거예요 | 편찮을 것입니다 | 편찮을 거야 | 편찮을 것이다 |
의문Questions
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 편찮아요? | 편찮습니까? | 편찮아? | 편찮으니? |
| 과거Past | 편찮았어요? | 편찮았습니까? | 편찮았어? | 편찮았니? |
부정Negation
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 안Not (short) | 안 편찮아요 | 안 편찮습니다 | 안 편찮아 | 안 편찮다 |
| -지 않다Not (long) | 편찮지 않아요 | 편찮지 않습니다 | 편찮지 않아 | 편찮지 않다 |
높임Honorific
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 편찮으세요 | 편찮으십니다 | 편찮으셔 | 편찮으시다 |
| 과거Past | 편찮으셨어요 | 편찮으셨습니다 | 편찮으셨어 | 편찮으셨다 |
관형사형Modifying a noun
- 현재Present
- 편찮은
- 과거Past
- 편찮은
- 미래Future
- 편찮을
- 회상Used to
- 편찮던
연결Joining clauses
- -고and
- 편찮고
- -게-ly / so that
- 편찮게
- -어서so / and then
- 편찮아서
- -으니까since
- 편찮으니까
- -으면if / when
- 편찮으면
- -지만but
- 편찮지만
- -는데and / but (setting up)
- 편찮은데
- -어도even if
- 편찮아도
문형Sentence patterns
How the dictionary says this verb is used. The numbers are slots: 1 is the subject, 2 the object.
- 1이 2가 편찮다
예문In real sentences
From the dictionary, each with its translation.
당장 나랑 가요, 아빠가 편찮으세요
My father's very ill. I think we best stay put.
아버지 편찮으실 때 니나를 몇 번 봤어
I saw Nina a couple times when he was sick.
당시 우리 아버지는 매우 편찮으셨습니다.
And at about this time actually my father got very sick.
제가 고등학생 때, 아버지가 많이 편찮으셨어요.
While I was in high school also, my dad was sick.
자주 묻는 질문Common questions
How do you conjugate 편찮다 in Korean?
편찮다 (to be ill, sick) is 편찮아요 in the polite 해요체, 편찮습니다 in formal 합니다체, 편찮아 in casual 반말 and 편찮다 in the plain written style. The past is 편찮았어요.
What is the past tense of 편찮다?
편찮았어요 in everyday polite speech, 편찮았습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 편찮아 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.
Is 편찮다 a regular verb?
Yes. Its stem never changes shape: 편찮습니다, 편찮아, 편찮으니 all keep 편찮 intact. Only the ending moves.
What TOPIK level is 편찮다?
2급 — TOPIK 2, elementary.
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