삭막하다 Korean adjective conjugation
be dim, vague
Every form of 삭막하다 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
- 삭막한
- 아/어Infinitive
- 삭막해
- -으니Since
- 삭막하니
- 합니다Formal
- 삭막합니다
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 | 삭막해요 | 삭막합니다 | 삭막해 | 삭막하다 |
과거Past
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 삭막했어요 | 삭막했습니다 | 삭막했어 | 삭막했다 |
미래·추측Future & presumptive
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -겠-Will / must be | 삭막하겠어요 | 삭막하겠습니다 | 삭막하겠어 | 삭막하겠다 |
| -을 것이다Going to | 삭막할 거예요 | 삭막할 것입니다 | 삭막할 거야 | 삭막할 것이다 |
의문Questions
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 삭막해요? | 삭막합니까? | 삭막해? | 삭막하니? |
| 과거Past | 삭막했어요? | 삭막했습니까? | 삭막했어? | 삭막했니? |
부정Negation
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 안Not (short) | 안 삭막해요 | 안 삭막합니다 | 안 삭막해 | 안 삭막하다 |
| -지 않다Not (long) | 삭막하지 않아요 | 삭막하지 않습니다 | 삭막하지 않아 | 삭막하지 않다 |
높임Honorific
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 삭막하세요 | 삭막하십니다 | 삭막하셔 | 삭막하시다 |
| 과거Past | 삭막하셨어요 | 삭막하셨습니다 | 삭막하셨어 | 삭막하셨다 |
관형사형Modifying a noun
- 현재Present
- 삭막한
- 과거Past
- 삭막한
- 미래Future
- 삭막할
- 회상Used to
- 삭막하던
연결Joining clauses
- -고and
- 삭막하고
- -게-ly / so that
- 삭막하게
- -어서so / and then
- 삭막해서
- -으니까since
- 삭막하니까
- -으면if / when
- 삭막하면
- -지만but
- 삭막하지만
- -는데and / but (setting up)
- 삭막한데
- -어도even if
- 삭막해도
문형Sentence patterns
How the dictionary says this verb is used. The numbers are slots: 1 is the subject, 2 the object.
- 1이 삭막하다
예문In real sentences
From the dictionary, each with its translation.
삭막하게 그게 뭐니
Oh, come on. Don't be so unromantic.
사람들이 전부 아빠 같음 세상이 얼마나 삭막할까
Boy, what a world this would be if everyone thought like you!
하지만 배고픈 예술가가 없다면 세상이 얼마나 삭막하겠어요?
But then again where would we be without our starving artists?
삭막한 도시죠
It can be a hard place.
자주 묻는 질문Common questions
How do you conjugate 삭막하다 in Korean?
삭막하다 (be dim, vague) is 삭막해요 in the polite 해요체, 삭막합니다 in formal 합니다체, 삭막해 in casual 반말 and 삭막하다 in the plain written style. The past is 삭막했어요.
What is the past tense of 삭막하다?
삭막했어요 in everyday polite speech, 삭막했습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 삭막하여 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.
Is 삭막하다 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 삭막하여 and 삭막하니 but unchanged in 삭막합니다.
What TOPIK level is 삭막하다?
5급 — TOPIK 5, advanced.
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