상냥하다 Korean adjective conjugation

kind

Every form of 상냥하다 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
상냥한
아/어Infinitive
상냥해
-으니Since
상냥하니
합니다Formal
상냥합니다

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.

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
서술Statement 상냥해요상냥합니다상냥해상냥하다

과거Past

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
서술Statement 상냥했어요상냥했습니다상냥했어상냥했다

미래·추측Future & presumptive

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
-겠-Will / must be 상냥하겠어요상냥하겠습니다상냥하겠어상냥하겠다
-을 것이다Going to 상냥할 거예요상냥할 것입니다상냥할 거야상냥할 것이다

의문Questions

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Present 상냥해요?상냥합니까?상냥해?상냥하니?
과거Past 상냥했어요?상냥했습니까?상냥했어?상냥했니?

부정Negation

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
Not (short) 안 상냥해요안 상냥합니다안 상냥해안 상냥하다
-지 않다Not (long) 상냥하지 않아요상냥하지 않습니다상냥하지 않아상냥하지 않다

높임Honorific

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Present 상냥하세요상냥하십니다상냥하셔상냥하시다
과거Past 상냥하셨어요상냥하셨습니다상냥하셨어상냥하셨다

관형사형Modifying a noun

현재Present
상냥한
과거Past
상냥한
미래Future
상냥할
회상Used to
상냥하던

연결Joining clauses

-고and
상냥하고
-게-ly / so that
상냥하게
-어서so / and then
상냥해서
-으니까since
상냥하니까
-으면if / when
상냥하면
-지만but
상냥하지만
-는데and / but (setting up)
상냥한데
-어도even if
상냥해도

문형Sentence patterns

How the dictionary says this verb is used. The numbers are slots: 1 is the subject, 2 the object.

예문In real sentences

From the dictionary, each with its translation.

질병, 건강, 상냥한 폭력.

Sickness, health, tender violence.

그가 상냥한 여자같은 사람이고

I learn that he is a sweet cupcake.

수컷은 공격적이었다가 상냥한 연인으로 변합니다

The male turns from an aggressive to a gentle lover.

현실은 미국의 많은 백인들이 상냥하며 친철하다는 것입니다.

The reality is that many white Americans are affable and kind.

자주 묻는 질문Common questions

How do you conjugate 상냥하다 in Korean?

상냥하다 (kind) is 상냥해요 in the polite 해요체, 상냥합니다 in formal 합니다체, 상냥해 in casual 반말 and 상냥하다 in the plain written style. The past is 상냥했어요.

What is the past tense of 상냥하다?

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

Is 상냥하다 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 상냥하여 and 상냥하니 but unchanged in 상냥합니다.

What TOPIK level is 상냥하다?

5급 — TOPIK 5, advanced.

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