상세하다 Korean adjective conjugation

to be detailed

Every form of 상세하다 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
상세한
아/어Infinitive
상세해
-으니Since
상세하니
합니다Formal
상세합니다

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 상세해요상세합니다상세해상세하다

과거Past

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
서술Statement 상세했어요상세했습니다상세했어상세했다

미래·추측Future & presumptive

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
-겠-Will / must be 상세하겠어요상세하겠습니다상세하겠어상세하겠다
-을 것이다Going to 상세할 거예요상세할 것입니다상세할 거야상세할 것이다

의문Questions

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Present 상세해요?상세합니까?상세해?상세하니?
과거Past 상세했어요?상세했습니까?상세했어?상세했니?

부정Negation

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
Not (short) 안 상세해요안 상세합니다안 상세해안 상세하다
-지 않다Not (long) 상세하지 않아요상세하지 않습니다상세하지 않아상세하지 않다

높임Honorific

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Present 상세하세요상세하십니다상세하셔상세하시다
과거Past 상세하셨어요상세하셨습니다상세하셨어상세하셨다

관형사형Modifying a noun

현재Present
상세한
과거Past
상세한
미래Future
상세할
회상Used to
상세하던

연결Joining clauses

-고and
상세하고
-게-ly / so that
상세하게
-어서so / and then
상세해서
-으니까since
상세하니까
-으면if / when
상세하면
-지만but
상세하지만
-는데and / but (setting up)
상세한데
-어도even if
상세해도

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.

그의 기록에 상세하게 적혀 있습니다.

He wrote as much in his journal.

좀 더 상세한 검증도 필요하다.

I want to see more proof.

상세한 보고서를 작성해!

You're gonna have to write a full report, Lee.

상세한 정보가 모두 들어 있습니다.

It has all the detailed information.

자주 묻는 질문Common questions

How do you conjugate 상세하다 in Korean?

상세하다 (to be detailed) is 상세해요 in the polite 해요체, 상세합니다 in formal 합니다체, 상세해 in casual 반말 and 상세하다 in the plain written style. The past is 상세했어요.

What is the past tense of 상세하다?

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

Is 상세하다 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 상세하여 and 상세하니 but unchanged in 상세합니다.

What TOPIK level is 상세하다?

6급 — TOPIK 6, mastery.

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