섭섭하다 Korean adjective conjugation
to be sorry, disappointed
Every form of 섭섭하다 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
- 섭섭한
- 아/어Infinitive
- 섭섭해
- -으니Since
- 섭섭하니
- 합니다Formal
- 섭섭합니다
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 | 섭섭해요 | 섭섭합니다 | 섭섭해 | 섭섭하다 |
과거Past
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 섭섭했어요 | 섭섭했습니다 | 섭섭했어 | 섭섭했다 |
미래·추측Future & presumptive
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -겠-Will / must be | 섭섭하겠어요 | 섭섭하겠습니다 | 섭섭하겠어 | 섭섭하겠다 |
| -을 것이다Going to | 섭섭할 거예요 | 섭섭할 것입니다 | 섭섭할 거야 | 섭섭할 것이다 |
의문Questions
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 섭섭해요? | 섭섭합니까? | 섭섭해? | 섭섭하니? |
| 과거Past | 섭섭했어요? | 섭섭했습니까? | 섭섭했어? | 섭섭했니? |
부정Negation
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 안Not (short) | 안 섭섭해요 | 안 섭섭합니다 | 안 섭섭해 | 안 섭섭하다 |
| -지 않다Not (long) | 섭섭하지 않아요 | 섭섭하지 않습니다 | 섭섭하지 않아 | 섭섭하지 않다 |
높임Honorific
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 섭섭하세요 | 섭섭하십니다 | 섭섭하셔 | 섭섭하시다 |
| 과거Past | 섭섭하셨어요 | 섭섭하셨습니다 | 섭섭하셨어 | 섭섭하셨다 |
관형사형Modifying a noun
- 현재Present
- 섭섭한
- 과거Past
- 섭섭한
- 미래Future
- 섭섭할
- 회상Used to
- 섭섭하던
연결Joining clauses
- -고and
- 섭섭하고
- -게-ly / so that
- 섭섭하게
- -어서so / and then
- 섭섭해서
- -으니까since
- 섭섭하니까
- -으면if / when
- 섭섭하면
- -지만but
- 섭섭하지만
- -는데and / but (setting up)
- 섭섭한데
- -어도even if
- 섭섭해도
문형Sentence patterns
How the dictionary says this verb is used. The numbers are slots: 1 is the subject, 2 the object.
- 1이 2가 섭섭하다
- 1이 섭섭하다
예문In real sentences
From the dictionary, each with its translation.
섭섭하신 분들을 위해 하나를 더해 드릴게요.
So for those of you who are stressed by this picture, I will add somebody for you.
그래서 정말 섭섭해
And I'm really disappointed.
근데 니들 너무 섭섭하다, 얘
But you two really disappointed me
애인 대용품이라니 너무 섭섭하지 않습니까
Being a substitute is disappointing.
자주 묻는 질문Common questions
How do you conjugate 섭섭하다 in Korean?
섭섭하다 (to be sorry, disappointed) is 섭섭해요 in the polite 해요체, 섭섭합니다 in formal 합니다체, 섭섭해 in casual 반말 and 섭섭하다 in the plain written style. The past is 섭섭했어요.
What is the past tense of 섭섭하다?
섭섭했어요 in everyday polite speech, 섭섭했습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 섭섭하여 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.
Is 섭섭하다 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 섭섭하여 and 섭섭하니 but unchanged in 섭섭합니다.
What TOPIK level is 섭섭하다?
2급 — TOPIK 2, elementary.
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