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.

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
서술Statement 섭섭해요섭섭합니다섭섭해섭섭하다

과거Past

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
서술Statement 섭섭했어요섭섭했습니다섭섭했어섭섭했다

미래·추측Future & presumptive

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
-겠-Will / must be 섭섭하겠어요섭섭하겠습니다섭섭하겠어섭섭하겠다
-을 것이다Going to 섭섭할 거예요섭섭할 것입니다섭섭할 거야섭섭할 것이다

의문Questions

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Present 섭섭해요?섭섭합니까?섭섭해?섭섭하니?
과거Past 섭섭했어요?섭섭했습니까?섭섭했어?섭섭했니?

부정Negation

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
Not (short) 안 섭섭해요안 섭섭합니다안 섭섭해안 섭섭하다
-지 않다Not (long) 섭섭하지 않아요섭섭하지 않습니다섭섭하지 않아섭섭하지 않다

높임Honorific

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Present 섭섭하세요섭섭하십니다섭섭하셔섭섭하시다
과거Past 섭섭하셨어요섭섭하셨습니다섭섭하셨어섭섭하셨다

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.

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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