싫다 Korean adjective conjugation

to dislike

TOPIK 1 1급adjective 형용사regular 규칙Dictionary entry 단어

Every form of 싫다 across the four speech levels. It is a regular stem, so the endings below attach without changing it.

기본형Principal parts

The four forms the dictionary prints. Every other form on this page is derived from them.

관형사형Modifier
싫은
아/어Infinitive
싫어
-으니Since
싫으니
합니다Formal
싫습니다

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 싫어요싫습니다싫어싫다

과거Past

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
서술Statement 싫었어요싫었습니다싫었어싫었다

미래·추측Future & presumptive

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
-겠-Will / must be 싫겠어요싫겠습니다싫겠어싫겠다
-을 것이다Going to 싫을 거예요싫을 것입니다싫을 거야싫을 것이다

의문Questions

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Present 싫어요?싫습니까?싫어?싫으니?
과거Past 싫었어요?싫었습니까?싫었어?싫었니?

부정Negation

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
Not (short) 안 싫어요안 싫습니다안 싫어안 싫다
-지 않다Not (long) 싫지 않아요싫지 않습니다싫지 않아싫지 않다

높임Honorific

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Present 싫으세요싫으십니다싫으셔싫으시다
과거Past 싫으셨어요싫으셨습니다싫으셨어싫으셨다

관형사형Modifying a noun

현재Present
싫은
과거Past
싫은
미래Future
싫을
회상Used to
싫던

연결Joining clauses

-고and
싫고
-게-ly / so that
싫게
-어서so / and then
싫어서
-으니까since
싫으니까
-으면if / when
싫으면
-지만but
싫지만
-는데and / but (setting up)
싫은데
-어도even if
싫어도

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.

그걸 해서 내 자신이 싫었어.

I hated myself for doing that.

그래서 더 이상 말하기 싫었습니다.

So I don't talk about it anymore.

더이상 놀기 싫어

I don't want to play anymore.

사람 많은 게 싫어요.

I hate it when there are a lot of people.

자주 묻는 질문Common questions

How do you conjugate 싫다 in Korean?

싫다 (to dislike) is 싫어요 in the polite 해요체, 싫습니다 in formal 합니다체, 싫어 in casual 반말 and 싫다 in the plain written style. The past is 싫었어요.

What is the past tense of 싫다?

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

Is 싫다 a regular verb?

Yes. Its stem never changes shape: 싫습니다, 싫어, 싫으니 all keep 싫 intact. Only the ending moves.

What TOPIK level is 싫다?

1급 — TOPIK 1, beginner.

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