심심찮다 Korean adjective conjugation
to be not infrequent
Every form of 심심찮다 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
- 심심찮은
- 아/어Infinitive
- 심심찮아
- -으니Since
- 심심찮으니
- 합니다Formal
- 심심찮습니다
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 | 심심찮아요 | 심심찮습니다 | 심심찮아 | 심심찮다 |
과거Past
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 심심찮았어요 | 심심찮았습니다 | 심심찮았어 | 심심찮았다 |
미래·추측Future & presumptive
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -겠-Will / must be | 심심찮겠어요 | 심심찮겠습니다 | 심심찮겠어 | 심심찮겠다 |
| -을 것이다Going to | 심심찮을 거예요 | 심심찮을 것입니다 | 심심찮을 거야 | 심심찮을 것이다 |
의문Questions
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 심심찮아요? | 심심찮습니까? | 심심찮아? | 심심찮으니? |
| 과거Past | 심심찮았어요? | 심심찮았습니까? | 심심찮았어? | 심심찮았니? |
부정Negation
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 안Not (short) | 안 심심찮아요 | 안 심심찮습니다 | 안 심심찮아 | 안 심심찮다 |
| -지 않다Not (long) | 심심찮지 않아요 | 심심찮지 않습니다 | 심심찮지 않아 | 심심찮지 않다 |
높임Honorific
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 심심찮으세요 | 심심찮으십니다 | 심심찮으셔 | 심심찮으시다 |
| 과거Past | 심심찮으셨어요 | 심심찮으셨습니다 | 심심찮으셨어 | 심심찮으셨다 |
관형사형Modifying a noun
- 현재Present
- 심심찮은
- 과거Past
- 심심찮은
- 미래Future
- 심심찮을
- 회상Used to
- 심심찮던
연결Joining clauses
- -고and
- 심심찮고
- -게-ly / so that
- 심심찮게
- -어서so / and then
- 심심찮아서
- -으니까since
- 심심찮으니까
- -으면if / when
- 심심찮으면
- -지만but
- 심심찮지만
- -는데and / but (setting up)
- 심심찮은데
- -어도even if
- 심심찮아도
문형Sentence patterns
How the dictionary says this verb is used. The numbers are slots: 1 is the subject, 2 the object.
- 1이 심심찮다
자주 묻는 질문Common questions
How do you conjugate 심심찮다 in Korean?
심심찮다 (to be not infrequent) is 심심찮아요 in the polite 해요체, 심심찮습니다 in formal 합니다체, 심심찮아 in casual 반말 and 심심찮다 in the plain written style. The past is 심심찮았어요.
What is the past tense of 심심찮다?
심심찮았어요 in everyday polite speech, 심심찮았습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 심심찮아 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.
Is 심심찮다 a regular verb?
Yes. Its stem never changes shape: 심심찮습니다, 심심찮아, 심심찮으니 all keep 심심찮 intact. Only the ending moves.
What TOPIK level is 심심찮다?
It carries no TOPIK grade. That is a fact about the published word lists rather than about the word — it conjugates by exactly the same rules as everything else.
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