싱겁다 Korean adjective conjugation
to be bland, not salty
Every form of 싱겁다 across the four speech levels. It is ㅂ irregular — ㅂ becomes 우 before a vowel: 춥다 → 추워요.
기본형Principal parts
The four forms the dictionary prints. Every other form on this page is derived from them.
- 관형사형Modifier
- 싱거운
- 아/어Infinitive
- 싱거워
- -으니Since
- 싱거우니
- 합니다Formal
- 싱겁습니다
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 | 싱거워요 | 싱겁습니다 | 싱거워 | 싱겁다 |
과거Past
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 싱거웠어요 | 싱거웠습니다 | 싱거웠어 | 싱거웠다 |
미래·추측Future & presumptive
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -겠-Will / must be | 싱겁겠어요 | 싱겁겠습니다 | 싱겁겠어 | 싱겁겠다 |
| -을 것이다Going to | 싱거울 거예요 | 싱거울 것입니다 | 싱거울 거야 | 싱거울 것이다 |
의문Questions
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 싱거워요? | 싱겁습니까? | 싱거워? | 싱거우니? |
| 과거Past | 싱거웠어요? | 싱거웠습니까? | 싱거웠어? | 싱거웠니? |
부정Negation
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 안Not (short) | 안 싱거워요 | 안 싱겁습니다 | 안 싱거워 | 안 싱겁다 |
| -지 않다Not (long) | 싱겁지 않아요 | 싱겁지 않습니다 | 싱겁지 않아 | 싱겁지 않다 |
높임Honorific
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 싱거우세요 | 싱거우십니다 | 싱거우셔 | 싱거우시다 |
| 과거Past | 싱거우셨어요 | 싱거우셨습니다 | 싱거우셨어 | 싱거우셨다 |
관형사형Modifying a noun
- 현재Present
- 싱거운
- 과거Past
- 싱거운
- 미래Future
- 싱거울
- 회상Used to
- 싱겁던
연결Joining clauses
- -고and
- 싱겁고
- -게-ly / so that
- 싱겁게
- -어서so / and then
- 싱거워서
- -으니까since
- 싱거우니까
- -으면if / when
- 싱거우면
- -지만but
- 싱겁지만
- -는데and / but (setting up)
- 싱거운데
- -어도even if
- 싱거워도
문형Sentence patterns
How the dictionary says this verb is used. The numbers are slots: 1 is the subject, 2 the object.
- 1이 싱겁다
예문In real sentences
From the dictionary, each with its translation.
싱겁긴, 꽃 말야 시들시들하네
It's not doing so well.
자주 묻는 질문Common questions
How do you conjugate 싱겁다 in Korean?
싱겁다 (to be bland, not salty) is 싱거워요 in the polite 해요체, 싱겁습니다 in formal 합니다체, 싱거워 in casual 반말 and 싱겁다 in the plain written style. The past is 싱거웠어요.
What is the past tense of 싱겁다?
싱거웠어요 in everyday polite speech, 싱거웠습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 싱거워 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.
Is 싱겁다 irregular?
Yes — it is ㅂ irregular (ㅂ 불규칙). ㅂ becomes 우 before a vowel: 춥다 → 추워요. That is why the stem looks different in 싱거워 and 싱거우니 but unchanged in 싱겁습니다.
What TOPIK level is 싱겁다?
1급 — TOPIK 1, beginner.
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