속되다 Korean adjective conjugation
to be vulgar
Every form of 속되다 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
- 속된
- 아/어Infinitive
- 속돼
- -으니Since
- 속되니
- 합니다Formal
- 속됩니다
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 | 속돼요 | 속됩니다 | 속돼 | 속되다 |
과거Past
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 속됐어요 | 속됐습니다 | 속됐어 | 속됐다 |
미래·추측Future & presumptive
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -겠-Will / must be | 속되겠어요 | 속되겠습니다 | 속되겠어 | 속되겠다 |
| -을 것이다Going to | 속될 거예요 | 속될 것입니다 | 속될 거야 | 속될 것이다 |
의문Questions
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 속돼요? | 속됩니까? | 속돼? | 속되니? |
| 과거Past | 속됐어요? | 속됐습니까? | 속됐어? | 속됐니? |
부정Negation
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 안Not (short) | 안 속돼요 | 안 속됩니다 | 안 속돼 | 안 속되다 |
| -지 않다Not (long) | 속되지 않아요 | 속되지 않습니다 | 속되지 않아 | 속되지 않다 |
높임Honorific
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 속되세요 | 속되십니다 | 속되셔 | 속되시다 |
| 과거Past | 속되셨어요 | 속되셨습니다 | 속되셨어 | 속되셨다 |
관형사형Modifying a noun
- 현재Present
- 속된
- 과거Past
- 속된
- 미래Future
- 속될
- 회상Used to
- 속되던
연결Joining clauses
- -고and
- 속되고
- -게-ly / so that
- 속되게
- -어서so / and then
- 속돼서
- -으니까since
- 속되니까
- -으면if / when
- 속되면
- -지만but
- 속되지만
- -는데and / but (setting up)
- 속된데
- -어도even if
- 속돼도
문형Sentence patterns
How the dictionary says this verb is used. The numbers are slots: 1 is the subject, 2 the object.
- 1이 속되다
예문In real sentences
From the dictionary, each with its translation.
속된 표현
vulgar expression
속된 말로 클릭을 유도한 거죠. "세상에, 모두 긴장해! 바다에서 생물들이 다 사라질지도 몰라!" 라고 말하는 것과 같아요.
It's clickbait kind of stuff, but it's basically saying, "Oh my God, start panicking, we're going to lose all the species in the oceans."
자주 묻는 질문Common questions
How do you conjugate 속되다 in Korean?
속되다 (to be vulgar) is 속돼요 in the polite 해요체, 속됩니다 in formal 합니다체, 속돼 in casual 반말 and 속되다 in the plain written style. The past is 속됐어요.
What is the past tense of 속되다?
속됐어요 in everyday polite speech, 속됐습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 속돼 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.
Is 속되다 a regular verb?
Yes. Its stem never changes shape: 속됩니다, 속돼, 속되니 all keep 속되 intact. Only the ending moves.
What TOPIK level is 속되다?
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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