솔직하다 Korean adjective conjugation
to be honest
Every form of 솔직하다 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
- 솔직한
- 아/어Infinitive
- 솔직해
- -으니Since
- 솔직하니
- 합니다Formal
- 솔직합니다
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 | 솔직해요 | 솔직합니다 | 솔직해 | 솔직하다 |
과거Past
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 솔직했어요 | 솔직했습니다 | 솔직했어 | 솔직했다 |
미래·추측Future & presumptive
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -겠-Will / must be | 솔직하겠어요 | 솔직하겠습니다 | 솔직하겠어 | 솔직하겠다 |
| -을 것이다Going to | 솔직할 거예요 | 솔직할 것입니다 | 솔직할 거야 | 솔직할 것이다 |
의문Questions
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 솔직해요? | 솔직합니까? | 솔직해? | 솔직하니? |
| 과거Past | 솔직했어요? | 솔직했습니까? | 솔직했어? | 솔직했니? |
부정Negation
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 안Not (short) | 안 솔직해요 | 안 솔직합니다 | 안 솔직해 | 안 솔직하다 |
| -지 않다Not (long) | 솔직하지 않아요 | 솔직하지 않습니다 | 솔직하지 않아 | 솔직하지 않다 |
높임Honorific
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 솔직하세요 | 솔직하십니다 | 솔직하셔 | 솔직하시다 |
| 과거Past | 솔직하셨어요 | 솔직하셨습니다 | 솔직하셨어 | 솔직하셨다 |
관형사형Modifying a noun
- 현재Present
- 솔직한
- 과거Past
- 솔직한
- 미래Future
- 솔직할
- 회상Used to
- 솔직하던
연결Joining clauses
- -고and
- 솔직하고
- -게-ly / so that
- 솔직하게
- -어서so / and then
- 솔직해서
- -으니까since
- 솔직하니까
- -으면if / when
- 솔직하면
- -지만but
- 솔직하지만
- -는데and / but (setting up)
- 솔직한데
- -어도even if
- 솔직해도
문형Sentence patterns
How the dictionary says this verb is used. The numbers are slots: 1 is the subject, 2 the object.
- 1이 솔직하다
예문In real sentences
From the dictionary, each with its translation.
우리 솔직해지죠. 맞습니다.
Let's be frank and honest.
나도 박사님께 솔직하고 싶어요
I actually wanna be honest with you.
우리에 대해 솔직해지는 게 문제겠지
Clearly, you have a problem being open and honest about us.
그리고 여러분에게 전 정말 솔직하게 말할 겁니다.
And I'm going to be really honest with you.
자주 묻는 질문Common questions
How do you conjugate 솔직하다 in Korean?
솔직하다 (to be honest) is 솔직해요 in the polite 해요체, 솔직합니다 in formal 합니다체, 솔직해 in casual 반말 and 솔직하다 in the plain written style. The past is 솔직했어요.
What is the past tense of 솔직하다?
솔직했어요 in everyday polite speech, 솔직했습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 솔직하여 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.
Is 솔직하다 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 솔직하여 and 솔직하니 but unchanged in 솔직합니다.
What TOPIK level is 솔직하다?
4급 — TOPIK 4, upper intermediate.
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