솔직하다

to be honest

Principal parts

관형사형Modifier
솔직한
아/어Infinitive
솔직해
-으니Since
솔직하니
합니다Formal
솔직합니다

Present

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
서술Statement 솔직해요솔직합니다솔직해솔직하다

Past

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
서술Statement 솔직했어요솔직했습니다솔직했어솔직했다

Future & presumptive

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
-겠-Will / must be 솔직하겠어요솔직하겠습니다솔직하겠어솔직하겠다
-을 것이다Going to 솔직할 거예요솔직할 것입니다솔직할 거야솔직할 것이다

Questions

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Present 솔직해요?솔직합니까?솔직해?솔직하니?
과거Past 솔직했어요?솔직했습니까?솔직했어?솔직했니?

Negation

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
안Not (short) 안 솔직해요안 솔직합니다안 솔직해안 솔직하다
-지 않다Not (long) 솔직하지 않아요솔직하지 않습니다솔직하지 않아솔직하지 않다

Honorific

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Present 솔직하세요솔직하십니다솔직하셔솔직하시다
과거Past 솔직하셨어요솔직하셨습니다솔직하셨어솔직하셨다

Modifying a noun

현재Present
솔직한
과거Past
솔직한
미래Future
솔직할
회상Used to
솔직하던

Joining 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

Sentence patterns

In real sentences

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.

Common 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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