썰렁하다 Korean adjective conjugation
to be chilly
Every form of 썰렁하다 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
- 썰렁한
- 아/어Infinitive
- 썰렁해
- -으니Since
- 썰렁하니
- 합니다Formal
- 썰렁합니다
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 | 썰렁해요 | 썰렁합니다 | 썰렁해 | 썰렁하다 |
과거Past
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 썰렁했어요 | 썰렁했습니다 | 썰렁했어 | 썰렁했다 |
미래·추측Future & presumptive
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -겠-Will / must be | 썰렁하겠어요 | 썰렁하겠습니다 | 썰렁하겠어 | 썰렁하겠다 |
| -을 것이다Going to | 썰렁할 거예요 | 썰렁할 것입니다 | 썰렁할 거야 | 썰렁할 것이다 |
의문Questions
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 썰렁해요? | 썰렁합니까? | 썰렁해? | 썰렁하니? |
| 과거Past | 썰렁했어요? | 썰렁했습니까? | 썰렁했어? | 썰렁했니? |
부정Negation
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 안Not (short) | 안 썰렁해요 | 안 썰렁합니다 | 안 썰렁해 | 안 썰렁하다 |
| -지 않다Not (long) | 썰렁하지 않아요 | 썰렁하지 않습니다 | 썰렁하지 않아 | 썰렁하지 않다 |
높임Honorific
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 썰렁하세요 | 썰렁하십니다 | 썰렁하셔 | 썰렁하시다 |
| 과거Past | 썰렁하셨어요 | 썰렁하셨습니다 | 썰렁하셨어 | 썰렁하셨다 |
관형사형Modifying a noun
- 현재Present
- 썰렁한
- 과거Past
- 썰렁한
- 미래Future
- 썰렁할
- 회상Used to
- 썰렁하던
연결Joining clauses
- -고and
- 썰렁하고
- -게-ly / so that
- 썰렁하게
- -어서so / and then
- 썰렁해서
- -으니까since
- 썰렁하니까
- -으면if / when
- 썰렁하면
- -지만but
- 썰렁하지만
- -는데and / but (setting up)
- 썰렁한데
- -어도even if
- 썰렁해도
문형Sentence patterns
How the dictionary says this verb is used. The numbers are slots: 1 is the subject, 2 the object.
- 1이 썰렁하다
예문In real sentences
From the dictionary, each with its translation.
물론 그 죽은 사람한테는 좀 썰렁한 오르가즘일지 모르지요.
Obviously it wouldn't be as much fun for the person.
수퇘지의 구애 레퍼토리는 좀 썰렁합니다.
The boar has a very odd courtship repertoire.
문틈으로 스미는 찬바람에 방안이 썰렁하니 추웠다.
The cold wind entered through the crack in the door, making the room chilly and cold.
자주 묻는 질문Common questions
How do you conjugate 썰렁하다 in Korean?
썰렁하다 (to be chilly) is 썰렁해요 in the polite 해요체, 썰렁합니다 in formal 합니다체, 썰렁해 in casual 반말 and 썰렁하다 in the plain written style. The past is 썰렁했어요.
What is the past tense of 썰렁하다?
썰렁했어요 in everyday polite speech, 썰렁했습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 썰렁하여 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.
Is 썰렁하다 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 썰렁하여 and 썰렁하니 but unchanged in 썰렁합니다.
What TOPIK level is 썰렁하다?
4급 — TOPIK 4, upper intermediate.
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