쓸쓸하다
to be lonely
Principal parts
- 관형사형Modifier
- 쓸쓸한
- 아/어Infinitive
- 쓸쓸해
- -으니Since
- 쓸쓸하니
- 합니다Formal
- 쓸쓸합니다
Present
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 쓸쓸해요 | 쓸쓸합니다 | 쓸쓸해 | 쓸쓸하다 |
Past
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 쓸쓸했어요 | 쓸쓸했습니다 | 쓸쓸했어 | 쓸쓸했다 |
Future & presumptive
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -겠-Will / must be | 쓸쓸하겠어요 | 쓸쓸하겠습니다 | 쓸쓸하겠어 | 쓸쓸하겠다 |
| -을 것이다Going to | 쓸쓸할 거예요 | 쓸쓸할 것입니다 | 쓸쓸할 거야 | 쓸쓸할 것이다 |
Questions
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 쓸쓸해요? | 쓸쓸합니까? | 쓸쓸해? | 쓸쓸하니? |
| 과거Past | 쓸쓸했어요? | 쓸쓸했습니까? | 쓸쓸했어? | 쓸쓸했니? |
Negation
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 안Not (short) | 안 쓸쓸해요 | 안 쓸쓸합니다 | 안 쓸쓸해 | 안 쓸쓸하다 |
| -지 않다Not (long) | 쓸쓸하지 않아요 | 쓸쓸하지 않습니다 | 쓸쓸하지 않아 | 쓸쓸하지 않다 |
Honorific
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 쓸쓸하세요 | 쓸쓸하십니다 | 쓸쓸하셔 | 쓸쓸하시다 |
| 과거Past | 쓸쓸하셨어요 | 쓸쓸하셨습니다 | 쓸쓸하셨어 | 쓸쓸하셨다 |
Modifying a noun
- 현재Present
- 쓸쓸한
- 과거Past
- 쓸쓸한
- 미래Future
- 쓸쓸할
- 회상Used to
- 쓸쓸하던
Joining clauses
- -고and
- 쓸쓸하고
- -게-ly / so that
- 쓸쓸하게
- -어서so / and then
- 쓸쓸해서
- -으니까since
- 쓸쓸하니까
- -으면if / when
- 쓸쓸하면
- -지만but
- 쓸쓸하지만
- -는데and / but (setting up)
- 쓸쓸한데
- -어도even if
- 쓸쓸해도
Sentence patterns
- 1이 쓸쓸하다
In real sentences
쓸쓸해지지 않아요?
Aren't you lonely?
축제 후엔 항상 쓸쓸하지.
It's always lonely after the festival.
그녀가 얼마나 천당에서 쓸쓸하겠어요
I don't want her be alone in the heaven.
이 빌어먹게 쓸쓸한 당신 타디스를 타고 다신 돌아오지 마!
Your lonely bloody TARDIS and you don't come back!
Common questions
How do you conjugate 쓸쓸하다 in Korean?
쓸쓸하다 (to be lonely) is 쓸쓸해요 in the polite 해요체, 쓸쓸합니다 in formal 합니다체, 쓸쓸해 in casual 반말 and 쓸쓸하다 in the plain written style. The past is 쓸쓸했어요.
What is the past tense of 쓸쓸하다?
쓸쓸했어요 in everyday polite speech, 쓸쓸했습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 쓸쓸하여 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.
Is 쓸쓸하다 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 쓸쓸하여 and 쓸쓸하니 but unchanged in 쓸쓸합니다.
What TOPIK level is 쓸쓸하다?
4급 — TOPIK 4, upper intermediate.
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