씁쓸하다 Korean adjective conjugation
to be bitter, bitterish
Every form of 씁쓸하다 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
- 씁쓸한
- 아/어Infinitive
- 씁쓸해
- -으니Since
- 씁쓸하니
- 합니다Formal
- 씁쓸합니다
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 | 씁쓸해요 | 씁쓸합니다 | 씁쓸해 | 씁쓸하다 |
과거Past
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 씁쓸했어요 | 씁쓸했습니다 | 씁쓸했어 | 씁쓸했다 |
미래·추측Future & presumptive
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -겠-Will / must be | 씁쓸하겠어요 | 씁쓸하겠습니다 | 씁쓸하겠어 | 씁쓸하겠다 |
| -을 것이다Going to | 씁쓸할 거예요 | 씁쓸할 것입니다 | 씁쓸할 거야 | 씁쓸할 것이다 |
의문Questions
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 씁쓸해요? | 씁쓸합니까? | 씁쓸해? | 씁쓸하니? |
| 과거Past | 씁쓸했어요? | 씁쓸했습니까? | 씁쓸했어? | 씁쓸했니? |
부정Negation
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 안Not (short) | 안 씁쓸해요 | 안 씁쓸합니다 | 안 씁쓸해 | 안 씁쓸하다 |
| -지 않다Not (long) | 씁쓸하지 않아요 | 씁쓸하지 않습니다 | 씁쓸하지 않아 | 씁쓸하지 않다 |
높임Honorific
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 씁쓸하세요 | 씁쓸하십니다 | 씁쓸하셔 | 씁쓸하시다 |
| 과거Past | 씁쓸하셨어요 | 씁쓸하셨습니다 | 씁쓸하셨어 | 씁쓸하셨다 |
관형사형Modifying a noun
- 현재Present
- 씁쓸한
- 과거Past
- 씁쓸한
- 미래Future
- 씁쓸할
- 회상Used to
- 씁쓸하던
연결Joining clauses
- -고and
- 씁쓸하고
- -게-ly / so that
- 씁쓸하게
- -어서so / and then
- 씁쓸해서
- -으니까since
- 씁쓸하니까
- -으면if / when
- 씁쓸하면
- -지만but
- 씁쓸하지만
- -는데and / but (setting up)
- 씁쓸한데
- -어도even if
- 씁쓸해도
문형Sentence patterns
How the dictionary says this verb is used. The numbers are slots: 1 is the subject, 2 the object.
- 1이 씁쓸하다
예문In real sentences
From the dictionary, each with its translation.
씁쓸하고 사기도 저하됐겠죠.
I'd imagine pretty bitter and demoralized.
그래서였을까요. 레스토랑을 찾는 손님이 많았지만 집으로 돌아오면 씁쓸한 기분이 들었습니다.
Maybe that's the reason why when we came home, even though we had a lot of customers every day, we didn't feel fulfilled.
그런데 아니네, 씁쓸해
But I'm not, though. I'm bitter.
엘케 이렇게 헤어지니 씁쓸하네요
I'm afraid our time here has come to an end.
자주 묻는 질문Common questions
How do you conjugate 씁쓸하다 in Korean?
씁쓸하다 (to be bitter, bitterish) is 씁쓸해요 in the polite 해요체, 씁쓸합니다 in formal 합니다체, 씁쓸해 in casual 반말 and 씁쓸하다 in the plain written style. The past is 씁쓸했어요.
What is the past tense of 씁쓸하다?
씁쓸했어요 in everyday polite speech, 씁쓸했습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 씁쓸하여 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.
Is 씁쓸하다 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 씁쓸하여 and 씁쓸하니 but unchanged in 씁쓸합니다.
What TOPIK level is 씁쓸하다?
6급 — TOPIK 6, mastery.
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