씩씩하다

to be vigorous

Principal parts

관형사형Modifier
씩씩한
아/어Infinitive
씩씩해
-으니Since
씩씩하니
합니다Formal
씩씩합니다

Present

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
서술Statement 씩씩해요씩씩합니다씩씩해씩씩하다

Past

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
서술Statement 씩씩했어요씩씩했습니다씩씩했어씩씩했다

Future & presumptive

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
-겠-Will / must be 씩씩하겠어요씩씩하겠습니다씩씩하겠어씩씩하겠다
-을 것이다Going to 씩씩할 거예요씩씩할 것입니다씩씩할 거야씩씩할 것이다

Questions

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Present 씩씩해요?씩씩합니까?씩씩해?씩씩하니?
과거Past 씩씩했어요?씩씩했습니까?씩씩했어?씩씩했니?

Negation

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
안Not (short) 안 씩씩해요안 씩씩합니다안 씩씩해안 씩씩하다
-지 않다Not (long) 씩씩하지 않아요씩씩하지 않습니다씩씩하지 않아씩씩하지 않다

Honorific

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Present 씩씩하세요씩씩하십니다씩씩하셔씩씩하시다
과거Past 씩씩하셨어요씩씩하셨습니다씩씩하셨어씩씩하셨다

Modifying a noun

현재Present
씩씩한
과거Past
씩씩한
미래Future
씩씩할
회상Used to
씩씩하던

Joining clauses

-고and
씩씩하고
-게-ly / so that
씩씩하게
-어서so / and then
씩씩해서
-으니까since
씩씩하니까
-으면if / when
씩씩하면
-지만but
씩씩하지만
-는데and / but (setting up)
씩씩한데
-어도even if
씩씩해도

Sentence patterns

In real sentences

그래도 참 씩씩해. 나 같으면 학교 못 나올 것 같은데.

Still she's very optimistic. If it were me, I don't think I would be able to come to school.

지하철을 탔을 때, 저는 약간 씩씩한 모습이었죠.

I get on. I tend to be a little bit vigilant when I get on the subway.

넌 씩씩하니까 괜찮아

You're a tough girl. You're gonna be fine.

모든 직원들이 이 씩씩하고, 젊은 자원봉사자를 알게 되었습니다.

All the staff got to know the plucky, young volunteer.

Common questions

How do you conjugate 씩씩하다 in Korean?

씩씩하다 (to be vigorous) is 씩씩해요 in the polite 해요체, 씩씩합니다 in formal 합니다체, 씩씩해 in casual 반말 and 씩씩하다 in the plain written style. The past is 씩씩했어요.

What is the past tense of 씩씩하다?

씩씩했어요 in everyday polite speech, 씩씩했습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 씩씩하여 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.

Is 씩씩하다 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 씩씩하여 and 씩씩하니 but unchanged in 씩씩합니다.

What TOPIK level is 씩씩하다?

4급 — TOPIK 4, upper intermediate.

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