숭고하다 Korean adjective conjugation
to be noble
Every form of 숭고하다 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
- 숭고한
- 아/어Infinitive
- 숭고해
- -으니Since
- 숭고하니
- 합니다Formal
- 숭고합니다
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 | 숭고해요 | 숭고합니다 | 숭고해 | 숭고하다 |
과거Past
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 숭고했어요 | 숭고했습니다 | 숭고했어 | 숭고했다 |
미래·추측Future & presumptive
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -겠-Will / must be | 숭고하겠어요 | 숭고하겠습니다 | 숭고하겠어 | 숭고하겠다 |
| -을 것이다Going to | 숭고할 거예요 | 숭고할 것입니다 | 숭고할 거야 | 숭고할 것이다 |
의문Questions
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 숭고해요? | 숭고합니까? | 숭고해? | 숭고하니? |
| 과거Past | 숭고했어요? | 숭고했습니까? | 숭고했어? | 숭고했니? |
부정Negation
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 안Not (short) | 안 숭고해요 | 안 숭고합니다 | 안 숭고해 | 안 숭고하다 |
| -지 않다Not (long) | 숭고하지 않아요 | 숭고하지 않습니다 | 숭고하지 않아 | 숭고하지 않다 |
높임Honorific
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 숭고하세요 | 숭고하십니다 | 숭고하셔 | 숭고하시다 |
| 과거Past | 숭고하셨어요 | 숭고하셨습니다 | 숭고하셨어 | 숭고하셨다 |
관형사형Modifying a noun
- 현재Present
- 숭고한
- 과거Past
- 숭고한
- 미래Future
- 숭고할
- 회상Used to
- 숭고하던
연결Joining clauses
- -고and
- 숭고하고
- -게-ly / so that
- 숭고하게
- -어서so / and then
- 숭고해서
- -으니까since
- 숭고하니까
- -으면if / when
- 숭고하면
- -지만but
- 숭고하지만
- -는데and / but (setting up)
- 숭고한데
- -어도even if
- 숭고해도
문형Sentence patterns
How the dictionary says this verb is used. The numbers are slots: 1 is the subject, 2 the object.
- 1이 숭고하다
예문In real sentences
From the dictionary, each with its translation.
숭고한 정신.
high-souled.
오, 아주 숭고하네
Oh. Very Noble.
소리는 감정입니다. 소리는 숭고합니다. 자동차에서 나는 소리는 곧 정보가 됩니다.
Sound is emotion and sound is sublime, and when it comes to cars, sound is also information.
예, 기억이 잘 않나, 하지만 분명 멋지고 숭고한 무언가 때문이었겠지
I can't remember, but I'm sure it was something good and noble.
자주 묻는 질문Common questions
How do you conjugate 숭고하다 in Korean?
숭고하다 (to be noble) is 숭고해요 in the polite 해요체, 숭고합니다 in formal 합니다체, 숭고해 in casual 반말 and 숭고하다 in the plain written style. The past is 숭고했어요.
What is the past tense of 숭고하다?
숭고했어요 in everyday polite speech, 숭고했습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 숭고하여 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.
Is 숭고하다 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 숭고하여 and 숭고하니 but unchanged in 숭고합니다.
What TOPIK level is 숭고하다?
6급 — TOPIK 6, mastery.
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