순하다 Korean adjective conjugation

to be gentle, mild

Every form of 순하다 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
순한
아/어Infinitive
순해
-으니Since
순하니
합니다Formal
순합니다

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.

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
서술Statement 순해요순합니다순해순하다

과거Past

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
서술Statement 순했어요순했습니다순했어순했다

미래·추측Future & presumptive

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
-겠-Will / must be 순하겠어요순하겠습니다순하겠어순하겠다
-을 것이다Going to 순할 거예요순할 것입니다순할 거야순할 것이다

의문Questions

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Present 순해요?순합니까?순해?순하니?
과거Past 순했어요?순했습니까?순했어?순했니?

부정Negation

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
Not (short) 안 순해요안 순합니다안 순해안 순하다
-지 않다Not (long) 순하지 않아요순하지 않습니다순하지 않아순하지 않다

높임Honorific

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Present 순하세요순하십니다순하셔순하시다
과거Past 순하셨어요순하셨습니다순하셨어순하셨다

관형사형Modifying a noun

현재Present
순한
과거Past
순한
미래Future
순할
회상Used to
순하던

연결Joining clauses

-고and
순하고
-게-ly / so that
순하게
-어서so / and then
순해서
-으니까since
순하니까
-으면if / when
순하면
-지만but
순하지만
-는데and / but (setting up)
순한데
-어도even if
순해도

문형Sentence patterns

How the dictionary says this verb is used. The numbers are slots: 1 is the subject, 2 the object.

예문In real sentences

From the dictionary, each with its translation.

이 아기는 참 순하네요.

This baby is so docile.

순한 담배

mild cigarettes

이렇게 순해 빠져선 안 돼요

We're not supposed to be nice. Right?

이 비누는 순해요.

This soap is mild. (informal polite speech style)

자주 묻는 질문Common questions

How do you conjugate 순하다 in Korean?

순하다 (to be gentle, mild) is 순해요 in the polite 해요체, 순합니다 in formal 합니다체, 순해 in casual 반말 and 순하다 in the plain written style. The past is 순했어요.

What is the past tense of 순하다?

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

Is 순하다 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 순하여 and 순하니 but unchanged in 순합니다.

What TOPIK level is 순하다?

4급 — TOPIK 4, upper intermediate.

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