순진하다 Korean adjective conjugation
to be innocent, naïve
Every form of 순진하다 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
- 순진한
- 아/어Infinitive
- 순진해
- -으니Since
- 순진하니
- 합니다Formal
- 순진합니다
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 | 순진해요 | 순진합니다 | 순진해 | 순진하다 |
과거Past
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 순진했어요 | 순진했습니다 | 순진했어 | 순진했다 |
미래·추측Future & presumptive
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -겠-Will / must be | 순진하겠어요 | 순진하겠습니다 | 순진하겠어 | 순진하겠다 |
| -을 것이다Going to | 순진할 거예요 | 순진할 것입니다 | 순진할 거야 | 순진할 것이다 |
의문Questions
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 순진해요? | 순진합니까? | 순진해? | 순진하니? |
| 과거Past | 순진했어요? | 순진했습니까? | 순진했어? | 순진했니? |
부정Negation
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 안Not (short) | 안 순진해요 | 안 순진합니다 | 안 순진해 | 안 순진하다 |
| -지 않다Not (long) | 순진하지 않아요 | 순진하지 않습니다 | 순진하지 않아 | 순진하지 않다 |
높임Honorific
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 순진하세요 | 순진하십니다 | 순진하셔 | 순진하시다 |
| 과거Past | 순진하셨어요 | 순진하셨습니다 | 순진하셨어 | 순진하셨다 |
관형사형Modifying a noun
- 현재Present
- 순진한
- 과거Past
- 순진한
- 미래Future
- 순진할
- 회상Used to
- 순진하던
연결Joining clauses
- -고and
- 순진하고
- -게-ly / so that
- 순진하게
- -어서so / and then
- 순진해서
- -으니까since
- 순진하니까
- -으면if / when
- 순진하면
- -지만but
- 순진하지만
- -는데and / but (setting up)
- 순진한데
- -어도even if
- 순진해도
문형Sentence patterns
How the dictionary says this verb is used. The numbers are slots: 1 is the subject, 2 the object.
- 1이 순진하다
예문In real sentences
From the dictionary, each with its translation.
저는 순진한 아이처럼, 다시 물어봤습니다.
Like a wide-eyed kid, I'd say, "Why is that?"
그건 정말 순진한 생각입니다.
That's a very naive notion, right?
돌이켜보면 저희는 정말 순진했죠.
Our naïveté is pretty incredible, when we look back on it.
특히 우리가 너무 순진하다고 하더군요.
Amongst other things, we were called naive.
자주 묻는 질문Common questions
How do you conjugate 순진하다 in Korean?
순진하다 (to be innocent, naïve) is 순진해요 in the polite 해요체, 순진합니다 in formal 합니다체, 순진해 in casual 반말 and 순진하다 in the plain written style. The past is 순진했어요.
What is the past tense of 순진하다?
순진했어요 in everyday polite speech, 순진했습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 순진하여 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.
Is 순진하다 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 순진하여 and 순진하니 but unchanged in 순진합니다.
What TOPIK level is 순진하다?
4급 — TOPIK 4, upper intermediate.
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