쉽다 Korean adjective conjugation
to be easy
Every form of 쉽다 across the four speech levels. It is ㅂ irregular — ㅂ becomes 우 before a vowel: 춥다 → 추워요.
기본형Principal parts
The four forms the dictionary prints. Every other form on this page is derived from them.
- 관형사형Modifier
- 쉬운
- 아/어Infinitive
- 쉬워
- -으니Since
- 쉬우니
- 합니다Formal
- 쉽습니다
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 | 쉬워요 | 쉽습니다 | 쉬워 | 쉽다 |
과거Past
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 쉬웠어요 | 쉬웠습니다 | 쉬웠어 | 쉬웠다 |
미래·추측Future & presumptive
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -겠-Will / must be | 쉽겠어요 | 쉽겠습니다 | 쉽겠어 | 쉽겠다 |
| -을 것이다Going to | 쉬울 거예요 | 쉬울 것입니다 | 쉬울 거야 | 쉬울 것이다 |
의문Questions
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 쉬워요? | 쉽습니까? | 쉬워? | 쉬우니? |
| 과거Past | 쉬웠어요? | 쉬웠습니까? | 쉬웠어? | 쉬웠니? |
부정Negation
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 안Not (short) | 안 쉬워요 | 안 쉽습니다 | 안 쉬워 | 안 쉽다 |
| -지 않다Not (long) | 쉽지 않아요 | 쉽지 않습니다 | 쉽지 않아 | 쉽지 않다 |
높임Honorific
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 쉬우세요 | 쉬우십니다 | 쉬우셔 | 쉬우시다 |
| 과거Past | 쉬우셨어요 | 쉬우셨습니다 | 쉬우셨어 | 쉬우셨다 |
관형사형Modifying a noun
- 현재Present
- 쉬운
- 과거Past
- 쉬운
- 미래Future
- 쉬울
- 회상Used to
- 쉽던
연결Joining clauses
- -고and
- 쉽고
- -게-ly / so that
- 쉽게
- -어서so / and then
- 쉬워서
- -으니까since
- 쉬우니까
- -으면if / when
- 쉬우면
- -지만but
- 쉽지만
- -는데and / but (setting up)
- 쉬운데
- -어도even if
- 쉬워도
문형Sentence patterns
How the dictionary says this verb is used. The numbers are slots: 1 is the subject, 2 the object.
- 1이 쉽다
- 1이 2-기가 쉽다
예문In real sentences
From the dictionary, each with its translation.
말이 쉽다는 건 알지만
I know, easier said than done.
말하는 것은 쉽습니다. 그렇지 않나요?
It kind of rolls off the tongue, doesn't it?
사라에게는 이 방법이 더 쉬웠을지도 모르죠.
It would have been easier for Sarah.
사는 게 쉽지 않다.
Life's not easy.
자주 묻는 질문Common questions
How do you conjugate 쉽다 in Korean?
쉽다 (to be easy) is 쉬워요 in the polite 해요체, 쉽습니다 in formal 합니다체, 쉬워 in casual 반말 and 쉽다 in the plain written style. The past is 쉬웠어요.
What is the past tense of 쉽다?
쉬웠어요 in everyday polite speech, 쉬웠습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 쉬워 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.
Is 쉽다 irregular?
Yes — it is ㅂ irregular (ㅂ 불규칙). ㅂ becomes 우 before a vowel: 춥다 → 추워요. That is why the stem looks different in 쉬워 and 쉬우니 but unchanged in 쉽습니다.
What TOPIK level is 쉽다?
1급 — TOPIK 1, beginner.
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