탁월하다 Korean adjective conjugation
to be excellent
Every form of 탁월하다 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
- 탁월한
- 아/어Infinitive
- 탁월해
- -으니Since
- 탁월하니
- 합니다Formal
- 탁월합니다
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 | 탁월해요 | 탁월합니다 | 탁월해 | 탁월하다 |
과거Past
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 탁월했어요 | 탁월했습니다 | 탁월했어 | 탁월했다 |
미래·추측Future & presumptive
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -겠-Will / must be | 탁월하겠어요 | 탁월하겠습니다 | 탁월하겠어 | 탁월하겠다 |
| -을 것이다Going to | 탁월할 거예요 | 탁월할 것입니다 | 탁월할 거야 | 탁월할 것이다 |
의문Questions
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 탁월해요? | 탁월합니까? | 탁월해? | 탁월하니? |
| 과거Past | 탁월했어요? | 탁월했습니까? | 탁월했어? | 탁월했니? |
부정Negation
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 안Not (short) | 안 탁월해요 | 안 탁월합니다 | 안 탁월해 | 안 탁월하다 |
| -지 않다Not (long) | 탁월하지 않아요 | 탁월하지 않습니다 | 탁월하지 않아 | 탁월하지 않다 |
높임Honorific
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 탁월하세요 | 탁월하십니다 | 탁월하셔 | 탁월하시다 |
| 과거Past | 탁월하셨어요 | 탁월하셨습니다 | 탁월하셨어 | 탁월하셨다 |
관형사형Modifying a noun
- 현재Present
- 탁월한
- 과거Past
- 탁월한
- 미래Future
- 탁월할
- 회상Used to
- 탁월하던
연결Joining clauses
- -고and
- 탁월하고
- -게-ly / so that
- 탁월하게
- -어서so / and then
- 탁월해서
- -으니까since
- 탁월하니까
- -으면if / when
- 탁월하면
- -지만but
- 탁월하지만
- -는데and / but (setting up)
- 탁월한데
- -어도even if
- 탁월해도
문형Sentence patterns
How the dictionary says this verb is used. The numbers are slots: 1 is the subject, 2 the object.
- 1이 탁월하다
예문In real sentences
From the dictionary, each with its translation.
탁월한 증거가 필요하죠.
We need excellent evidence.
ODI는 WIYN의 일도 시계와 탁월한 이미지 품질을 모두 이용한다.
ODI utilizes both WIYN's one degree field of view and excellent image quality.
아주 탁월한 선택이야
That's an excellent choice.
아프리카 경제위원회의 연구에 따르면 28개 아프리카 국가의 통치 구조가 탁월하게 상승되었습니다.
A study by the Economic Commission for Africa showed a clear trend upwards in governance in 28 African countries.
자주 묻는 질문Common questions
How do you conjugate 탁월하다 in Korean?
탁월하다 (to be excellent) is 탁월해요 in the polite 해요체, 탁월합니다 in formal 합니다체, 탁월해 in casual 반말 and 탁월하다 in the plain written style. The past is 탁월했어요.
What is the past tense of 탁월하다?
탁월했어요 in everyday polite speech, 탁월했습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 탁월하여 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.
Is 탁월하다 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 탁월하여 and 탁월하니 but unchanged in 탁월합니다.
What TOPIK level is 탁월하다?
6급 — TOPIK 6, mastery.
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