탁월하다

to be excellent

Principal parts

관형사형Modifier
탁월한
아/어Infinitive
탁월해
-으니Since
탁월하니
합니다Formal
탁월합니다

Present

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
서술Statement 탁월해요탁월합니다탁월해탁월하다

Past

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
서술Statement 탁월했어요탁월했습니다탁월했어탁월했다

Future & presumptive

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
-겠-Will / must be 탁월하겠어요탁월하겠습니다탁월하겠어탁월하겠다
-을 것이다Going to 탁월할 거예요탁월할 것입니다탁월할 거야탁월할 것이다

Questions

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Present 탁월해요?탁월합니까?탁월해?탁월하니?
과거Past 탁월했어요?탁월했습니까?탁월했어?탁월했니?

Negation

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
안Not (short) 안 탁월해요안 탁월합니다안 탁월해안 탁월하다
-지 않다Not (long) 탁월하지 않아요탁월하지 않습니다탁월하지 않아탁월하지 않다

Honorific

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Present 탁월하세요탁월하십니다탁월하셔탁월하시다
과거Past 탁월하셨어요탁월하셨습니다탁월하셨어탁월하셨다

Modifying a noun

현재Present
탁월한
과거Past
탁월한
미래Future
탁월할
회상Used to
탁월하던

Joining 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

Sentence patterns

In real sentences

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.

Common 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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