탁하다 Korean adjective conjugation
muddy,thick,sordid
Every form of 탁하다 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
- 탁한
- 아/어Infinitive
- 탁해
- -으니Since
- 탁하니
- 합니다Formal
- 탁합니다
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 | 탁해요 | 탁합니다 | 탁해 | 탁하다 |
과거Past
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 탁했어요 | 탁했습니다 | 탁했어 | 탁했다 |
미래·추측Future & presumptive
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -겠-Will / must be | 탁하겠어요 | 탁하겠습니다 | 탁하겠어 | 탁하겠다 |
| -을 것이다Going to | 탁할 거예요 | 탁할 것입니다 | 탁할 거야 | 탁할 것이다 |
의문Questions
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 탁해요? | 탁합니까? | 탁해? | 탁하니? |
| 과거Past | 탁했어요? | 탁했습니까? | 탁했어? | 탁했니? |
부정Negation
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 안Not (short) | 안 탁해요 | 안 탁합니다 | 안 탁해 | 안 탁하다 |
| -지 않다Not (long) | 탁하지 않아요 | 탁하지 않습니다 | 탁하지 않아 | 탁하지 않다 |
높임Honorific
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 탁하세요 | 탁하십니다 | 탁하셔 | 탁하시다 |
| 과거Past | 탁하셨어요 | 탁하셨습니다 | 탁하셨어 | 탁하셨다 |
관형사형Modifying a noun
- 현재Present
- 탁한
- 과거Past
- 탁한
- 미래Future
- 탁할
- 회상Used to
- 탁하던
연결Joining clauses
- -고and
- 탁하고
- -게-ly / so that
- 탁하게
- -어서so / and then
- 탁해서
- -으니까since
- 탁하니까
- -으면if / when
- 탁하면
- -지만but
- 탁하지만
- -는데and / but (setting up)
- 탁한데
- -어도even if
- 탁해도
문형Sentence patterns
How the dictionary says this verb is used. The numbers are slots: 1 is the subject, 2 the object.
- 1이 탁하다
예문In real sentences
From the dictionary, each with its translation.
딱정벌레의 착륙이 잎 표면 위의 미세한 털들을 작동시키면, 파리지옥풀의 턱은 탁하고 문을 닫습니다.
His landing triggers tiny hairs on the surface of the leaves, and the jaws of the venus fly trap snap shut around him.
자주 묻는 질문Common questions
How do you conjugate 탁하다 in Korean?
탁하다 (muddy,thick,sordid) is 탁해요 in the polite 해요체, 탁합니다 in formal 합니다체, 탁해 in casual 반말 and 탁하다 in the plain written style. The past is 탁했어요.
What is the past tense of 탁하다?
탁했어요 in everyday polite speech, 탁했습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 탁하여 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.
Is 탁하다 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 탁하여 and 탁하니 but unchanged in 탁합니다.
What TOPIK level is 탁하다?
5급 — TOPIK 5, advanced.
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