특별하다

to be special

Principal parts

관형사형Modifier
특별한
아/어Infinitive
특별해
-으니Since
특별하니
합니다Formal
특별합니다

Present

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
서술Statement 특별해요특별합니다특별해특별하다

Past

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
서술Statement 특별했어요특별했습니다특별했어특별했다

Future & presumptive

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
-겠-Will / must be 특별하겠어요특별하겠습니다특별하겠어특별하겠다
-을 것이다Going to 특별할 거예요특별할 것입니다특별할 거야특별할 것이다

Questions

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Present 특별해요?특별합니까?특별해?특별하니?
과거Past 특별했어요?특별했습니까?특별했어?특별했니?

Negation

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
안Not (short) 안 특별해요안 특별합니다안 특별해안 특별하다
-지 않다Not (long) 특별하지 않아요특별하지 않습니다특별하지 않아특별하지 않다

Honorific

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Present 특별하세요특별하십니다특별하셔특별하시다
과거Past 특별하셨어요특별하셨습니다특별하셨어특별하셨다

Modifying a noun

현재Present
특별한
과거Past
특별한
미래Future
특별할
회상Used to
특별하던

Joining clauses

-고and
특별하고
-게-ly / so that
특별하게
-어서so / and then
특별해서
-으니까since
특별하니까
-으면if / when
특별하면
-지만but
특별하지만
-는데and / but (setting up)
특별한데
-어도even if
특별해도

Sentence patterns

In real sentences

어떤 색이 특별할까?

What color is privilege?

상당히 특별한 일인데요.

A very specific thing happened.

다른 특별한 건 없습니다.

It doesn't really take anything.

여기까진 뭐 특별한게 없지요.

It all looks very innocent.

Common questions

How do you conjugate 특별하다 in Korean?

특별하다 (to be special) is 특별해요 in the polite 해요체, 특별합니다 in formal 합니다체, 특별해 in casual 반말 and 특별하다 in the plain written style. The past is 특별했어요.

What is the past tense of 특별하다?

특별했어요 in everyday polite speech, 특별했습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 특별하여 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.

Is 특별하다 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 특별하여 and 특별하니 but unchanged in 특별합니다.

What TOPIK level is 특별하다?

1급 — TOPIK 1, beginner.

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