튼튼하다 Korean adjective conjugation

sturdy, strong

Every form of 튼튼하다 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
튼튼한
아/어Infinitive
튼튼해
-으니Since
튼튼하니
합니다Formal
튼튼합니다

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.

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
서술Statement 튼튼해요튼튼합니다튼튼해튼튼하다

과거Past

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
서술Statement 튼튼했어요튼튼했습니다튼튼했어튼튼했다

미래·추측Future & presumptive

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
-겠-Will / must be 튼튼하겠어요튼튼하겠습니다튼튼하겠어튼튼하겠다
-을 것이다Going to 튼튼할 거예요튼튼할 것입니다튼튼할 거야튼튼할 것이다

의문Questions

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Present 튼튼해요?튼튼합니까?튼튼해?튼튼하니?
과거Past 튼튼했어요?튼튼했습니까?튼튼했어?튼튼했니?

부정Negation

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
Not (short) 안 튼튼해요안 튼튼합니다안 튼튼해안 튼튼하다
-지 않다Not (long) 튼튼하지 않아요튼튼하지 않습니다튼튼하지 않아튼튼하지 않다

높임Honorific

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Present 튼튼하세요튼튼하십니다튼튼하셔튼튼하시다
과거Past 튼튼하셨어요튼튼하셨습니다튼튼하셨어튼튼하셨다

관형사형Modifying a noun

현재Present
튼튼한
과거Past
튼튼한
미래Future
튼튼할
회상Used to
튼튼하던

연결Joining clauses

-고and
튼튼하고
-게-ly / so that
튼튼하게
-어서so / and then
튼튼해서
-으니까since
튼튼하니까
-으면if / when
튼튼하면
-지만but
튼튼하지만
-는데and / but (setting up)
튼튼한데
-어도even if
튼튼해도

문형Sentence patterns

How the dictionary says this verb is used. The numbers are slots: 1 is the subject, 2 the object.

예문In real sentences

From the dictionary, each with its translation.

내 몸은 튼튼해.

I have a healthy body.

사용하기 편하고 튼튼해야 합니다.

They need to be serviceable and durable.

그것이 더욱 튼튼하게 해 줍니다.

And that makes you more robust.

우리는 자동차를 튼튼하게 만들었고

We've made the car stronger.

자주 묻는 질문Common questions

How do you conjugate 튼튼하다 in Korean?

튼튼하다 (sturdy, strong) is 튼튼해요 in the polite 해요체, 튼튼합니다 in formal 합니다체, 튼튼해 in casual 반말 and 튼튼하다 in the plain written style. The past is 튼튼했어요.

What is the past tense of 튼튼하다?

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

Is 튼튼하다 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 튼튼하여 and 튼튼하니 but unchanged in 튼튼합니다.

What TOPIK level is 튼튼하다?

2급 — TOPIK 2, elementary.

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