따갑다 Korean adjective conjugation
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Every form of 따갑다 across the four speech levels. It is ㅂ irregular — ㅂ becomes 우 before a vowel: 춥다 → 추워요.
기본형Principal parts
The four forms the dictionary prints. Every other form on this page is derived from them.
- 관형사형Modifier
- 따가운
- 아/어Infinitive
- 따가워
- -으니Since
- 따가우니
- 합니다Formal
- 따갑습니다
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 | 따가워요 | 따갑습니다 | 따가워 | 따갑다 |
과거Past
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 따가웠어요 | 따가웠습니다 | 따가웠어 | 따가웠다 |
미래·추측Future & presumptive
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -겠-Will / must be | 따갑겠어요 | 따갑겠습니다 | 따갑겠어 | 따갑겠다 |
| -을 것이다Going to | 따가울 거예요 | 따가울 것입니다 | 따가울 거야 | 따가울 것이다 |
의문Questions
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 따가워요? | 따갑습니까? | 따가워? | 따가우니? |
| 과거Past | 따가웠어요? | 따가웠습니까? | 따가웠어? | 따가웠니? |
부정Negation
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 안Not (short) | 안 따가워요 | 안 따갑습니다 | 안 따가워 | 안 따갑다 |
| -지 않다Not (long) | 따갑지 않아요 | 따갑지 않습니다 | 따갑지 않아 | 따갑지 않다 |
높임Honorific
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 따가우세요 | 따가우십니다 | 따가우셔 | 따가우시다 |
| 과거Past | 따가우셨어요 | 따가우셨습니다 | 따가우셨어 | 따가우셨다 |
관형사형Modifying a noun
- 현재Present
- 따가운
- 과거Past
- 따가운
- 미래Future
- 따가울
- 회상Used to
- 따갑던
연결Joining clauses
- -고and
- 따갑고
- -게-ly / so that
- 따갑게
- -어서so / and then
- 따가워서
- -으니까since
- 따가우니까
- -으면if / when
- 따가우면
- -지만but
- 따갑지만
- -는데and / but (setting up)
- 따가운데
- -어도even if
- 따가워도
문형Sentence patterns
How the dictionary says this verb is used. The numbers are slots: 1 is the subject, 2 the object.
- 1이 따갑다
예문In real sentences
From the dictionary, each with its translation.
그 곳을 떠난 지 몇 시간 후에도 눈이 계속 따가웠어요.
My eyes stung for a couple hours after I left.
불 가까이로 너무 많이 가면 눈이 뜨겁고, 코는 따가워집니다.
If you get too close, it burns your eyes and stings your nostrils.
담배가 붙은 부분이 즉시 부어오르고 따갑기 시작했죠.
The spot where the spittle landed immediately began to swell and sting.
티끌이 들어가서 눈이 따갑다.
The eyes are sore due to specks.
자주 묻는 질문Common questions
How do you conjugate 따갑다 in Korean?
따갑다 (hot) is 따가워요 in the polite 해요체, 따갑습니다 in formal 합니다체, 따가워 in casual 반말 and 따갑다 in the plain written style. The past is 따가웠어요.
What is the past tense of 따갑다?
따가웠어요 in everyday polite speech, 따가웠습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 따가워 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.
Is 따갑다 irregular?
Yes — it is ㅂ irregular (ㅂ 불규칙). ㅂ becomes 우 before a vowel: 춥다 → 추워요. That is why the stem looks different in 따가워 and 따가우니 but unchanged in 따갑습니다.
What TOPIK level is 따갑다?
5급 — TOPIK 5, advanced.
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