딱딱하다 Korean adjective conjugation
to be hard, firm
Every form of 딱딱하다 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
- 딱딱한
- 아/어Infinitive
- 딱딱해
- -으니Since
- 딱딱하니
- 합니다Formal
- 딱딱합니다
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 | 딱딱해요 | 딱딱합니다 | 딱딱해 | 딱딱하다 |
과거Past
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 딱딱했어요 | 딱딱했습니다 | 딱딱했어 | 딱딱했다 |
미래·추측Future & presumptive
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -겠-Will / must be | 딱딱하겠어요 | 딱딱하겠습니다 | 딱딱하겠어 | 딱딱하겠다 |
| -을 것이다Going to | 딱딱할 거예요 | 딱딱할 것입니다 | 딱딱할 거야 | 딱딱할 것이다 |
의문Questions
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 딱딱해요? | 딱딱합니까? | 딱딱해? | 딱딱하니? |
| 과거Past | 딱딱했어요? | 딱딱했습니까? | 딱딱했어? | 딱딱했니? |
부정Negation
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 안Not (short) | 안 딱딱해요 | 안 딱딱합니다 | 안 딱딱해 | 안 딱딱하다 |
| -지 않다Not (long) | 딱딱하지 않아요 | 딱딱하지 않습니다 | 딱딱하지 않아 | 딱딱하지 않다 |
높임Honorific
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 딱딱하세요 | 딱딱하십니다 | 딱딱하셔 | 딱딱하시다 |
| 과거Past | 딱딱하셨어요 | 딱딱하셨습니다 | 딱딱하셨어 | 딱딱하셨다 |
관형사형Modifying a noun
- 현재Present
- 딱딱한
- 과거Past
- 딱딱한
- 미래Future
- 딱딱할
- 회상Used to
- 딱딱하던
연결Joining clauses
- -고and
- 딱딱하고
- -게-ly / so that
- 딱딱하게
- -어서so / and then
- 딱딱해서
- -으니까since
- 딱딱하니까
- -으면if / when
- 딱딱하면
- -지만but
- 딱딱하지만
- -는데and / but (setting up)
- 딱딱한데
- -어도even if
- 딱딱해도
문형Sentence patterns
How the dictionary says this verb is used. The numbers are slots: 1 is the subject, 2 the object.
- 1이 딱딱하다
예문In real sentences
From the dictionary, each with its translation.
완전 딱딱한 적 없어
Oh, he never gets fully hard.
그거 딱딱해?
Is it hard?
완전 딱딱하죠.
It's very flat, kind of rigid.
이름이 너무 딱딱하긴 한데, 큰 도움이 됐어요.
It's a very dry name, but bear with me, it's super helpful.
자주 묻는 질문Common questions
How do you conjugate 딱딱하다 in Korean?
딱딱하다 (to be hard, firm) is 딱딱해요 in the polite 해요체, 딱딱합니다 in formal 합니다체, 딱딱해 in casual 반말 and 딱딱하다 in the plain written style. The past is 딱딱했어요.
What is the past tense of 딱딱하다?
딱딱했어요 in everyday polite speech, 딱딱했습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 딱딱하여 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.
Is 딱딱하다 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 딱딱하여 and 딱딱하니 but unchanged in 딱딱합니다.
What TOPIK level is 딱딱하다?
3급 — TOPIK 3, lower intermediate.
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