따뜻하다 Korean adjective conjugation
warm
Every form of 따뜻하다 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
- 따뜻한
- 아/어Infinitive
- 따뜻해
- -으니Since
- 따뜻하니
- 합니다Formal
- 따뜻합니다
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 | 따뜻해요 | 따뜻합니다 | 따뜻해 | 따뜻하다 |
과거Past
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 따뜻했어요 | 따뜻했습니다 | 따뜻했어 | 따뜻했다 |
미래·추측Future & presumptive
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -겠-Will / must be | 따뜻하겠어요 | 따뜻하겠습니다 | 따뜻하겠어 | 따뜻하겠다 |
| -을 것이다Going to | 따뜻할 거예요 | 따뜻할 것입니다 | 따뜻할 거야 | 따뜻할 것이다 |
의문Questions
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 따뜻해요? | 따뜻합니까? | 따뜻해? | 따뜻하니? |
| 과거Past | 따뜻했어요? | 따뜻했습니까? | 따뜻했어? | 따뜻했니? |
부정Negation
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 안Not (short) | 안 따뜻해요 | 안 따뜻합니다 | 안 따뜻해 | 안 따뜻하다 |
| -지 않다Not (long) | 따뜻하지 않아요 | 따뜻하지 않습니다 | 따뜻하지 않아 | 따뜻하지 않다 |
높임Honorific
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 따뜻하세요 | 따뜻하십니다 | 따뜻하셔 | 따뜻하시다 |
| 과거Past | 따뜻하셨어요 | 따뜻하셨습니다 | 따뜻하셨어 | 따뜻하셨다 |
관형사형Modifying a noun
- 현재Present
- 따뜻한
- 과거Past
- 따뜻한
- 미래Future
- 따뜻할
- 회상Used to
- 따뜻하던
연결Joining clauses
- -고and
- 따뜻하고
- -게-ly / so that
- 따뜻하게
- -어서so / and then
- 따뜻해서
- -으니까since
- 따뜻하니까
- -으면if / when
- 따뜻하면
- -지만but
- 따뜻하지만
- -는데and / but (setting up)
- 따뜻한데
- -어도even if
- 따뜻해도
문형Sentence patterns
How the dictionary says this verb is used. The numbers are slots: 1 is the subject, 2 the object.
- 1이 따뜻하다
예문In real sentences
From the dictionary, each with its translation.
춥겠을 텐데 옷 따뜻하게 입어요.
It must be cold, so dress warmly.
따뜻하구나
It feels warm.
사람들이 더 따뜻하군요.
It's a lot warmer.
그 곳은 고향이고 따뜻한 곳이었죠.
It was home, and it was sweet.
자주 묻는 질문Common questions
How do you conjugate 따뜻하다 in Korean?
따뜻하다 (warm) is 따뜻해요 in the polite 해요체, 따뜻합니다 in formal 합니다체, 따뜻해 in casual 반말 and 따뜻하다 in the plain written style. The past is 따뜻했어요.
What is the past tense of 따뜻하다?
따뜻했어요 in everyday polite speech, 따뜻했습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 따뜻하여 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.
Is 따뜻하다 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 따뜻하여 and 따뜻하니 but unchanged in 따뜻합니다.
What TOPIK level is 따뜻하다?
1급 — TOPIK 1, beginner.
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