떫다 Korean adjective conjugation
to be astringent
Every form of 떫다 across the four speech levels. It is a regular stem, so the endings below attach without changing it.
기본형Principal parts
The four forms the dictionary prints. Every other form on this page is derived from them.
- 관형사형Modifier
- 떫은
- 아/어Infinitive
- 떫어
- -으니Since
- 떫으니
- 합니다Formal
- 떫습니다
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 | 떫어요 | 떫습니다 | 떫어 | 떫다 |
과거Past
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 떫었어요 | 떫었습니다 | 떫었어 | 떫었다 |
미래·추측Future & presumptive
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -겠-Will / must be | 떫겠어요 | 떫겠습니다 | 떫겠어 | 떫겠다 |
| -을 것이다Going to | 떫을 거예요 | 떫을 것입니다 | 떫을 거야 | 떫을 것이다 |
의문Questions
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 떫어요? | 떫습니까? | 떫어? | 떫으니? |
| 과거Past | 떫었어요? | 떫었습니까? | 떫었어? | 떫었니? |
부정Negation
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 안Not (short) | 안 떫어요 | 안 떫습니다 | 안 떫어 | 안 떫다 |
| -지 않다Not (long) | 떫지 않아요 | 떫지 않습니다 | 떫지 않아 | 떫지 않다 |
높임Honorific
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 떫으세요 | 떫으십니다 | 떫으셔 | 떫으시다 |
| 과거Past | 떫으셨어요 | 떫으셨습니다 | 떫으셨어 | 떫으셨다 |
관형사형Modifying a noun
- 현재Present
- 떫은
- 과거Past
- 떫은
- 미래Future
- 떫을
- 회상Used to
- 떫던
연결Joining clauses
- -고and
- 떫고
- -게-ly / so that
- 떫게
- -어서so / and then
- 떫어서
- -으니까since
- 떫으니까
- -으면if / when
- 떫으면
- -지만but
- 떫지만
- -는데and / but (setting up)
- 떫은데
- -어도even if
- 떫어도
문형Sentence patterns
How the dictionary says this verb is used. The numbers are slots: 1 is the subject, 2 the object.
- 1이 떫다
예문In real sentences
From the dictionary, each with its translation.
열매는 쓰고 떫은 맛으로, 식용으로는 적합하지 않다.
The flesh is dry and unpalatable to taste.
커피를 맛 본 제 남편은 확신에 차서 첫 번째 커피가 훨씬 쓰고 떫다고 대답했습니다.
Now, with clear certainty, my husband, he described the first cup of coffee as more raw and bitter.
만약 제가 몇가지 맥주를 드린 다음 강렬함과 떫은 맛을 평가해달라고 한다면 맥주마다 각각 평가가 다르겠죠.
If I gave you a few beers to taste and I asked you to rate them on intensity and bitterness, different beers would occupy different space.
자주 묻는 질문Common questions
How do you conjugate 떫다 in Korean?
떫다 (to be astringent) is 떫어요 in the polite 해요체, 떫습니다 in formal 합니다체, 떫어 in casual 반말 and 떫다 in the plain written style. The past is 떫었어요.
What is the past tense of 떫다?
떫었어요 in everyday polite speech, 떫었습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 떫어 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.
Is 떫다 a regular verb?
Yes. Its stem never changes shape: 떫습니다, 떫어, 떫으니 all keep 떫 intact. Only the ending moves.
What TOPIK level is 떫다?
5급 — TOPIK 5, advanced.
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