떳떳하다
to be honourable
Principal parts
- 관형사형Modifier
- 떳떳한
- 아/어Infinitive
- 떳떳해
- -으니Since
- 떳떳하니
- 합니다Formal
- 떳떳합니다
Present
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 떳떳해요 | 떳떳합니다 | 떳떳해 | 떳떳하다 |
Past
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 떳떳했어요 | 떳떳했습니다 | 떳떳했어 | 떳떳했다 |
Future & presumptive
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -겠-Will / must be | 떳떳하겠어요 | 떳떳하겠습니다 | 떳떳하겠어 | 떳떳하겠다 |
| -을 것이다Going to | 떳떳할 거예요 | 떳떳할 것입니다 | 떳떳할 거야 | 떳떳할 것이다 |
Questions
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 떳떳해요? | 떳떳합니까? | 떳떳해? | 떳떳하니? |
| 과거Past | 떳떳했어요? | 떳떳했습니까? | 떳떳했어? | 떳떳했니? |
Negation
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 안Not (short) | 안 떳떳해요 | 안 떳떳합니다 | 안 떳떳해 | 안 떳떳하다 |
| -지 않다Not (long) | 떳떳하지 않아요 | 떳떳하지 않습니다 | 떳떳하지 않아 | 떳떳하지 않다 |
Honorific
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 떳떳하세요 | 떳떳하십니다 | 떳떳하셔 | 떳떳하시다 |
| 과거Past | 떳떳하셨어요 | 떳떳하셨습니다 | 떳떳하셨어 | 떳떳하셨다 |
Modifying a noun
- 현재Present
- 떳떳한
- 과거Past
- 떳떳한
- 미래Future
- 떳떳할
- 회상Used to
- 떳떳하던
Joining clauses
- -고and
- 떳떳하고
- -게-ly / so that
- 떳떳하게
- -어서so / and then
- 떳떳해서
- -으니까since
- 떳떳하니까
- -으면if / when
- 떳떳하면
- -지만but
- 떳떳하지만
- -는데and / but (setting up)
- 떳떳한데
- -어도even if
- 떳떳해도
Sentence patterns
- 1이 떳떳하다
In real sentences
떳떳하게 살 거죠?
We'll live free and above-board?
떳떳한 승부를 원하오
Even war must be fair.
이 사람들은 떳떳해질 수 있습니다.
And the people can hold their heads up high.
알아요 중요한 일은 아니란 거 하지만 떳떳하죠
It's not an important job, but it's an honest job.
Common questions
How do you conjugate 떳떳하다 in Korean?
떳떳하다 (to be honourable) is 떳떳해요 in the polite 해요체, 떳떳합니다 in formal 합니다체, 떳떳해 in casual 반말 and 떳떳하다 in the plain written style. The past is 떳떳했어요.
What is the past tense of 떳떳하다?
떳떳했어요 in everyday polite speech, 떳떳했습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 떳떳하여 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.
Is 떳떳하다 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 떳떳하여 and 떳떳하니 but unchanged in 떳떳합니다.
What TOPIK level is 떳떳하다?
5급 — TOPIK 5, advanced.
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