뜨겁다 Korean adjective conjugation
to be hot
Every form of 뜨겁다 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
- 뜨거운
- 아/어Infinitive
- 뜨거워
- -으니Since
- 뜨거우니
- 합니다Formal
- 뜨겁습니다
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 | 뜨거워요 | 뜨겁습니다 | 뜨거워 | 뜨겁다 |
과거Past
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 뜨거웠어요 | 뜨거웠습니다 | 뜨거웠어 | 뜨거웠다 |
미래·추측Future & presumptive
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -겠-Will / must be | 뜨겁겠어요 | 뜨겁겠습니다 | 뜨겁겠어 | 뜨겁겠다 |
| -을 것이다Going to | 뜨거울 거예요 | 뜨거울 것입니다 | 뜨거울 거야 | 뜨거울 것이다 |
의문Questions
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 뜨거워요? | 뜨겁습니까? | 뜨거워? | 뜨거우니? |
| 과거Past | 뜨거웠어요? | 뜨거웠습니까? | 뜨거웠어? | 뜨거웠니? |
부정Negation
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 안Not (short) | 안 뜨거워요 | 안 뜨겁습니다 | 안 뜨거워 | 안 뜨겁다 |
| -지 않다Not (long) | 뜨겁지 않아요 | 뜨겁지 않습니다 | 뜨겁지 않아 | 뜨겁지 않다 |
높임Honorific
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 뜨거우세요 | 뜨거우십니다 | 뜨거우셔 | 뜨거우시다 |
| 과거Past | 뜨거우셨어요 | 뜨거우셨습니다 | 뜨거우셨어 | 뜨거우셨다 |
관형사형Modifying a noun
- 현재Present
- 뜨거운
- 과거Past
- 뜨거운
- 미래Future
- 뜨거울
- 회상Used to
- 뜨겁던
연결Joining clauses
- -고and
- 뜨겁고
- -게-ly / so that
- 뜨겁게
- -어서so / and then
- 뜨거워서
- -으니까since
- 뜨거우니까
- -으면if / when
- 뜨거우면
- -지만but
- 뜨겁지만
- -는데and / but (setting up)
- 뜨거운데
- -어도even if
- 뜨거워도
문형Sentence patterns
How the dictionary says this verb is used. The numbers are slots: 1 is the subject, 2 the object.
- 1이 뜨겁다
예문In real sentences
From the dictionary, each with its translation.
아주 뜨겁게 해주시겠어요?
Could you make it very hot?
만약 그랬다면 지구는 현재보다 더욱 뜨거운 상태였을 것입니다.
If it did, we'd be on a much warmer planet.
뜨거운 밤
night of passion
아직 뜨거운 물이 나와
Hey, there's still hot water.
자주 묻는 질문Common questions
How do you conjugate 뜨겁다 in Korean?
뜨겁다 (to be hot) is 뜨거워요 in the polite 해요체, 뜨겁습니다 in formal 합니다체, 뜨거워 in casual 반말 and 뜨겁다 in the plain written style. The past is 뜨거웠어요.
What is the past tense of 뜨겁다?
뜨거웠어요 in everyday polite speech, 뜨거웠습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 뜨거워 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.
Is 뜨겁다 irregular?
Yes — it is ㅂ irregular (ㅂ 불규칙). ㅂ becomes 우 before a vowel: 춥다 → 추워요. That is why the stem looks different in 뜨거워 and 뜨거우니 but unchanged in 뜨겁습니다.
What TOPIK level is 뜨겁다?
2급 — TOPIK 2, elementary.
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