뜸하다 Korean adjective conjugation
to be rarely or seldom happening (these days)
Every form of 뜸하다 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
- 뜸한
- 아/어Infinitive
- 뜸해
- -으니Since
- 뜸하니
- 합니다Formal
- 뜸합니다
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 | 뜸해요 | 뜸합니다 | 뜸해 | 뜸하다 |
과거Past
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 뜸했어요 | 뜸했습니다 | 뜸했어 | 뜸했다 |
미래·추측Future & presumptive
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -겠-Will / must be | 뜸하겠어요 | 뜸하겠습니다 | 뜸하겠어 | 뜸하겠다 |
| -을 것이다Going to | 뜸할 거예요 | 뜸할 것입니다 | 뜸할 거야 | 뜸할 것이다 |
의문Questions
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 뜸해요? | 뜸합니까? | 뜸해? | 뜸하니? |
| 과거Past | 뜸했어요? | 뜸했습니까? | 뜸했어? | 뜸했니? |
부정Negation
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 안Not (short) | 안 뜸해요 | 안 뜸합니다 | 안 뜸해 | 안 뜸하다 |
| -지 않다Not (long) | 뜸하지 않아요 | 뜸하지 않습니다 | 뜸하지 않아 | 뜸하지 않다 |
높임Honorific
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 뜸하세요 | 뜸하십니다 | 뜸하셔 | 뜸하시다 |
| 과거Past | 뜸하셨어요 | 뜸하셨습니다 | 뜸하셨어 | 뜸하셨다 |
관형사형Modifying a noun
- 현재Present
- 뜸한
- 과거Past
- 뜸한
- 미래Future
- 뜸할
- 회상Used to
- 뜸하던
연결Joining clauses
- -고and
- 뜸하고
- -게-ly / so that
- 뜸하게
- -어서so / and then
- 뜸해서
- -으니까since
- 뜸하니까
- -으면if / when
- 뜸하면
- -지만but
- 뜸하지만
- -는데and / but (setting up)
- 뜸한데
- -어도even if
- 뜸해도
문형Sentence patterns
How the dictionary says this verb is used. The numbers are slots: 1 is the subject, 2 the object.
- 1이 뜸하다
예문In real sentences
From the dictionary, each with its translation.
연락이 뜸해도 걱정하지 마
And don't worry if I don't call or write very much.
내가 요즘 연락이 뜸했지?
I, I know that I haven't been around a lot.
그날 이후로 크리스가 뜸하다.
After that day, Chris hasn't shown up.
핵으로부터 더 멀리 떨어진 곳일수록 전자들이 뜸하게 존재하는 것을 보실 수 있습니다
And then it gets a little bit sparser as you get out, as you get further and further out away from the electron.
자주 묻는 질문Common questions
How do you conjugate 뜸하다 in Korean?
뜸하다 (to be rarely or seldom happening (these days)) is 뜸해요 in the polite 해요체, 뜸합니다 in formal 합니다체, 뜸해 in casual 반말 and 뜸하다 in the plain written style. The past is 뜸했어요.
What is the past tense of 뜸하다?
뜸했어요 in everyday polite speech, 뜸했습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 뜸하여 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.
Is 뜸하다 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 뜸하여 and 뜸하니 but unchanged in 뜸합니다.
What TOPIK level is 뜸하다?
5급 — TOPIK 5, advanced.
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