또렷하다 Korean adjective conjugation
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Every form of 또렷하다 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
- 또렷한
- 아/어Infinitive
- 또렷해
- -으니Since
- 또렷하니
- 합니다Formal
- 또렷합니다
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 | 또렷해요 | 또렷합니다 | 또렷해 | 또렷하다 |
과거Past
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 또렷했어요 | 또렷했습니다 | 또렷했어 | 또렷했다 |
미래·추측Future & presumptive
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -겠-Will / must be | 또렷하겠어요 | 또렷하겠습니다 | 또렷하겠어 | 또렷하겠다 |
| -을 것이다Going to | 또렷할 거예요 | 또렷할 것입니다 | 또렷할 거야 | 또렷할 것이다 |
의문Questions
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 또렷해요? | 또렷합니까? | 또렷해? | 또렷하니? |
| 과거Past | 또렷했어요? | 또렷했습니까? | 또렷했어? | 또렷했니? |
부정Negation
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 안Not (short) | 안 또렷해요 | 안 또렷합니다 | 안 또렷해 | 안 또렷하다 |
| -지 않다Not (long) | 또렷하지 않아요 | 또렷하지 않습니다 | 또렷하지 않아 | 또렷하지 않다 |
높임Honorific
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 또렷하세요 | 또렷하십니다 | 또렷하셔 | 또렷하시다 |
| 과거Past | 또렷하셨어요 | 또렷하셨습니다 | 또렷하셨어 | 또렷하셨다 |
관형사형Modifying a noun
- 현재Present
- 또렷한
- 과거Past
- 또렷한
- 미래Future
- 또렷할
- 회상Used to
- 또렷하던
연결Joining clauses
- -고and
- 또렷하고
- -게-ly / so that
- 또렷하게
- -어서so / and then
- 또렷해서
- -으니까since
- 또렷하니까
- -으면if / when
- 또렷하면
- -지만but
- 또렷하지만
- -는데and / but (setting up)
- 또렷한데
- -어도even if
- 또렷해도
문형Sentence patterns
How the dictionary says this verb is used. The numbers are slots: 1 is the subject, 2 the object.
- 1이 또렷하다
예문In real sentences
From the dictionary, each with its translation.
정신이 또렷해요
I'll clear my mind.
전 그날을 또렷하게 기억합니다.
I remember that day so well.
한 학생이 제 기억속에 아주 또렷한데요.
And one student sticks out in my mind very vividly.
그는 생각을 또렷하게 말했고, 좋은 매너를 보여줬어요.
He was articulate. He was well-mannered.
자주 묻는 질문Common questions
How do you conjugate 또렷하다 in Korean?
또렷하다 (clear) is 또렷해요 in the polite 해요체, 또렷합니다 in formal 합니다체, 또렷해 in casual 반말 and 또렷하다 in the plain written style. The past is 또렷했어요.
What is the past tense of 또렷하다?
또렷했어요 in everyday polite speech, 또렷했습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 또렷하여 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.
Is 또렷하다 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 또렷하여 and 또렷하니 but unchanged in 또렷합니다.
What TOPIK level is 또렷하다?
5급 — TOPIK 5, advanced.
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