투명하다 Korean adjective conjugation
transparent, clear
Every form of 투명하다 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
- 투명한
- 아/어Infinitive
- 투명해
- -으니Since
- 투명하니
- 합니다Formal
- 투명합니다
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 | 투명해요 | 투명합니다 | 투명해 | 투명하다 |
과거Past
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 투명했어요 | 투명했습니다 | 투명했어 | 투명했다 |
미래·추측Future & presumptive
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -겠-Will / must be | 투명하겠어요 | 투명하겠습니다 | 투명하겠어 | 투명하겠다 |
| -을 것이다Going to | 투명할 거예요 | 투명할 것입니다 | 투명할 거야 | 투명할 것이다 |
의문Questions
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 투명해요? | 투명합니까? | 투명해? | 투명하니? |
| 과거Past | 투명했어요? | 투명했습니까? | 투명했어? | 투명했니? |
부정Negation
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 안Not (short) | 안 투명해요 | 안 투명합니다 | 안 투명해 | 안 투명하다 |
| -지 않다Not (long) | 투명하지 않아요 | 투명하지 않습니다 | 투명하지 않아 | 투명하지 않다 |
높임Honorific
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 투명하세요 | 투명하십니다 | 투명하셔 | 투명하시다 |
| 과거Past | 투명하셨어요 | 투명하셨습니다 | 투명하셨어 | 투명하셨다 |
관형사형Modifying a noun
- 현재Present
- 투명한
- 과거Past
- 투명한
- 미래Future
- 투명할
- 회상Used to
- 투명하던
연결Joining clauses
- -고and
- 투명하고
- -게-ly / so that
- 투명하게
- -어서so / and then
- 투명해서
- -으니까since
- 투명하니까
- -으면if / when
- 투명하면
- -지만but
- 투명하지만
- -는데and / but (setting up)
- 투명한데
- -어도even if
- 투명해도
문형Sentence patterns
How the dictionary says this verb is used. The numbers are slots: 1 is the subject, 2 the object.
- 1이 투명하다
예문In real sentences
From the dictionary, each with its translation.
투명함이 두드러진 건물이죠.
Well, this is playing with transparency.
이것은 유리가 투명한 이유입니다.
This is why glass is transparent.
우리 국가들을 투명하게 운영해야 해요.
We have to make our countries transparent.
제가 투명하게 보이십니까?
Can you see as if I am transparent?
자주 묻는 질문Common questions
How do you conjugate 투명하다 in Korean?
투명하다 (transparent, clear) is 투명해요 in the polite 해요체, 투명합니다 in formal 합니다체, 투명해 in casual 반말 and 투명하다 in the plain written style. The past is 투명했어요.
What is the past tense of 투명하다?
투명했어요 in everyday polite speech, 투명했습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 투명하여 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.
Is 투명하다 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 투명하여 and 투명하니 but unchanged in 투명합니다.
What TOPIK level is 투명하다?
5급 — TOPIK 5, advanced.
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