우울하다 Korean adjective conjugation

to be depressed

Every form of 우울하다 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
우울한
아/어Infinitive
우울해
-으니Since
우울하니
합니다Formal
우울합니다

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.

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
서술Statement 우울해요우울합니다우울해우울하다

과거Past

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
서술Statement 우울했어요우울했습니다우울했어우울했다

미래·추측Future & presumptive

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
-겠-Will / must be 우울하겠어요우울하겠습니다우울하겠어우울하겠다
-을 것이다Going to 우울할 거예요우울할 것입니다우울할 거야우울할 것이다

의문Questions

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Present 우울해요?우울합니까?우울해?우울하니?
과거Past 우울했어요?우울했습니까?우울했어?우울했니?

부정Negation

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
Not (short) 안 우울해요안 우울합니다안 우울해안 우울하다
-지 않다Not (long) 우울하지 않아요우울하지 않습니다우울하지 않아우울하지 않다

높임Honorific

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Present 우울하세요우울하십니다우울하셔우울하시다
과거Past 우울하셨어요우울하셨습니다우울하셨어우울하셨다

관형사형Modifying a noun

현재Present
우울한
과거Past
우울한
미래Future
우울할
회상Used to
우울하던

연결Joining clauses

-고and
우울하고
-게-ly / so that
우울하게
-어서so / and then
우울해서
-으니까since
우울하니까
-으면if / when
우울하면
-지만but
우울하지만
-는데and / but (setting up)
우울한데
-어도even if
우울해도

문형Sentence patterns

How the dictionary says this verb is used. The numbers are slots: 1 is the subject, 2 the object.

예문In real sentences

From the dictionary, each with its translation.

톰 왜 이렇게 우울해 보여?

Why does Tom look so glum?

저는 매우 우울해졌습니다.

I became very low.

감정적으로 꽤 우울했습니다.

Emotionally I was pretty unhappy.

반대 쪽에서는 우울한 시간이죠.

This is sad hour on the other side.

자주 묻는 질문Common questions

How do you conjugate 우울하다 in Korean?

우울하다 (to be depressed) is 우울해요 in the polite 해요체, 우울합니다 in formal 합니다체, 우울해 in casual 반말 and 우울하다 in the plain written style. The past is 우울했어요.

What is the past tense of 우울하다?

우울했어요 in everyday polite speech, 우울했습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 우울하여 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.

Is 우울하다 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 우울하여 and 우울하니 but unchanged in 우울합니다.

What TOPIK level is 우울하다?

3급 — TOPIK 3, lower intermediate.

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