왕성하다 Korean adjective conjugation

to be vigorous

Every form of 왕성하다 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
왕성한
아/어Infinitive
왕성해
-으니Since
왕성하니
합니다Formal
왕성합니다

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 왕성해요왕성합니다왕성해왕성하다

과거Past

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
서술Statement 왕성했어요왕성했습니다왕성했어왕성했다

미래·추측Future & presumptive

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
-겠-Will / must be 왕성하겠어요왕성하겠습니다왕성하겠어왕성하겠다
-을 것이다Going to 왕성할 거예요왕성할 것입니다왕성할 거야왕성할 것이다

의문Questions

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Present 왕성해요?왕성합니까?왕성해?왕성하니?
과거Past 왕성했어요?왕성했습니까?왕성했어?왕성했니?

부정Negation

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
Not (short) 안 왕성해요안 왕성합니다안 왕성해안 왕성하다
-지 않다Not (long) 왕성하지 않아요왕성하지 않습니다왕성하지 않아왕성하지 않다

높임Honorific

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Present 왕성하세요왕성하십니다왕성하셔왕성하시다
과거Past 왕성하셨어요왕성하셨습니다왕성하셨어왕성하셨다

관형사형Modifying a noun

현재Present
왕성한
과거Past
왕성한
미래Future
왕성할
회상Used to
왕성하던

연결Joining clauses

-고and
왕성하고
-게-ly / so that
왕성하게
-어서so / and then
왕성해서
-으니까since
왕성하니까
-으면if / when
왕성하면
-지만but
왕성하지만
-는데and / but (setting up)
왕성한데
-어도even if
왕성해도

예문In real sentences

From the dictionary, each with its translation.

뉴욕시에만도 수 백개의 소모임이 있습니다. 왕성하게 활동중이죠.

There are hundreds of meetups going on in New York City right now, active meetups.

음악이나 스포츠를 통한 민간 교류도 왕성하다.

Classes in music and sport are also available.

왕성한 저작 활동을 벌여, 500여 권이 넘는 책을 출판하였다.

With a great sense of intuition he illustrated about 500 books.

성욕이 지금도 왕성한가 보네요

Sounds like you're very sexual people.

자주 묻는 질문Common questions

How do you conjugate 왕성하다 in Korean?

왕성하다 (to be vigorous) is 왕성해요 in the polite 해요체, 왕성합니다 in formal 합니다체, 왕성해 in casual 반말 and 왕성하다 in the plain written style. The past is 왕성했어요.

What is the past tense of 왕성하다?

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

Is 왕성하다 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 왕성하여 and 왕성하니 but unchanged in 왕성합니다.

What TOPIK level is 왕성하다?

6급 — TOPIK 6, mastery.

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