얇다 Korean adjective conjugation
to be thin
Every form of 얇다 across the four speech levels. It is a regular stem, so the endings below attach without changing it.
기본형Principal parts
The four forms the dictionary prints. Every other form on this page is derived from them.
- 관형사형Modifier
- 얇은
- 아/어Infinitive
- 얇아
- -으니Since
- 얇으니
- 합니다Formal
- 얇습니다
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 | 얇아요 | 얇습니다 | 얇아 | 얇다 |
과거Past
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 얇았어요 | 얇았습니다 | 얇았어 | 얇았다 |
미래·추측Future & presumptive
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -겠-Will / must be | 얇겠어요 | 얇겠습니다 | 얇겠어 | 얇겠다 |
| -을 것이다Going to | 얇을 거예요 | 얇을 것입니다 | 얇을 거야 | 얇을 것이다 |
의문Questions
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 얇아요? | 얇습니까? | 얇아? | 얇으니? |
| 과거Past | 얇았어요? | 얇았습니까? | 얇았어? | 얇았니? |
부정Negation
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 안Not (short) | 안 얇아요 | 안 얇습니다 | 안 얇아 | 안 얇다 |
| -지 않다Not (long) | 얇지 않아요 | 얇지 않습니다 | 얇지 않아 | 얇지 않다 |
높임Honorific
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 얇으세요 | 얇으십니다 | 얇으셔 | 얇으시다 |
| 과거Past | 얇으셨어요 | 얇으셨습니다 | 얇으셨어 | 얇으셨다 |
관형사형Modifying a noun
- 현재Present
- 얇은
- 과거Past
- 얇은
- 미래Future
- 얇을
- 회상Used to
- 얇던
연결Joining clauses
- -고and
- 얇고
- -게-ly / so that
- 얇게
- -어서so / and then
- 얇아서
- -으니까since
- 얇으니까
- -으면if / when
- 얇으면
- -지만but
- 얇지만
- -는데and / but (setting up)
- 얇은데
- -어도even if
- 얇아도
문형Sentence patterns
How the dictionary says this verb is used. The numbers are slots: 1 is the subject, 2 the object.
- 1이 얇다
예문In real sentences
From the dictionary, each with its translation.
이처럼 얇은 형태, 중간 형태, 두꺼운 형태가 있습니다.
Here it is in the lightweight, the medium weight and the bold weight.
게다가 더 얇은 책을 읽도록 만들었죠.
It also led them to read shorter books.
그래도 그 얇은 막이 엄청난 역할을 합니다.
And that thin shell does an amazing amount of work, though.
길고 얇은 모양부터 짧고 굵은 모양까지 보시게 될 거예요.
You'll see them go from long and skinny to short and fat.
자주 묻는 질문Common questions
How do you conjugate 얇다 in Korean?
얇다 (to be thin) is 얇아요 in the polite 해요체, 얇습니다 in formal 합니다체, 얇아 in casual 반말 and 얇다 in the plain written style. The past is 얇았어요.
What is the past tense of 얇다?
얇았어요 in everyday polite speech, 얇았습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 얇아 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.
Is 얇다 a regular verb?
Yes. Its stem never changes shape: 얇습니다, 얇아, 얇으니 all keep 얇 intact. Only the ending moves.
What TOPIK level is 얇다?
2급 — TOPIK 2, elementary.
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