얌전하다 Korean adjective conjugation
gentle, meek, obedient
Every form of 얌전하다 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
- 얌전한
- 아/어Infinitive
- 얌전해
- -으니Since
- 얌전하니
- 합니다Formal
- 얌전합니다
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 | 얌전해요 | 얌전합니다 | 얌전해 | 얌전하다 |
과거Past
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 얌전했어요 | 얌전했습니다 | 얌전했어 | 얌전했다 |
미래·추측Future & presumptive
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -겠-Will / must be | 얌전하겠어요 | 얌전하겠습니다 | 얌전하겠어 | 얌전하겠다 |
| -을 것이다Going to | 얌전할 거예요 | 얌전할 것입니다 | 얌전할 거야 | 얌전할 것이다 |
의문Questions
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 얌전해요? | 얌전합니까? | 얌전해? | 얌전하니? |
| 과거Past | 얌전했어요? | 얌전했습니까? | 얌전했어? | 얌전했니? |
부정Negation
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 안Not (short) | 안 얌전해요 | 안 얌전합니다 | 안 얌전해 | 안 얌전하다 |
| -지 않다Not (long) | 얌전하지 않아요 | 얌전하지 않습니다 | 얌전하지 않아 | 얌전하지 않다 |
높임Honorific
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 얌전하세요 | 얌전하십니다 | 얌전하셔 | 얌전하시다 |
| 과거Past | 얌전하셨어요 | 얌전하셨습니다 | 얌전하셨어 | 얌전하셨다 |
관형사형Modifying a noun
- 현재Present
- 얌전한
- 과거Past
- 얌전한
- 미래Future
- 얌전할
- 회상Used to
- 얌전하던
연결Joining clauses
- -고and
- 얌전하고
- -게-ly / so that
- 얌전하게
- -어서so / and then
- 얌전해서
- -으니까since
- 얌전하니까
- -으면if / when
- 얌전하면
- -지만but
- 얌전하지만
- -는데and / but (setting up)
- 얌전한데
- -어도even if
- 얌전해도
문형Sentence patterns
How the dictionary says this verb is used. The numbers are slots: 1 is the subject, 2 the object.
- 1이 얌전하다
예문In real sentences
From the dictionary, each with its translation.
몸가짐이 얌전하다
to behave well
같은 맥락으로 다리를 꼬거나 머리를 얌전하게 하고 혀를 깨물면서 자신감을 감추도록 교육받았습니다.
In the same way that we learned to cross our legs and tame our hair, we learned to bite our tongues and swallow our pride.
사람들은 저를 "순둥이"라고 했어요. 얌전하고 악이 없는 소년이라고요.
They used to call me Softy, meaning the soft, harmless boy.
예를 들어 건전지가 안보여서 찾을 때 얌전하게 건전지가 어디 있는지 보여줄 겁니다.
And when, for example, I'm looking for a battery that I can't find, in a subtle way, it'll show me where the battery is.
자주 묻는 질문Common questions
How do you conjugate 얌전하다 in Korean?
얌전하다 (gentle, meek, obedient) is 얌전해요 in the polite 해요체, 얌전합니다 in formal 합니다체, 얌전해 in casual 반말 and 얌전하다 in the plain written style. The past is 얌전했어요.
What is the past tense of 얌전하다?
얌전했어요 in everyday polite speech, 얌전했습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 얌전하여 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.
Is 얌전하다 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 얌전하여 and 얌전하니 but unchanged in 얌전합니다.
What TOPIK level is 얌전하다?
4급 — TOPIK 4, upper intermediate.
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