야무지다 Korean adjective conjugation

to be skillful

TOPIK 5 5급adjective 형용사regular 규칙Dictionary entry 단어

Every form of 야무지다 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
야무진
아/어Infinitive
야무져
-으니Since
야무지니
합니다Formal
야무집니다

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 야무져요야무집니다야무져야무지다

과거Past

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
서술Statement 야무졌어요야무졌습니다야무졌어야무졌다

미래·추측Future & presumptive

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
-겠-Will / must be 야무지겠어요야무지겠습니다야무지겠어야무지겠다
-을 것이다Going to 야무질 거예요야무질 것입니다야무질 거야야무질 것이다

의문Questions

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Present 야무져요?야무집니까?야무져?야무지니?
과거Past 야무졌어요?야무졌습니까?야무졌어?야무졌니?

부정Negation

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
Not (short) 안 야무져요안 야무집니다안 야무져안 야무지다
-지 않다Not (long) 야무지지 않아요야무지지 않습니다야무지지 않아야무지지 않다

높임Honorific

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Present 야무지세요야무지십니다야무지셔야무지시다
과거Past 야무지셨어요야무지셨습니다야무지셨어야무지셨다

관형사형Modifying a noun

현재Present
야무진
과거Past
야무진
미래Future
야무질
회상Used to
야무지던

연결Joining clauses

-고and
야무지고
-게-ly / so that
야무지게
-어서so / and then
야무져서
-으니까since
야무지니까
-으면if / when
야무지면
-지만but
야무지지만
-는데and / but (setting up)
야무진데
-어도even if
야무져도

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.

잘 생겼다기 보다는 야무지게 생겼으며, 굵고 검은 머리카락, 둥근 얼굴과 굵은 목을 가졌습니다.

Abed had been less handsome than substantial, with thick black hair and a full face and a wide neck.

자주 묻는 질문Common questions

How do you conjugate 야무지다 in Korean?

야무지다 (to be skillful) is 야무져요 in the polite 해요체, 야무집니다 in formal 합니다체, 야무져 in casual 반말 and 야무지다 in the plain written style. The past is 야무졌어요.

What is the past tense of 야무지다?

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

Is 야무지다 a regular verb?

Yes. Its stem never changes shape: 야무집니다, 야무져, 야무지니 all keep 야무지 intact. Only the ending moves.

What TOPIK level is 야무지다?

5급 — TOPIK 5, advanced.

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