얕다 Korean adjective conjugation
to be shallow
Every form of 얕다 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
- 얕은
- 아/어Infinitive
- 얕아
- -으니Since
- 얕으니
- 합니다Formal
- 얕습니다
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 | 얕아요 | 얕습니다 | 얕아 | 얕다 |
과거Past
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 얕았어요 | 얕았습니다 | 얕았어 | 얕았다 |
미래·추측Future & presumptive
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -겠-Will / must be | 얕겠어요 | 얕겠습니다 | 얕겠어 | 얕겠다 |
| -을 것이다Going to | 얕을 거예요 | 얕을 것입니다 | 얕을 거야 | 얕을 것이다 |
의문Questions
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 얕아요? | 얕습니까? | 얕아? | 얕으니? |
| 과거Past | 얕았어요? | 얕았습니까? | 얕았어? | 얕았니? |
부정Negation
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 안Not (short) | 안 얕아요 | 안 얕습니다 | 안 얕아 | 안 얕다 |
| -지 않다Not (long) | 얕지 않아요 | 얕지 않습니다 | 얕지 않아 | 얕지 않다 |
높임Honorific
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 얕으세요 | 얕으십니다 | 얕으셔 | 얕으시다 |
| 과거Past | 얕으셨어요 | 얕으셨습니다 | 얕으셨어 | 얕으셨다 |
관형사형Modifying a noun
- 현재Present
- 얕은
- 과거Past
- 얕은
- 미래Future
- 얕을
- 회상Used to
- 얕던
연결Joining clauses
- -고and
- 얕고
- -게-ly / so that
- 얕게
- -어서so / and then
- 얕아서
- -으니까since
- 얕으니까
- -으면if / when
- 얕으면
- -지만but
- 얕지만
- -는데and / but (setting up)
- 얕은데
- -어도even if
- 얕아도
문형Sentence patterns
How the dictionary says this verb is used. The numbers are slots: 1 is the subject, 2 the object.
- 1이 얕다
예문In real sentences
From the dictionary, each with its translation.
숨이 점점 얕아졌죠
His breath got shallow.
바깥은 깊고, 이 쪽이 얕아요
Out there is deep. Through here is shallow.
사람이 묻힌 두 얕은 무덤을 발견했어
They found two shallow graves with human remains.
그것은 인도-태평양 지역의 얕은 물에서 발견된다.
It is found in shallow water in the Indo-Pacific region.
자주 묻는 질문Common questions
How do you conjugate 얕다 in Korean?
얕다 (to be shallow) is 얕아요 in the polite 해요체, 얕습니다 in formal 합니다체, 얕아 in casual 반말 and 얕다 in the plain written style. The past is 얕았어요.
What is the past tense of 얕다?
얕았어요 in everyday polite speech, 얕았습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 얕아 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.
Is 얕다 a regular verb?
Yes. Its stem never changes shape: 얕습니다, 얕아, 얕으니 all keep 얕 intact. Only the ending moves.
What TOPIK level is 얕다?
4급 — TOPIK 4, upper intermediate.
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