여전하다 Korean adjective conjugation
to be unchanged, the same as before
Every form of 여전하다 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
- 여전한
- 아/어Infinitive
- 여전해
- -으니Since
- 여전하니
- 합니다Formal
- 여전합니다
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 | 여전해요 | 여전합니다 | 여전해 | 여전하다 |
과거Past
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 여전했어요 | 여전했습니다 | 여전했어 | 여전했다 |
미래·추측Future & presumptive
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -겠-Will / must be | 여전하겠어요 | 여전하겠습니다 | 여전하겠어 | 여전하겠다 |
| -을 것이다Going to | 여전할 거예요 | 여전할 것입니다 | 여전할 거야 | 여전할 것이다 |
의문Questions
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 여전해요? | 여전합니까? | 여전해? | 여전하니? |
| 과거Past | 여전했어요? | 여전했습니까? | 여전했어? | 여전했니? |
부정Negation
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 안Not (short) | 안 여전해요 | 안 여전합니다 | 안 여전해 | 안 여전하다 |
| -지 않다Not (long) | 여전하지 않아요 | 여전하지 않습니다 | 여전하지 않아 | 여전하지 않다 |
높임Honorific
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 여전하세요 | 여전하십니다 | 여전하셔 | 여전하시다 |
| 과거Past | 여전하셨어요 | 여전하셨습니다 | 여전하셨어 | 여전하셨다 |
관형사형Modifying a noun
- 현재Present
- 여전한
- 과거Past
- 여전한
- 미래Future
- 여전할
- 회상Used to
- 여전하던
연결Joining clauses
- -고and
- 여전하고
- -게-ly / so that
- 여전하게
- -어서so / and then
- 여전해서
- -으니까since
- 여전하니까
- -으면if / when
- 여전하면
- -지만but
- 여전하지만
- -는데and / but (setting up)
- 여전한데
- -어도even if
- 여전해도
문형Sentence patterns
How the dictionary says this verb is used. The numbers are slots: 1 is the subject, 2 the object.
- 1이 여전하다
예문In real sentences
From the dictionary, each with its translation.
딴 사람으로 변신하다니 하지만 네 눈은 여전해
Remarkable transformation, but you still have the eyes.
그는 작년에 쫓겨 났지만 우리는 최근에도 그 문제가 여전하다는 걸 접하고 있습니다.
He was ousted last year, but we've seen recently that the problems have persisted.
그곳에 부패가 여전하다면 어떻게 아프리카에 투자할 수 있는가 ?
How can you invest in Africa when there's corruption?"
하지만 상처는 여전하군요
But some of the wounds are still oozing.
자주 묻는 질문Common questions
How do you conjugate 여전하다 in Korean?
여전하다 (to be unchanged, the same as before) is 여전해요 in the polite 해요체, 여전합니다 in formal 합니다체, 여전해 in casual 반말 and 여전하다 in the plain written style. The past is 여전했어요.
What is the past tense of 여전하다?
여전했어요 in everyday polite speech, 여전했습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 여전하여 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.
Is 여전하다 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 여전하여 and 여전하니 but unchanged in 여전합니다.
What TOPIK level is 여전하다?
5급 — TOPIK 5, advanced.
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