엷다 Korean adjective conjugation
thin
Every form of 엷다 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
- 엷은
- 아/어Infinitive
- 엷어
- -으니Since
- 엷으니
- 합니다Formal
- 엷습니다
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 | 엷어요 | 엷습니다 | 엷어 | 엷다 |
과거Past
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 엷었어요 | 엷었습니다 | 엷었어 | 엷었다 |
미래·추측Future & presumptive
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -겠-Will / must be | 엷겠어요 | 엷겠습니다 | 엷겠어 | 엷겠다 |
| -을 것이다Going to | 엷을 거예요 | 엷을 것입니다 | 엷을 거야 | 엷을 것이다 |
의문Questions
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 엷어요? | 엷습니까? | 엷어? | 엷으니? |
| 과거Past | 엷었어요? | 엷었습니까? | 엷었어? | 엷었니? |
부정Negation
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 안Not (short) | 안 엷어요 | 안 엷습니다 | 안 엷어 | 안 엷다 |
| -지 않다Not (long) | 엷지 않아요 | 엷지 않습니다 | 엷지 않아 | 엷지 않다 |
높임Honorific
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 엷으세요 | 엷으십니다 | 엷으셔 | 엷으시다 |
| 과거Past | 엷으셨어요 | 엷으셨습니다 | 엷으셨어 | 엷으셨다 |
관형사형Modifying a noun
- 현재Present
- 엷은
- 과거Past
- 엷은
- 미래Future
- 엷을
- 회상Used to
- 엷던
연결Joining clauses
- -고and
- 엷고
- -게-ly / so that
- 엷게
- -어서so / and then
- 엷어서
- -으니까since
- 엷으니까
- -으면if / when
- 엷으면
- -지만but
- 엷지만
- -는데and / but (setting up)
- 엷은데
- -어도even if
- 엷어도
문형Sentence patterns
How the dictionary says this verb is used. The numbers are slots: 1 is the subject, 2 the object.
- 1이 엷다
예문In real sentences
From the dictionary, each with its translation.
벽이 이렇게 엷은 녹색인 게 보이시죠.
You can kind of see, on the walls are this light green.
오케이, 내 이름은 제미니고 엷은 핑크를 좋아하지
Okay, I'm a Gemini. My favorite color's pale pink.
여기 엷은 회색선이 모형인데, 그 대답은 이 모델이 앞서 말한 모든 것을 다 포함한 것이죠.
Here's the model in this light gray, and the answer is a model that includes, it's the answer E on that SAT, all of the above.
하늘을 우러러보았다. 엷파란 옷감으로 덮인 듯 했다.
I looked up towards the sky. It seemed as if it were covered by a pale blue cloth.
자주 묻는 질문Common questions
How do you conjugate 엷다 in Korean?
엷다 (thin) is 엷어요 in the polite 해요체, 엷습니다 in formal 합니다체, 엷어 in casual 반말 and 엷다 in the plain written style. The past is 엷었어요.
What is the past tense of 엷다?
엷었어요 in everyday polite speech, 엷었습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 엷어 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.
Is 엷다 a regular verb?
Yes. Its stem never changes shape: 엷습니다, 엷어, 엷으니 all keep 엷 intact. Only the ending moves.
What TOPIK level is 엷다?
6급 — TOPIK 6, mastery.
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