열중하다 Korean verb conjugation

to have enthusiasm, zeal

TOPIK 4 4급verb 동사regular 규칙Dictionary entry 단어

Every form of 열중하다 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
열중하는
아/어Infinitive
열중하
-으니Since
열중하니
합니다Formal
열중합니다

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 열중하요열중합니다열중하열중한다

과거Past

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
서술Statement 열중핬어요열중핬습니다열중핬어열중핬다

미래·추측Future & presumptive

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
-겠-Will / must be 열중하겠어요열중하겠습니다열중하겠어열중하겠다
-을 것이다Going to 열중할 거예요열중할 것입니다열중할 거야열중할 것이다

의문Questions

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Present 열중하요?열중합니까?열중하?열중하니?
과거Past 열중핬어요?열중핬습니까?열중핬어?열중핬니?

명령Commands

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
명령Do it 열중하세요열중하십시오열중하열중하라
청유Let's 열중하요열중합시다열중하열중하자

부정Negation

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
Not (short) 안 열중하요안 열중합니다안 열중하안 열중한다
-지 않다Not (long) 열중하지 않아요열중하지 않습니다열중하지 않아열중하지 않는다
Cannot 못 열중하요못 열중합니다못 열중하못 열중한다

높임Honorific

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Present 열중하세요열중하십니다열중하셔열중하신다
과거Past 열중하셨어요열중하셨습니다열중하셨어열중하셨다

관형사형Modifying a noun

현재Present
열중하는
과거Past
열중한
미래Future
열중할
회상Used to
열중하던

연결Joining clauses

-고and
열중하고
-게-ly / so that
열중하게
-어서so / and then
열중하서
-으니까since
열중하니까
-으면if / when
열중하면
-지만but
열중하지만
-는데and / but (setting up)
열중하는데
-어도even if
열중하도

진행In progress

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Is doing 열중하고 있어요열중하고 있습니다열중하고 있어열중하고 있다
과거Was doing 열중하고 있었어요열중하고 있었습니다열중하고 있었어열중하고 있었다

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.

톰은 음악에 열중하고 있어요.

Tom is absorbed in the music.

여러분은 더 열중합니다.

What you get is more absorption.

다시, 학습에 열중했습니다.

Again, "thrilled" to learn.

스탠포드에 이 일에 열중하는 멋진 팀이 있다는 것은 제겐 행운입니다.

And I'm very fortunate to have a wonderful team at Stanford that's working hard on this.

자주 묻는 질문Common questions

How do you conjugate 열중하다 in Korean?

열중하다 (to have enthusiasm, zeal) is 열중하요 in the polite 해요체, 열중합니다 in formal 합니다체, 열중하 in casual 반말 and 열중한다 in the plain written style. The past is 열중핬어요.

What is the past tense of 열중하다?

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

Is 열중하다 a regular verb?

Yes. Its stem never changes shape: 열중합니다, 열중하, 열중하니 all keep 열중하 intact. Only the ending moves.

What TOPIK level is 열중하다?

4급 — TOPIK 4, upper intermediate.

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