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KOREAN VERB

복잡하다

to be crowded, to be busy (of a place); to be complicated

  • #339 most used
  • Descriptive verb

Conjugation

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Present

현재 · now and habits: polite, formal and casual speech

Form Polite Formal Casual
AffirmativeI am crowded
NegativeI am not crowded

Past

과거 · finished actions: 갔어요, 갔습니다, 갔어

Form Polite Formal Casual
AffirmativeI was crowded
NegativeI was not crowded

Future

미래 · plans and guesses: -(으)ㄹ 거예요

Form Polite Formal Casual
AffirmativeI will be crowded
NegativeI won’t be crowded

Honorific

높임말 · to or about an elder: the -시- forms

Form Polite Formal
PresentI am crowded (respectfully)
PastI was crowded (respectfully)
FutureI will be crowded (respectfully)

Connectives

연결 어미 · and, so, if, because, but: joining two sentences

  1. And (-고) being crowded, and…, and…
  2. So, and then (-아/어서) being crowded, and…, so…
  3. If, when (-(으)면) if I am crowded
  4. Because (-(으)니까) because I am crowded
  5. But (-지만) I am crowded, but…

How to use 복잡하다

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

  1. Present

    주말에는 명동 거리가 정말 복잡해요.

    On weekends the streets of Myeongdong are really crowded.

  2. Past

    오늘 아침 지하철이 평소보다 복잡했어요.

    This morning the subway was more crowded than usual.

  3. Future

    연휴라서 고속도로가 많이 복잡할 거예요.

    It's a long weekend, so the highway will be very busy.

  4. Honorific

    할머니, 요즘 머리가 많이 복잡하세요?

    Grandma, is there a lot on your mind these days?

  5. Connectives

    설명이 너무 복잡해서 두 번 읽었어요.

    The explanation was so complicated that I read it twice.

Good to know

  • 복잡하다 is a crowded street as much as a complicated plan; 머리가 복잡해요 is "my head is a mess".

Where you hear 복잡하다

The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.

Korean · Intermediate Level 3

  • 추석 전에는 마트가 복잡해요. Before Chuseok the supermarket is packed.
  • 어제 시장이 너무 복잡했어요. Yesterday the market was too crowded.
  • 내일은 길이 복잡할 거예요. Tomorrow the roads will be busy.

Verbs like this one

The same pattern, on other verbs: descriptive verb.