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KOREAN VERB

덥다

to be hot (of weather)

  • #113 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 hot
NegativeI am not hot

Past

과거 · finished actions: 갔어요, 갔습니다, 갔어

Form Polite Formal Casual
AffirmativeI was hot
NegativeI was not hot

Future

미래 · plans and guesses: -(으)ㄹ 거예요

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

Honorific

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

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

Connectives

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

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

How to use 덥다

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

  1. Present

    서울은 팔월에 정말 더워요.

    Seoul is really hot in August.

  2. Past

    어제는 더워서 하루 종일 집에 있었어요.

    It was hot yesterday, so I stayed home all day.

  3. Future

    내일은 오늘보다 더 더울 거예요.

    Tomorrow will be hotter than today.

  4. Honorific

    할머니, 안 더우세요? 창문 열까요?

    Grandma, aren't you hot? Shall I open the window?

  5. Connectives

    날씨가 덥지만 바람은 시원해요.

    The weather is hot, but the breeze is cool.

Good to know

  • 덥다 is hot weather or a hot room; hot food or a hot drink is 뜨겁다.

Where you hear 덥다

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

Korean · Beginner Level 3

  • 부산은 아주 더워요. Busan is very hot.
  • 어제는 정말 더웠어요. Yesterday was really hot.
  • 내일도 더울 거예요. Tomorrow will be hot too.
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The train to Busan

Beginner Level 3 · 부산은 덥지요? · 아주 더워요. 그리고 바다가 따뜻해요.

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Sunday lunch

Beginner Level 3 · 더웠는데 바다가 따뜻했어요.

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