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KOREAN VERB

확실하다

to be certain, to be sure

  • #397 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 certain
NegativeI am not certain

Past

과거 · finished actions: 갔어요, 갔습니다, 갔어

Form Polite Formal Casual
AffirmativeI was certain
NegativeI was not certain

Future

미래 · plans and guesses: -(으)ㄹ 거예요

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

Honorific

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

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

Connectives

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

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

How to use 확실하다

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

  1. Present

    그 가게가 오늘 여는 거 확실해요?

    Are you sure that shop is open today?

  2. Past

    민준 씨 대답은 아주 확실했어요.

    Min-jun's answer was very clear.

  3. Future

    내일이면 결과가 확실할 거예요.

    By tomorrow the result will be certain.

  4. Honorific

    김 선생님은 약속 시간에 항상 확실하세요.

    Mr. Kim is always reliable about appointment times.

  5. Connectives

    주소가 확실하니까 그냥 가도 돼요.

    The address is certain, so we can just go.

Good to know

  • 확실해요? asks are you sure?; 확실히 is the adverb, for sure.

Where you hear 확실하다

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

Korean · Advanced Level 2

  • 유월이 확실해요. June is certain.
  • 그때는 확실하지 않았어요. At the time it wasn't certain.
  • 내일이면 확실할 거예요. By tomorrow it'll be certain.

Verbs like this one

The same pattern, on other verbs: descriptive verb.