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KOREAN VERB

무겁다

to be heavy

  • #349 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 heavy
NegativeI am not heavy

Past

과거 · finished actions: 갔어요, 갔습니다, 갔어

Form Polite Formal Casual
AffirmativeI was heavy
NegativeI was not heavy

Future

미래 · plans and guesses: -(으)ㄹ 거예요

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

Honorific

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

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

Connectives

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

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

How to use 무겁다

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

  1. Present

    이 가방은 책 때문에 너무 무거워요.

    This bag is too heavy because of the books.

  2. Past

    어제 산 수박이 정말 무거웠어요.

    The watermelon I bought yesterday was really heavy.

  3. Future

    상자 두 개는 혼자 들기 무거울 거예요.

    Two boxes will be heavy to carry alone.

  4. Honorific

    할머니, 짐 무거우세요? 제가 들게요.

    Grandma, is your luggage heavy? I'll carry it.

  5. Connectives

    가방이 무거워서 택시를 탔어요.

    The bag was heavy, so I took a taxi.

Good to know

  • The opposite is 가볍다, light; a head or a mood can be 무거워요 too.

Where you hear 무겁다

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

Korean · Advanced Level 2

  • 이 상자는 너무 무거워요. This box is too heavy.
  • 책 상자가 무거웠어요. The boxes of books were heavy.
  • 내일은 가방이 무거울 거예요. Tomorrow the bag will be heavy.

Korean · Fluency Level 2

  • 이 상자는 너무 무거워요. This box is too heavy.
  • 책 상자가 무거웠어요. The boxes of books were heavy.
  • 내일은 가방이 무거울 거예요. Tomorrow the bag will be heavy.

Verbs like this one

The same pattern, on other verbs: descriptive verb.