참돼
chahm-dwae
chamdwae
descriptive
참되다
To say to be real, to be sincere, to be truthful politely in the present tense, use 참돼요 (chahm-dwae-yoh) · chamdwaeyo. Below is the full conjugation of 참되다 across the three tenses and three everyday speech levels.
Grammar note (descriptive): Descriptive verbs (형용사) function like adjectives in Korean and conjugate the same way as regular action verbs. They cannot take the progressive -고 있어요 or imperative forms. 좋다 (to be good) → 좋아요; 크다 (to be big) → 커요 (으-irregular).
Conjugation table
pron. = pronunciation guide · RR = Revised Romanization
| Tense | Casual (반말) | Polite (요) | Formal (합니다) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Present | 참돼요 chahm-dwae-yoh chamdwaeyo | 참됩니다 chahm-dwaem-nee-dah chamdoemnida | |
| Past | 참됐어 chahm-dwae-ssuh chamdwaesseo | 참됐어요 chahm-dwae-ssuh-yoh chamdwaesseoyo | 참됐습니다 chahm-dwae-sseum-nee-dah chamdwaesseumnida |
| Future | 참될 거야 chahm-dwael guh-yah chamdoel geoya | 참될 거예요 chahm-dwael guh-yae-yoh chamdoel geoyeyo | 참될 겁니다 chahm-dwael guhm-nee-dah chamdoel geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
참되세요
chahm-dwae-sae-yoh
chamdoeseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
참돼요
chahm-dwae-yoh
chamdwaeyo
Question Polite (요)
참돼요?
chahm-dwae-yoh-?
chamdwaeyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
참되고
chahm-dwae-goh
chamdoego
Conditional "if" — (면)
참되면
chahm-dwae-myuhn
chamdoemyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
참되고 있어요
chahm-dwae-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
chamdoego isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
참되고 싶어요
chahm-dwae-goh shee-puh-yoh
chamdoego sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
참될 수 있어요
chahm-dwael soo ee-ssuh-yoh
chamdoel su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
참돼서
chahm-dwae-suh
chamdwaeseo
Noun form — (기)
참되기
chahm-dwae-gee
chamdoegi
Noun form — (음)
참됨
chahm-dwaem
chamdoem