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참되다

참되다

Korean

Adjective

참되다 • ‎(chamdoeda) ‎(infinitive 참돼 or 참되어, sequential 참되니)

To be true, truthful, correct, right

Conjugation

Selected forms of the adjective 참되다 (chamdoeda)

Stems
Stem 1	참되 (chamdoe)
Stem 2	참돼 (chamdwae)
Stem 2a	참되어 (chamdoeeo)
Stem 3	참되 (chamdoe)
Conjugation type	Vowel-stem, regular

Sentence-final forms
	Formal non polite (해라체)	Informal non polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	참되다 chamdoeda past: 참됐다 chamdwaetda	참돼 chamdwae past: 참됐어 chamdwaesseo	참돼요, 참되어요 chamdwaeyo, chamdoeeoyo past: 참됐어요 chamdwaesseoyo	참됩니다 chamdoemnida past: 참됐습니다 chamdwaetseumnida
Interrogative	참되냐 chamdoenya past: 참됐냐 chamdwaennya	참돼 chamdwae past: 참됐어 chamdwaesseo	참돼요, 참되어요 chamdwaeyo, chamdoeeoyo past: 참됐어요 chamdwaesseoyo	참됩니까 chamdoemnikka past: 참됐습니까 chamdwaetseumnikka
Assertive	참되겠다 chamdoegetda	참되겠어 chamdoegesseo	참되겠어요 chamdoegesseoyo	참되겠습니다 chamdoegetseumnida
Connective forms
Cause/Reason	참돼 chamdwae	참돼서, 참되어서 chamdwaeseo, chamdoeeoseo	참되니 chamdoeni	참되니까 chamdoenikka
Contrast	참되지만 chamdoejiman	참된데 chamdoende	참되더니 chamdoedeoni
Conjunction	참되고 chamdoego
Condition	참되면 chamdoemyeon	참돼야, 참되어야 chamdwaeya, chamdoeeoya
Noun and determiner forms
Verbal nouns		참됨 chamdoem	참되기 chamdoegi
Past-tense verbal nouns		참됐음, 참되었음 chamdwaesseum, chamdoeeosseum	참됐기, 참되었기 chamdwaetgi, chamdoeeotgi
Determiners	present		참된 chamdoen
Determiners	future		참될 chamdoel

Sentence-final forms with honorific
	Plain (해라체)	Informal (해체)	Polite (해요체)	Formal (하십시오체)
Indicative	참되시다 chamdoesida past: 참되셨다 chamdoesyeotda	참되셔 chamdoesyeo past: 참되셨어 chamdoesyeosseo	참되세요, 참되셔요 chamdoeseyo, chamdoesyeoyo past: 참되셨어요 chamdoesyeosseoyo	참되십니다 chamdoesimnida past: 참되셨습니다 chamdoesyeotseumnida
Interrogative	참되시냐 chamdoesinya past: 참되셨냐 chamdoesyeonnya	참되셔 chamdoesyeo past: 참되셨어 chamdoesyeosseo	참되세요, 참되셔요 chamdoeseyo, chamdoesyeoyo past: 참되셨어요 chamdoesyeosseoyo	참되십니까 chamdoesimnikka past: 참되셨습니까 chamdoesyeotseumnikka
Assertive	참되시겠다 chamdoesigetda	참되시겠어 chamdoesigesseo	참되시겠어요 chamdoesigesseoyo	참되시겠습니다 chamdoesigetseumnida
Connective forms with honorific
Cause/Reason	참되셔 chamdoesyeo	참되셔서 chamdoesyeoseo	참되시니 chamdoesini	참되시니까 chamdoesinikka
Contrast	참되시지만 chamdoesijiman	참되신데 chamdoesinde	참되시더니 chamdoesideoni
Conjunction	참되시고 chamdoesigo
Condition	참되시면 chamdoesimyeon	참되셔야 chamdoesyeoya
Noun and determiner forms with honorific
Verbal nouns		참되심 chamdoesim	참되시기 chamdoesigi
Past-tense verbal nouns		참되셨음 chamdoesyeosseum	참되셨기 chamdoesyeotgi
Determiners	present		참되신 chamdoesin
Determiners	future		참되실 chamdoesil

Synonyms

바르다 (bareuda, “to be right, true”)
옳다 (olta, “to be right, true”)
맞다 (matda, “to be right, correct, fit”)
곧다 (gotda, “to be straight”)

Antonyms

그르다 (geureuda)
틀리다 (teullida)

Derived terms

참된:
～ 이야기 (iyagi, “true story”), 사람 (saram, “honest man”)

Related terms

참 (cham, “truth”)
되— (doe-, “to become”)

See also

거짓 (geojit, “falsehood”)