필요하다 — to need
to need
Explanation
필요하다 means “to need.” This page gives the polite conversation set: present, past, future, progressive, desire (-고 싶어요), and a please form — not only the bare dictionary 다 form.
Conjugation notes for 필요하다: Regular X하다 pattern (해요 / 했어요 / 할 거예요).
Put 필요하다 in real frames with time (지금/어제/내일), place (학교/집/카페), and object particles when needed. Charts without sentences do not stick.
Drill path: say 필요해요 three times → full sentence with 지금 → switch to 필요했어요 with 어제 → 필요할 거예요 with 내일. Then open the interactive conjugator for any hesitation.
Next step: link a vocabulary leaf, a grammar ending page (-아요/어요, -고 있다), and keep speech levels consistent across the sentence.
필요하다 is taught here as “to need.” Learners often stop at a flashcard gloss; real fluency needs collocations, speech level, and one or two sentences you can actually say today.
Listen to the Hangul, shadow it once slowly, then once at natural speed. If romanization helps the first day, turn it off the second day so your eyes lock onto 필요하다, not Latin letters.
Connect this page to nearby Chamelingo lessons and tools. Isolated tips do not stick; a graph of vocabulary + grammar + speaking does. Use the related links at the bottom to keep walking the graph.
When you can explain “필요하다 — to need” in one plain English sentence and produce one new Korean example without looking, you are ready to move on — then review again within 24 hours.
Key lines to keep: Present: 필요해요 · Past: 필요했어요 · Future: 필요할 거예요 · Progressive: 필요하고 있어요. Copy one into your notes and reuse it in a different place or time expression tonight.
Examples
지금 필요해요
Right now — need (present polite).
Default conversation form.
어제 필요했어요
Yesterday — need (past polite).
내일 필요할 거예요
Tomorrow — will need.
저는 필요하고 싶어요
I want to need.
Mini dialogue
A: 지금 필요해요?
A: … right now? (need)
B: 네, 필요하고 있어요
B: Yes — ongoing (need).
Key lines
- Present: 필요해요
- Past: 필요했어요
- Future: 필요할 거예요
- Progressive: 필요하고 있어요
- Want to: 필요하고 싶어요
- Please: 필요해 주세요
Common mistakes
- Do not attach 요 to the bare dictionary form 필요하다 without conjugating.
- Do not mix speech levels mid-sentence — keep polite endings consistent.
- Do not invent irregular forms for 필요하다 when a reliable conjugator disagrees.
How to practice
- Cover the table aloud: present → past → future → progressive.
- Write three original sentences with 필요하다 using time words.
- Open the interactive conjugator tool page and re-check any form you hesitated on.
Check yourself
Question 1 of 2
What is the present polite form of 필요하다?
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