악해
ah-kae
akae
악하다
To say evil, bad, wicked, vile politely in the present tense, use 악해요 (ah-kae-yoh) · akaeyo. Below is the full conjugation of 악하다 across the three tenses and three everyday speech levels.
Grammar note (하다 verb (adj)): 하다 adjectives use the same verb 하다 as a suffix to turn descriptive nouns into predicates (행복하다 = to be happy). They conjugate identically to 하다 verbs: the 하 contracts before -아/-어 suffixes to give 해. 행복해요, 행복했어요, 행복합니다. See all 하다 verbs →
Conjugation table
pron. = pronunciation guide · RR = Revised Romanization
Highlighted = where the stem changes
| Tense | Casual (반말) | Polite (요) | Formal (합니다) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Present | 악해요 ah-kae-yoh akaeyo | 악합니다 ah-kahm-nee-dah akamnida | |
| Past | 악했어 ah-kae-ssuh akaesseo | 악했어요 ah-kae-ssuh-yoh akaesseoyo | 악했습니다 ah-kae-sseum-nee-dah akaesseumnida |
| Future | 악할 거야 ah-kahl guh-yah akal geoya | 악할 거예요 ah-kahl guh-yae-yoh akal geoyeyo | 악할 겁니다 ah-kahl guhm-nee-dah akal geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
악하세요
ah-kah-sae-yoh
akaseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
악해요
ah-kae-yoh
akaeyo
Question Polite (요)
악해요?
ah-kae-yoh-?
akaeyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
악하고
ah-kah-goh
akago
Conditional "if" — (면)
악하면
ah-kah-myuhn
akamyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
악하고 있어요
ah-kah-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
akago isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
악하고 싶어요
ah-kah-goh shee-puh-yoh
akago sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
악할 수 있어요
ah-kahl soo ee-ssuh-yoh
akal su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
악해서
ah-kae-suh
akaeseo
Noun form — (기)
악하기
ah-kah-gee
akagi
Noun form — (음)
악함
ah-kahm
akam