발개
bahl-gae
balgae
발갛다
To say red politely in the present tense, use 발개요 (bahl-gae-yoh) · balgaeyo. Below is the full conjugation of 발갛다 across the three tenses and three everyday speech levels.
Grammar note (ㅎ irregular (adj)): ㅎ-irregular adjectives end in 다 with ㅎ as the final consonant. Before a vowel, the ㅎ drops and the preceding vowel often contracts: 노랗다 (yellow) → 노래요, 이렇다 (like this) → 이래요. The ㅎ stays before consonant suffixes: 노랗고, 이렇지. See all ㅎ-irregular adjectives →
Conjugation table
pron. = pronunciation guide · RR = Revised Romanization
Highlighted = where the stem changes
| Tense | Casual (반말) | Polite (요) | Formal (합니다) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Present | 발개요 bahl-gae-yoh balgaeyo | 발갛습니다 bahl-gah-sseum-nee-dah balgasseumnida | |
| Past | 발갰어 bahl-gae-ssuh balgaesseo | 발갰어요 bahl-gae-ssuh-yoh balgaesseoyo | 발갰습니다 bahl-gae-sseum-nee-dah balgaesseumnida |
| Future | 발갈 거야 bahl-gahl guh-yah balgal geoya | 발갈 거예요 bahl-gahl guh-yae-yoh balgal geoyeyo | 발갈 겁니다 bahl-gahl guhm-nee-dah balgal geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
발가세요
bahl-gah-sae-yoh
balgaseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
발개요
bahl-gae-yoh
balgaeyo
Question Polite (요)
발개요?
bahl-gae-yoh-?
balgaeyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
발갛고
bahl-gah-koh
balgako
Conditional "if" — (면)
발가면
bahl-gah-myuhn
balgamyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
발갛고 있어요
bahl-gah-koh ee-ssuh-yoh
balgako isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
발갛고 싶어요
bahl-gah-koh shee-puh-yoh
balgako sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
발갈 수 있어요
bahl-gahl soo ee-ssuh-yoh
balgal su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
발개서
bahl-gae-suh
balgaeseo
Noun form — (기)
발갛기
bahl-gah-kee
balgaki
Noun form — (음)
발감
bahl-gahm
balgam