바람직해
bah-rahm-chee-kae
baramjikae
바람직하다
To say to be appropriate politely in the present tense, use 바람직해요 (bah-rahm-chee-kae-yoh) · baramjikaeyo. Below is the full conjugation of 바람직하다 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 | 바람직해요 bah-rahm-chee-kae-yoh baramjikaeyo | 바람직합니다 bah-rahm-chee-kahm-nee-dah baramjikamnida | |
| Past | 바람직했어 bah-rahm-chee-kae-ssuh baramjikaesseo | 바람직했어요 bah-rahm-chee-kae-ssuh-yoh baramjikaesseoyo | 바람직했습니다 bah-rahm-chee-kae-sseum-nee-dah baramjikaesseumnida |
| Future | 바람직할 거야 bah-rahm-chee-kahl guh-yah baramjikal geoya | 바람직할 거예요 bah-rahm-chee-kahl guh-yae-yoh baramjikal geoyeyo | 바람직할 겁니다 bah-rahm-chee-kahl guhm-nee-dah baramjikal geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
바람직하세요
bah-rahm-chee-kah-sae-yoh
baramjikaseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
바람직해요
bah-rahm-chee-kae-yoh
baramjikaeyo
Question Polite (요)
바람직해요?
bah-rahm-chee-kae-yoh-?
baramjikaeyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
바람직하고
bah-rahm-chee-kah-goh
baramjikago
Conditional "if" — (면)
바람직하면
bah-rahm-chee-kah-myuhn
baramjikamyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
바람직하고 있어요
bah-rahm-chee-kah-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
baramjikago isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
바람직하고 싶어요
bah-rahm-chee-kah-goh shee-puh-yoh
baramjikago sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
바람직할 수 있어요
bah-rahm-chee-kahl soo ee-ssuh-yoh
baramjikal su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
바람직해서
bah-rahm-chee-kae-suh
baramjikaeseo
Noun form — (기)
바람직하기
bah-rahm-chee-kah-gee
baramjikagi
Noun form — (음)
바람직함
bah-rahm-chee-kahm
baramjikam