비참해
bee-chahm-hae
bichamhae
비참하다
To say miserable, tragic, woeful, sorrowful politely in the present tense, use 비참해요 (bee-chahm-hae-yoh) · bichamhaeyo. Below is the full conjugation of 비참하다 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 | 비참해요 bee-chahm-hae-yoh bichamhaeyo | 비참합니다 bee-chahm-hahm-nee-dah bichamhamnida | |
| Past | 비참했어 bee-chahm-hae-ssuh bichamhaesseo | 비참했어요 bee-chahm-hae-ssuh-yoh bichamhaesseoyo | 비참했습니다 bee-chahm-hae-sseum-nee-dah bichamhaesseumnida |
| Future | 비참할 거야 bee-chahm-hahl guh-yah bichamhal geoya | 비참할 거예요 bee-chahm-hahl guh-yae-yoh bichamhal geoyeyo | 비참할 겁니다 bee-chahm-hahl guhm-nee-dah bichamhal geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
비참하세요
bee-chahm-hah-sae-yoh
bichamhaseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
비참해요
bee-chahm-hae-yoh
bichamhaeyo
Question Polite (요)
비참해요?
bee-chahm-hae-yoh-?
bichamhaeyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
비참하고
bee-chahm-hah-goh
bichamhago
Conditional "if" — (면)
비참하면
bee-chahm-hah-myuhn
bichamhamyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
비참하고 있어요
bee-chahm-hah-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
bichamhago isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
비참하고 싶어요
bee-chahm-hah-goh shee-puh-yoh
bichamhago sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
비참할 수 있어요
bee-chahm-hahl soo ee-ssuh-yoh
bichamhal su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
비참해서
bee-chahm-hae-suh
bichamhaeseo
Noun form — (기)
비참하기
bee-chahm-hah-gee
bichamhagi
Noun form — (음)
비참함
bee-chahm-hahm
bichamham