부지런해
boo-chee-ruhn-hae
bujireonhae
부지런하다
To say to be hard-working, to be industrious politely in the present tense, use 부지런해요 (boo-chee-ruhn-hae-yoh) · bujireonhaeyo. Below is the full conjugation of 부지런하다 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 | 부지런해요 boo-chee-ruhn-hae-yoh bujireonhaeyo | 부지런합니다 boo-chee-ruhn-hahm-nee-dah bujireonhamnida | |
| Past | 부지런했어 boo-chee-ruhn-hae-ssuh bujireonhaesseo | 부지런했어요 boo-chee-ruhn-hae-ssuh-yoh bujireonhaesseoyo | 부지런했습니다 boo-chee-ruhn-hae-sseum-nee-dah bujireonhaesseumnida |
| Future | 부지런할 거야 boo-chee-ruhn-hahl guh-yah bujireonhal geoya | 부지런할 거예요 boo-chee-ruhn-hahl guh-yae-yoh bujireonhal geoyeyo | 부지런할 겁니다 boo-chee-ruhn-hahl guhm-nee-dah bujireonhal geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
부지런하세요
boo-chee-ruhn-hah-sae-yoh
bujireonhaseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
부지런해요
boo-chee-ruhn-hae-yoh
bujireonhaeyo
Question Polite (요)
부지런해요?
boo-chee-ruhn-hae-yoh-?
bujireonhaeyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
부지런하고
boo-chee-ruhn-hah-goh
bujireonhago
Conditional "if" — (면)
부지런하면
boo-chee-ruhn-hah-myuhn
bujireonhamyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
부지런하고 있어요
boo-chee-ruhn-hah-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
bujireonhago isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
부지런하고 싶어요
boo-chee-ruhn-hah-goh shee-puh-yoh
bujireonhago sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
부지런할 수 있어요
boo-chee-ruhn-hahl soo ee-ssuh-yoh
bujireonhal su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
부지런해서
boo-chee-ruhn-hae-suh
bujireonhaeseo
Noun form — (기)
부지런하기
boo-chee-ruhn-hah-gee
bujireonhagi
Noun form — (음)
부지런함
boo-chee-ruhn-hahm
bujireonham