불과해
bool-gwah-hae
bulgwahae
불과하다
To say to be no more than politely in the present tense, use 불과해요 (bool-gwah-hae-yoh) · bulgwahaeyo. Below is the full conjugation of 불과하다 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 | 불과해요 bool-gwah-hae-yoh bulgwahaeyo | 불과합니다 bool-gwah-hahm-nee-dah bulgwahamnida | |
| Past | 불과했어 bool-gwah-hae-ssuh bulgwahaesseo | 불과했어요 bool-gwah-hae-ssuh-yoh bulgwahaesseoyo | 불과했습니다 bool-gwah-hae-sseum-nee-dah bulgwahaesseumnida |
| Future | 불과할 거야 bool-gwah-hahl guh-yah bulgwahal geoya | 불과할 거예요 bool-gwah-hahl guh-yae-yoh bulgwahal geoyeyo | 불과할 겁니다 bool-gwah-hahl guhm-nee-dah bulgwahal geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
불과하세요
bool-gwah-hah-sae-yoh
bulgwahaseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
불과해요
bool-gwah-hae-yoh
bulgwahaeyo
Question Polite (요)
불과해요?
bool-gwah-hae-yoh-?
bulgwahaeyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
불과하고
bool-gwah-hah-goh
bulgwahago
Conditional "if" — (면)
불과하면
bool-gwah-hah-myuhn
bulgwahamyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
불과하고 있어요
bool-gwah-hah-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
bulgwahago isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
불과하고 싶어요
bool-gwah-hah-goh shee-puh-yoh
bulgwahago sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
불과할 수 있어요
bool-gwah-hahl soo ee-ssuh-yoh
bulgwahal su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
불과해서
bool-gwah-hae-suh
bulgwahaeseo
Noun form — (기)
불과하기
bool-gwah-hah-gee
bulgwahagi
Noun form — (음)
불과함
bool-gwah-hahm
bulgwaham