불행해
bool-haeng-hae
bulhaenghae
불행하다
To say unhappy, unfortunate politely in the present tense, use 불행해요 (bool-haeng-hae-yoh) · bulhaenghaeyo. Below is the full conjugation of 불행하다 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 | 불행해요 bool-haeng-hae-yoh bulhaenghaeyo | 불행합니다 bool-haeng-hahm-nee-dah bulhaenghamnida | |
| Past | 불행했어 bool-haeng-hae-ssuh bulhaenghaesseo | 불행했어요 bool-haeng-hae-ssuh-yoh bulhaenghaesseoyo | 불행했습니다 bool-haeng-hae-sseum-nee-dah bulhaenghaesseumnida |
| Future | 불행할 거야 bool-haeng-hahl guh-yah bulhaenghal geoya | 불행할 거예요 bool-haeng-hahl guh-yae-yoh bulhaenghal geoyeyo | 불행할 겁니다 bool-haeng-hahl guhm-nee-dah bulhaenghal geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
불행하세요
bool-haeng-hah-sae-yoh
bulhaenghaseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
불행해요
bool-haeng-hae-yoh
bulhaenghaeyo
Question Polite (요)
불행해요?
bool-haeng-hae-yoh-?
bulhaenghaeyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
불행하고
bool-haeng-hah-goh
bulhaenghago
Conditional "if" — (면)
불행하면
bool-haeng-hah-myuhn
bulhaenghamyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
불행하고 있어요
bool-haeng-hah-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
bulhaenghago isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
불행하고 싶어요
bool-haeng-hah-goh shee-puh-yoh
bulhaenghago sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
불행할 수 있어요
bool-haeng-hahl soo ee-ssuh-yoh
bulhaenghal su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
불행해서
bool-haeng-hae-suh
bulhaenghaeseo
Noun form — (기)
불행하기
bool-haeng-hah-gee
bulhaenghagi
Noun form — (음)
불행함
bool-haeng-hahm
bulhaengham