창백해
chahng-bae-kae
changbaekae
창백하다
To say to be pallid, to be wan, to be pale politely in the present tense, use 창백해요 (chahng-bae-kae-yoh) · changbaekaeyo. Below is the full conjugation of 창백하다 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 | 창백해요 chahng-bae-kae-yoh changbaekaeyo | 창백합니다 chahng-bae-kahm-nee-dah changbaekamnida | |
| Past | 창백했어 chahng-bae-kae-ssuh changbaekaesseo | 창백했어요 chahng-bae-kae-ssuh-yoh changbaekaesseoyo | 창백했습니다 chahng-bae-kae-sseum-nee-dah changbaekaesseumnida |
| Future | 창백할 거야 chahng-bae-kahl guh-yah changbaekal geoya | 창백할 거예요 chahng-bae-kahl guh-yae-yoh changbaekal geoyeyo | 창백할 겁니다 chahng-bae-kahl guhm-nee-dah changbaekal geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
창백하세요
chahng-bae-kah-sae-yoh
changbaekaseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
창백해요
chahng-bae-kae-yoh
changbaekaeyo
Question Polite (요)
창백해요?
chahng-bae-kae-yoh-?
changbaekaeyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
창백하고
chahng-bae-kah-goh
changbaekago
Conditional "if" — (면)
창백하면
chahng-bae-kah-myuhn
changbaekamyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
창백하고 있어요
chahng-bae-kah-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
changbaekago isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
창백하고 싶어요
chahng-bae-kah-goh shee-puh-yoh
changbaekago sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
창백할 수 있어요
chahng-bae-kahl soo ee-ssuh-yoh
changbaekal su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
창백해서
chahng-bae-kae-suh
changbaekaeseo
Noun form — (기)
창백하기
chahng-bae-kah-gee
changbaekagi
Noun form — (음)
창백함
chahng-bae-kahm
changbaekam