청초해
chuhng-choh-hae
cheongchohae
청초하다
To say to be unobtrusively but elegantly beautiful politely in the present tense, use 청초해요 (chuhng-choh-hae-yoh) · cheongchohaeyo. Below is the full conjugation of 청초하다 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 | 청초해요 chuhng-choh-hae-yoh cheongchohaeyo | 청초합니다 chuhng-choh-hahm-nee-dah cheongchohamnida | |
| Past | 청초했어 chuhng-choh-hae-ssuh cheongchohaesseo | 청초했어요 chuhng-choh-hae-ssuh-yoh cheongchohaesseoyo | 청초했습니다 chuhng-choh-hae-sseum-nee-dah cheongchohaesseumnida |
| Future | 청초할 거야 chuhng-choh-hahl guh-yah cheongchohal geoya | 청초할 거예요 chuhng-choh-hahl guh-yae-yoh cheongchohal geoyeyo | 청초할 겁니다 chuhng-choh-hahl guhm-nee-dah cheongchohal geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
청초하세요
chuhng-choh-hah-sae-yoh
cheongchohaseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
청초해요
chuhng-choh-hae-yoh
cheongchohaeyo
Question Polite (요)
청초해요?
chuhng-choh-hae-yoh-?
cheongchohaeyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
청초하고
chuhng-choh-hah-goh
cheongchohago
Conditional "if" — (면)
청초하면
chuhng-choh-hah-myuhn
cheongchohamyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
청초하고 있어요
chuhng-choh-hah-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
cheongchohago isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
청초하고 싶어요
chuhng-choh-hah-goh shee-puh-yoh
cheongchohago sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
청초할 수 있어요
chuhng-choh-hahl soo ee-ssuh-yoh
cheongchohal su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
청초해서
chuhng-choh-hae-suh
cheongchohaeseo
Noun form — (기)
청초하기
chuhng-choh-hah-gee
cheongchohagi
Noun form — (음)
청초함
chuhng-choh-hahm
cheongchoham