친근해
cheen-geun-hae
chingeunhae
친근하다
To say to be close, to be familiar politely in the present tense, use 친근해요 (cheen-geun-hae-yoh) · chingeunhaeyo. Below is the full conjugation of 친근하다 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 | 친근해요 cheen-geun-hae-yoh chingeunhaeyo | 친근합니다 cheen-geun-hahm-nee-dah chingeunhamnida | |
| Past | 친근했어 cheen-geun-hae-ssuh chingeunhaesseo | 친근했어요 cheen-geun-hae-ssuh-yoh chingeunhaesseoyo | 친근했습니다 cheen-geun-hae-sseum-nee-dah chingeunhaesseumnida |
| Future | 친근할 거야 cheen-geun-hahl guh-yah chingeunhal geoya | 친근할 거예요 cheen-geun-hahl guh-yae-yoh chingeunhal geoyeyo | 친근할 겁니다 cheen-geun-hahl guhm-nee-dah chingeunhal geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
친근하세요
cheen-geun-hah-sae-yoh
chingeunhaseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
친근해요
cheen-geun-hae-yoh
chingeunhaeyo
Question Polite (요)
친근해요?
cheen-geun-hae-yoh-?
chingeunhaeyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
친근하고
cheen-geun-hah-goh
chingeunhago
Conditional "if" — (면)
친근하면
cheen-geun-hah-myuhn
chingeunhamyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
친근하고 있어요
cheen-geun-hah-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
chingeunhago isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
친근하고 싶어요
cheen-geun-hah-goh shee-puh-yoh
chingeunhago sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
친근할 수 있어요
cheen-geun-hahl soo ee-ssuh-yoh
chingeunhal su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
친근해서
cheen-geun-hae-suh
chingeunhaeseo
Noun form — (기)
친근하기
cheen-geun-hah-gee
chingeunhagi
Noun form — (음)
친근함
cheen-geun-hahm
chingeunham