친해
cheen-hae
chinhae
친하다
To say to be close (intimate), familiar politely in the present tense, use 친해요 (cheen-hae-yoh) · chinhaeyo. Below is the full conjugation of 친하다 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 | 친해요 cheen-hae-yoh chinhaeyo | 친합니다 cheen-hahm-nee-dah chinhamnida | |
| Past | 친했어 cheen-hae-ssuh chinhaesseo | 친했어요 cheen-hae-ssuh-yoh chinhaesseoyo | 친했습니다 cheen-hae-sseum-nee-dah chinhaesseumnida |
| Future | 친할 거야 cheen-hahl guh-yah chinhal geoya | 친할 거예요 cheen-hahl guh-yae-yoh chinhal geoyeyo | 친할 겁니다 cheen-hahl guhm-nee-dah chinhal geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
친하세요
cheen-hah-sae-yoh
chinhaseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
친해요
cheen-hae-yoh
chinhaeyo
Question Polite (요)
친해요?
cheen-hae-yoh-?
chinhaeyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
친하고
cheen-hah-goh
chinhago
Conditional "if" — (면)
친하면
cheen-hah-myuhn
chinhamyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
친하고 있어요
cheen-hah-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
chinhago isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
친하고 싶어요
cheen-hah-goh shee-puh-yoh
chinhago sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
친할 수 있어요
cheen-hahl soo ee-ssuh-yoh
chinhal su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
친해서
cheen-hae-suh
chinhaeseo
Noun form — (기)
친하기
cheen-hah-gee
chinhagi
Noun form — (음)
친함
cheen-hahm
chinham