친절해
cheen-chuhl-hae
chinjeolhae
친절하다
To say to be kind, to be cordial politely in the present tense, use 친절해요 (cheen-chuhl-hae-yoh) · chinjeolhaeyo. Below is the full conjugation of 친절하다 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 | 친절해요 cheen-chuhl-hae-yoh chinjeolhaeyo | 친절합니다 cheen-chuhl-hahm-nee-dah chinjeolhamnida | |
| Past | 친절했어 cheen-chuhl-hae-ssuh chinjeolhaesseo | 친절했어요 cheen-chuhl-hae-ssuh-yoh chinjeolhaesseoyo | 친절했습니다 cheen-chuhl-hae-sseum-nee-dah chinjeolhaesseumnida |
| Future | 친절할 거야 cheen-chuhl-hahl guh-yah chinjeolhal geoya | 친절할 거예요 cheen-chuhl-hahl guh-yae-yoh chinjeolhal geoyeyo | 친절할 겁니다 cheen-chuhl-hahl guhm-nee-dah chinjeolhal geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
친절하세요
cheen-chuhl-hah-sae-yoh
chinjeolhaseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
친절해요
cheen-chuhl-hae-yoh
chinjeolhaeyo
Question Polite (요)
친절해요?
cheen-chuhl-hae-yoh-?
chinjeolhaeyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
친절하고
cheen-chuhl-hah-goh
chinjeolhago
Conditional "if" — (면)
친절하면
cheen-chuhl-hah-myuhn
chinjeolhamyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
친절하고 있어요
cheen-chuhl-hah-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
chinjeolhago isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
친절하고 싶어요
cheen-chuhl-hah-goh shee-puh-yoh
chinjeolhago sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
친절할 수 있어요
cheen-chuhl-hahl soo ee-ssuh-yoh
chinjeolhal su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
친절해서
cheen-chuhl-hae-suh
chinjeolhaeseo
Noun form — (기)
친절하기
cheen-chuhl-hah-gee
chinjeolhagi
Noun form — (음)
친절함
cheen-chuhl-hahm
chinjeolham