총명해
chohng-myuhng-hae
chongmyeonghae
총명하다
To say clever, intelligent, smart politely in the present tense, use 총명해요 (chohng-myuhng-hae-yoh) · chongmyeonghaeyo. Below is the full conjugation of 총명하다 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 | 총명해요 chohng-myuhng-hae-yoh chongmyeonghaeyo | 총명합니다 chohng-myuhng-hahm-nee-dah chongmyeonghamnida | |
| Past | 총명했어 chohng-myuhng-hae-ssuh chongmyeonghaesseo | 총명했어요 chohng-myuhng-hae-ssuh-yoh chongmyeonghaesseoyo | 총명했습니다 chohng-myuhng-hae-sseum-nee-dah chongmyeonghaesseumnida |
| Future | 총명할 거야 chohng-myuhng-hahl guh-yah chongmyeonghal geoya | 총명할 거예요 chohng-myuhng-hahl guh-yae-yoh chongmyeonghal geoyeyo | 총명할 겁니다 chohng-myuhng-hahl guhm-nee-dah chongmyeonghal geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
총명하세요
chohng-myuhng-hah-sae-yoh
chongmyeonghaseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
총명해요
chohng-myuhng-hae-yoh
chongmyeonghaeyo
Question Polite (요)
총명해요?
chohng-myuhng-hae-yoh-?
chongmyeonghaeyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
총명하고
chohng-myuhng-hah-goh
chongmyeonghago
Conditional "if" — (면)
총명하면
chohng-myuhng-hah-myuhn
chongmyeonghamyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
총명하고 있어요
chohng-myuhng-hah-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
chongmyeonghago isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
총명하고 싶어요
chohng-myuhng-hah-goh shee-puh-yoh
chongmyeonghago sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
총명할 수 있어요
chohng-myuhng-hahl soo ee-ssuh-yoh
chongmyeonghal su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
총명해서
chohng-myuhng-hae-suh
chongmyeonghaeseo
Noun form — (기)
총명하기
chohng-myuhng-hah-gee
chongmyeonghagi
Noun form — (음)
총명함
chohng-myuhng-hahm
chongmyeongham