다정해
dah-chuhng-hae
dajeonghae
다정하다
To say to be friendly (towards someone), act in a kind way politely in the present tense, use 다정해요 (dah-chuhng-hae-yoh) · dajeonghaeyo. Below is the full conjugation of 다정하다 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 | 다정해요 dah-chuhng-hae-yoh dajeonghaeyo | 다정합니다 dah-chuhng-hahm-nee-dah dajeonghamnida | |
| Past | 다정했어 dah-chuhng-hae-ssuh dajeonghaesseo | 다정했어요 dah-chuhng-hae-ssuh-yoh dajeonghaesseoyo | 다정했습니다 dah-chuhng-hae-sseum-nee-dah dajeonghaesseumnida |
| Future | 다정할 거야 dah-chuhng-hahl guh-yah dajeonghal geoya | 다정할 거예요 dah-chuhng-hahl guh-yae-yoh dajeonghal geoyeyo | 다정할 겁니다 dah-chuhng-hahl guhm-nee-dah dajeonghal geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
다정하세요
dah-chuhng-hah-sae-yoh
dajeonghaseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
다정해요
dah-chuhng-hae-yoh
dajeonghaeyo
Question Polite (요)
다정해요?
dah-chuhng-hae-yoh-?
dajeonghaeyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
다정하고
dah-chuhng-hah-goh
dajeonghago
Conditional "if" — (면)
다정하면
dah-chuhng-hah-myuhn
dajeonghamyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
다정하고 있어요
dah-chuhng-hah-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
dajeonghago isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
다정하고 싶어요
dah-chuhng-hah-goh shee-puh-yoh
dajeonghago sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
다정할 수 있어요
dah-chuhng-hahl soo ee-ssuh-yoh
dajeonghal su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
다정해서
dah-chuhng-hae-suh
dajeonghaeseo
Noun form — (기)
다정하기
dah-chuhng-hah-gee
dajeonghagi
Noun form — (음)
다정함
dah-chuhng-hahm
dajeongham