담백해
dahm-bae-kae
dambaekae
담백하다
To say to be unselfish, to be uninterested politely in the present tense, use 담백해요 (dahm-bae-kae-yoh) · dambaekaeyo. Below is the full conjugation of 담백하다 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 | 담백해요 dahm-bae-kae-yoh dambaekaeyo | 담백합니다 dahm-bae-kahm-nee-dah dambaekamnida | |
| Past | 담백했어 dahm-bae-kae-ssuh dambaekaesseo | 담백했어요 dahm-bae-kae-ssuh-yoh dambaekaesseoyo | 담백했습니다 dahm-bae-kae-sseum-nee-dah dambaekaesseumnida |
| Future | 담백할 거야 dahm-bae-kahl guh-yah dambaekal geoya | 담백할 거예요 dahm-bae-kahl guh-yae-yoh dambaekal geoyeyo | 담백할 겁니다 dahm-bae-kahl guhm-nee-dah dambaekal geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
담백하세요
dahm-bae-kah-sae-yoh
dambaekaseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
담백해요
dahm-bae-kae-yoh
dambaekaeyo
Question Polite (요)
담백해요?
dahm-bae-kae-yoh-?
dambaekaeyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
담백하고
dahm-bae-kah-goh
dambaekago
Conditional "if" — (면)
담백하면
dahm-bae-kah-myuhn
dambaekamyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
담백하고 있어요
dahm-bae-kah-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
dambaekago isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
담백하고 싶어요
dahm-bae-kah-goh shee-puh-yoh
dambaekago sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
담백할 수 있어요
dahm-bae-kahl soo ee-ssuh-yoh
dambaekal su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
담백해서
dahm-bae-kae-suh
dambaekaeseo
Noun form — (기)
담백하기
dahm-bae-kah-gee
dambaekagi
Noun form — (음)
담백함
dahm-bae-kahm
dambaekam