담박해
dahm-bah-kae
dambakae
담박하다
To say to be plain, to be light (in taste) politely in the present tense, use 담박해요 (dahm-bah-kae-yoh) · dambakaeyo. Below is the full conjugation of 담박하다 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 | 담박해요 dahm-bah-kae-yoh dambakaeyo | 담박합니다 dahm-bah-kahm-nee-dah dambakamnida | |
| Past | 담박했어 dahm-bah-kae-ssuh dambakaesseo | 담박했어요 dahm-bah-kae-ssuh-yoh dambakaesseoyo | 담박했습니다 dahm-bah-kae-sseum-nee-dah dambakaesseumnida |
| Future | 담박할 거야 dahm-bah-kahl guh-yah dambakal geoya | 담박할 거예요 dahm-bah-kahl guh-yae-yoh dambakal geoyeyo | 담박할 겁니다 dahm-bah-kahl guhm-nee-dah dambakal geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
담박하세요
dahm-bah-kah-sae-yoh
dambakaseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
담박해요
dahm-bah-kae-yoh
dambakaeyo
Question Polite (요)
담박해요?
dahm-bah-kae-yoh-?
dambakaeyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
담박하고
dahm-bah-kah-goh
dambakago
Conditional "if" — (면)
담박하면
dahm-bah-kah-myuhn
dambakamyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
담박하고 있어요
dahm-bah-kah-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
dambakago isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
담박하고 싶어요
dahm-bah-kah-goh shee-puh-yoh
dambakago sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
담박할 수 있어요
dahm-bah-kahl soo ee-ssuh-yoh
dambakal su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
담박해서
dahm-bah-kae-suh
dambakaeseo
Noun form — (기)
담박하기
dahm-bah-kah-gee
dambakagi
Noun form — (음)
담박함
dahm-bah-kahm
dambakam