단단해
dahn-dahn-hae
dandanhae
단단하다
To say to be hard, solid, firm (resistant to pressure) politely in the present tense, use 단단해요 (dahn-dahn-hae-yoh) · dandanhaeyo. Below is the full conjugation of 단단하다 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 | 단단해요 dahn-dahn-hae-yoh dandanhaeyo | 단단합니다 dahn-dahn-hahm-nee-dah dandanhamnida | |
| Past | 단단했어 dahn-dahn-hae-ssuh dandanhaesseo | 단단했어요 dahn-dahn-hae-ssuh-yoh dandanhaesseoyo | 단단했습니다 dahn-dahn-hae-sseum-nee-dah dandanhaesseumnida |
| Future | 단단할 거야 dahn-dahn-hahl guh-yah dandanhal geoya | 단단할 거예요 dahn-dahn-hahl guh-yae-yoh dandanhal geoyeyo | 단단할 겁니다 dahn-dahn-hahl guhm-nee-dah dandanhal geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
단단하세요
dahn-dahn-hah-sae-yoh
dandanhaseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
단단해요
dahn-dahn-hae-yoh
dandanhaeyo
Question Polite (요)
단단해요?
dahn-dahn-hae-yoh-?
dandanhaeyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
단단하고
dahn-dahn-hah-goh
dandanhago
Conditional "if" — (면)
단단하면
dahn-dahn-hah-myuhn
dandanhamyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
단단하고 있어요
dahn-dahn-hah-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
dandanhago isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
단단하고 싶어요
dahn-dahn-hah-goh shee-puh-yoh
dandanhago sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
단단할 수 있어요
dahn-dahn-hahl soo ee-ssuh-yoh
dandanhal su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
단단해서
dahn-dahn-hae-suh
dandanhaeseo
Noun form — (기)
단단하기
dahn-dahn-hah-gee
dandanhagi
Noun form — (음)
단단함
dahn-dahn-hahm
dandanham