독특해
dohg-teu-kae
dokteukae
독특하다
To say to be unique politely in the present tense, use 독특해요 (dohg-teu-kae-yoh) · dokteukaeyo. Below is the full conjugation of 독특하다 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 | 독특해요 dohg-teu-kae-yoh dokteukaeyo | 독특합니다 dohg-teu-kahm-nee-dah dokteukamnida | |
| Past | 독특했어 dohg-teu-kae-ssuh dokteukaesseo | 독특했어요 dohg-teu-kae-ssuh-yoh dokteukaesseoyo | 독특했습니다 dohg-teu-kae-sseum-nee-dah dokteukaesseumnida |
| Future | 독특할 거야 dohg-teu-kahl guh-yah dokteukal geoya | 독특할 거예요 dohg-teu-kahl guh-yae-yoh dokteukal geoyeyo | 독특할 겁니다 dohg-teu-kahl guhm-nee-dah dokteukal geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
독특하세요
dohg-teu-kah-sae-yoh
dokteukaseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
독특해요
dohg-teu-kae-yoh
dokteukaeyo
Question Polite (요)
독특해요?
dohg-teu-kae-yoh-?
dokteukaeyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
독특하고
dohg-teu-kah-goh
dokteukago
Conditional "if" — (면)
독특하면
dohg-teu-kah-myuhn
dokteukamyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
독특하고 있어요
dohg-teu-kah-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
dokteukago isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
독특하고 싶어요
dohg-teu-kah-goh shee-puh-yoh
dokteukago sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
독특할 수 있어요
dohg-teu-kahl soo ee-ssuh-yoh
dokteukal su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
독특해서
dohg-teu-kae-suh
dokteukaeseo
Noun form — (기)
독특하기
dohg-teu-kah-gee
dokteukagi
Noun form — (음)
독특함
dohg-teu-kahm
dokteukam