둔해
doon-hae
dunhae
둔하다
To say to be dull, slow, inert, obtuse, dim-witted politely in the present tense, use 둔해요 (doon-hae-yoh) · dunhaeyo. Below is the full conjugation of 둔하다 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 | 둔해요 doon-hae-yoh dunhaeyo | 둔합니다 doon-hahm-nee-dah dunhamnida | |
| Past | 둔했어 doon-hae-ssuh dunhaesseo | 둔했어요 doon-hae-ssuh-yoh dunhaesseoyo | 둔했습니다 doon-hae-sseum-nee-dah dunhaesseumnida |
| Future | 둔할 거야 doon-hahl guh-yah dunhal geoya | 둔할 거예요 doon-hahl guh-yae-yoh dunhal geoyeyo | 둔할 겁니다 doon-hahl guhm-nee-dah dunhal geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
둔하세요
doon-hah-sae-yoh
dunhaseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
둔해요
doon-hae-yoh
dunhaeyo
Question Polite (요)
둔해요?
doon-hae-yoh-?
dunhaeyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
둔하고
doon-hah-goh
dunhago
Conditional "if" — (면)
둔하면
doon-hah-myuhn
dunhamyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
둔하고 있어요
doon-hah-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
dunhago isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
둔하고 싶어요
doon-hah-goh shee-puh-yoh
dunhago sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
둔할 수 있어요
doon-hahl soo ee-ssuh-yoh
dunhal su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
둔해서
doon-hae-suh
dunhaeseo
Noun form — (기)
둔하기
doon-hah-gee
dunhagi
Noun form — (음)
둔함
doon-hahm
dunham