억울해
uh-gool-hae
eogulhae
억울하다
To say to be victimized by an unfair situation, or to feel as such politely in the present tense, use 억울해요 (uh-gool-hae-yoh) · eogulhaeyo. Below is the full conjugation of 억울하다 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 | 억울해요 uh-gool-hae-yoh eogulhaeyo | 억울합니다 uh-gool-hahm-nee-dah eogulhamnida | |
| Past | 억울했어 uh-gool-hae-ssuh eogulhaesseo | 억울했어요 uh-gool-hae-ssuh-yoh eogulhaesseoyo | 억울했습니다 uh-gool-hae-sseum-nee-dah eogulhaesseumnida |
| Future | 억울할 거야 uh-gool-hahl guh-yah eogulhal geoya | 억울할 거예요 uh-gool-hahl guh-yae-yoh eogulhal geoyeyo | 억울할 겁니다 uh-gool-hahl guhm-nee-dah eogulhal geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
억울하세요
uh-gool-hah-sae-yoh
eogulhaseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
억울해요
uh-gool-hae-yoh
eogulhaeyo
Question Polite (요)
억울해요?
uh-gool-hae-yoh-?
eogulhaeyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
억울하고
uh-gool-hah-goh
eogulhago
Conditional "if" — (면)
억울하면
uh-gool-hah-myuhn
eogulhamyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
억울하고 있어요
uh-gool-hah-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
eogulhago isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
억울하고 싶어요
uh-gool-hah-goh shee-puh-yoh
eogulhago sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
억울할 수 있어요
uh-gool-hahl soo ee-ssuh-yoh
eogulhal su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
억울해서
uh-gool-hae-suh
eogulhaeseo
Noun form — (기)
억울하기
uh-gool-hah-gee
eogulhagi
Noun form — (음)
억울함
uh-gool-hahm
eogulham