엄격해
uhm-gyuh-kae
eomgyeokae
엄격하다
To say strict, severe, stern, rigid, rigorous politely in the present tense, use 엄격해요 (uhm-gyuh-kae-yoh) · eomgyeokaeyo. Below is the full conjugation of 엄격하다 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 | 엄격해요 uhm-gyuh-kae-yoh eomgyeokaeyo | 엄격합니다 uhm-gyuh-kahm-nee-dah eomgyeokamnida | |
| Past | 엄격했어 uhm-gyuh-kae-ssuh eomgyeokaesseo | 엄격했어요 uhm-gyuh-kae-ssuh-yoh eomgyeokaesseoyo | 엄격했습니다 uhm-gyuh-kae-sseum-nee-dah eomgyeokaesseumnida |
| Future | 엄격할 거야 uhm-gyuh-kahl guh-yah eomgyeokal geoya | 엄격할 거예요 uhm-gyuh-kahl guh-yae-yoh eomgyeokal geoyeyo | 엄격할 겁니다 uhm-gyuh-kahl guhm-nee-dah eomgyeokal geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
엄격하세요
uhm-gyuh-kah-sae-yoh
eomgyeokaseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
엄격해요
uhm-gyuh-kae-yoh
eomgyeokaeyo
Question Polite (요)
엄격해요?
uhm-gyuh-kae-yoh-?
eomgyeokaeyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
엄격하고
uhm-gyuh-kah-goh
eomgyeokago
Conditional "if" — (면)
엄격하면
uhm-gyuh-kah-myuhn
eomgyeokamyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
엄격하고 있어요
uhm-gyuh-kah-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
eomgyeokago isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
엄격하고 싶어요
uhm-gyuh-kah-goh shee-puh-yoh
eomgyeokago sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
엄격할 수 있어요
uhm-gyuh-kahl soo ee-ssuh-yoh
eomgyeokal su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
엄격해서
uhm-gyuh-kae-suh
eomgyeokaeseo
Noun form — (기)
엄격하기
uhm-gyuh-kah-gee
eomgyeokagi
Noun form — (음)
엄격함
uhm-gyuh-kahm
eomgyeokam