어눌해
uh-nool-hae
eonulhae
어눌하다
To say to be inarticulate (in speech) politely in the present tense, use 어눌해요 (uh-nool-hae-yoh) · eonulhaeyo. Below is the full conjugation of 어눌하다 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 | 어눌해요 uh-nool-hae-yoh eonulhaeyo | 어눌합니다 uh-nool-hahm-nee-dah eonulhamnida | |
| Past | 어눌했어 uh-nool-hae-ssuh eonulhaesseo | 어눌했어요 uh-nool-hae-ssuh-yoh eonulhaesseoyo | 어눌했습니다 uh-nool-hae-sseum-nee-dah eonulhaesseumnida |
| Future | 어눌할 거야 uh-nool-hahl guh-yah eonulhal geoya | 어눌할 거예요 uh-nool-hahl guh-yae-yoh eonulhal geoyeyo | 어눌할 겁니다 uh-nool-hahl guhm-nee-dah eonulhal geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
어눌하세요
uh-nool-hah-sae-yoh
eonulhaseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
어눌해요
uh-nool-hae-yoh
eonulhaeyo
Question Polite (요)
어눌해요?
uh-nool-hae-yoh-?
eonulhaeyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
어눌하고
uh-nool-hah-goh
eonulhago
Conditional "if" — (면)
어눌하면
uh-nool-hah-myuhn
eonulhamyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
어눌하고 있어요
uh-nool-hah-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
eonulhago isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
어눌하고 싶어요
uh-nool-hah-goh shee-puh-yoh
eonulhago sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
어눌할 수 있어요
uh-nool-hahl soo ee-ssuh-yoh
eonulhal su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
어눌해서
uh-nool-hae-suh
eonulhaeseo
Noun form — (기)
어눌하기
uh-nool-hah-gee
eonulhagi
Noun form — (음)
어눌함
uh-nool-hahm
eonulham