어엿해
uh-yuh-tae
eoyeotae
어엿하다
To say to be respectable, decent, good, stately, imposing politely in the present tense, use 어엿해요 (uh-yuh-tae-yoh) · eoyeotaeyo. Below is the full conjugation of 어엿하다 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 | 어엿해요 uh-yuh-tae-yoh eoyeotaeyo | 어엿합니다 uh-yuh-tahm-nee-dah eoyeotamnida | |
| Past | 어엿했어 uh-yuh-tae-ssuh eoyeotaesseo | 어엿했어요 uh-yuh-tae-ssuh-yoh eoyeotaesseoyo | 어엿했습니다 uh-yuh-tae-sseum-nee-dah eoyeotaesseumnida |
| Future | 어엿할 거야 uh-yuh-tahl guh-yah eoyeotal geoya | 어엿할 거예요 uh-yuh-tahl guh-yae-yoh eoyeotal geoyeyo | 어엿할 겁니다 uh-yuh-tahl guhm-nee-dah eoyeotal geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
어엿하세요
uh-yuh-tah-sae-yoh
eoyeotaseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
어엿해요
uh-yuh-tae-yoh
eoyeotaeyo
Question Polite (요)
어엿해요?
uh-yuh-tae-yoh-?
eoyeotaeyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
어엿하고
uh-yuh-tah-goh
eoyeotago
Conditional "if" — (면)
어엿하면
uh-yuh-tah-myuhn
eoyeotamyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
어엿하고 있어요
uh-yuh-tah-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
eoyeotago isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
어엿하고 싶어요
uh-yuh-tah-goh shee-puh-yoh
eoyeotago sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
어엿할 수 있어요
uh-yuh-tahl soo ee-ssuh-yoh
eoyeotal su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
어엿해서
uh-yuh-tae-suh
eoyeotaeseo
Noun form — (기)
어엿하기
uh-yuh-tah-gee
eoyeotagi
Noun form — (음)
어엿함
uh-yuh-tahm
eoyeotam