은은해
eu-neun-hae
euneunhae
은은하다
To say to be faint, to be indistinct (typically in a beautiful way) politely in the present tense, use 은은해요 (eu-neun-hae-yoh) · euneunhaeyo. Below is the full conjugation of 은은하다 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 | 은은해요 eu-neun-hae-yoh euneunhaeyo | 은은합니다 eu-neun-hahm-nee-dah euneunhamnida | |
| Past | 은은했어 eu-neun-hae-ssuh euneunhaesseo | 은은했어요 eu-neun-hae-ssuh-yoh euneunhaesseoyo | 은은했습니다 eu-neun-hae-sseum-nee-dah euneunhaesseumnida |
| Future | 은은할 거야 eu-neun-hahl guh-yah euneunhal geoya | 은은할 거예요 eu-neun-hahl guh-yae-yoh euneunhal geoyeyo | 은은할 겁니다 eu-neun-hahl guhm-nee-dah euneunhal geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
은은하세요
eu-neun-hah-sae-yoh
euneunhaseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
은은해요
eu-neun-hae-yoh
euneunhaeyo
Question Polite (요)
은은해요?
eu-neun-hae-yoh-?
euneunhaeyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
은은하고
eu-neun-hah-goh
euneunhago
Conditional "if" — (면)
은은하면
eu-neun-hah-myuhn
euneunhamyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
은은하고 있어요
eu-neun-hah-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
euneunhago isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
은은하고 싶어요
eu-neun-hah-goh shee-puh-yoh
euneunhago sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
은은할 수 있어요
eu-neun-hahl soo ee-ssuh-yoh
euneunhal su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
은은해서
eu-neun-hae-suh
euneunhaeseo
Noun form — (기)
은은하기
eu-neun-hah-gee
euneunhagi
Noun form — (음)
은은함
eu-neun-hahm
euneunham