은밀해
eun-meel-hae
eunmilhae
은밀하다
To say to be secret, to be covert, to be clandestine politely in the present tense, use 은밀해요 (eun-meel-hae-yoh) · eunmilhaeyo. Below is the full conjugation of 은밀하다 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 | 은밀해요 eun-meel-hae-yoh eunmilhaeyo | 은밀합니다 eun-meel-hahm-nee-dah eunmilhamnida | |
| Past | 은밀했어 eun-meel-hae-ssuh eunmilhaesseo | 은밀했어요 eun-meel-hae-ssuh-yoh eunmilhaesseoyo | 은밀했습니다 eun-meel-hae-sseum-nee-dah eunmilhaesseumnida |
| Future | 은밀할 거야 eun-meel-hahl guh-yah eunmilhal geoya | 은밀할 거예요 eun-meel-hahl guh-yae-yoh eunmilhal geoyeyo | 은밀할 겁니다 eun-meel-hahl guhm-nee-dah eunmilhal geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
은밀하세요
eun-meel-hah-sae-yoh
eunmilhaseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
은밀해요
eun-meel-hae-yoh
eunmilhaeyo
Question Polite (요)
은밀해요?
eun-meel-hae-yoh-?
eunmilhaeyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
은밀하고
eun-meel-hah-goh
eunmilhago
Conditional "if" — (면)
은밀하면
eun-meel-hah-myuhn
eunmilhamyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
은밀하고 있어요
eun-meel-hah-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
eunmilhago isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
은밀하고 싶어요
eun-meel-hah-goh shee-puh-yoh
eunmilhago sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
은밀할 수 있어요
eun-meel-hahl soo ee-ssuh-yoh
eunmilhal su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
은밀해서
eun-meel-hae-suh
eunmilhaeseo
Noun form — (기)
은밀하기
eun-meel-hah-gee
eunmilhagi
Noun form — (음)
은밀함
eun-meel-hahm
eunmilham