감탄해
gahm-tahn-hae
gamtanhae
감탄하다
To say to admire politely in the present tense, use 감탄해요 (gahm-tahn-hae-yoh) · gamtanhaeyo. Below is the full conjugation of 감탄하다 across the three tenses and three everyday speech levels.
Grammar note (하다 verb): 하다 verbs are formed with a Sino-Korean noun + 하다 (e.g. 공부하다 = study + do). 하다 conjugates irregularly: the ㅏ in 하 contracts with the -아/-어 suffix to give 해 (not *하어). Present polite: 해요; past polite: 했어요. The formal ending is 합니다 (not *하습니다). Most noun+하다 compounds follow this pattern uniformly. 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 | 감탄해요 gahm-tahn-hae-yoh gamtanhaeyo | 감탄합니다 gahm-tahn-hahm-nee-dah gamtanhamnida | |
| Past | 감탄했어 gahm-tahn-hae-ssuh gamtanhaesseo | 감탄했어요 gahm-tahn-hae-ssuh-yoh gamtanhaesseoyo | 감탄했습니다 gahm-tahn-hae-sseum-nee-dah gamtanhaesseumnida |
| Future | 감탄할 거야 gahm-tahn-hahl guh-yah gamtanhal geoya | 감탄할 거예요 gahm-tahn-hahl guh-yae-yoh gamtanhal geoyeyo | 감탄할 겁니다 gahm-tahn-hahl guhm-nee-dah gamtanhal geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
감탄하세요
gahm-tahn-hah-sae-yoh
gamtanhaseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
감탄해요
gahm-tahn-hae-yoh
gamtanhaeyo
Question Polite (요)
감탄해요?
gahm-tahn-hae-yoh-?
gamtanhaeyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
감탄하고
gahm-tahn-hah-goh
gamtanhago
Conditional "if" — (면)
감탄하면
gahm-tahn-hah-myuhn
gamtanhamyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
감탄하고 있어요
gahm-tahn-hah-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
gamtanhago isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
감탄하고 싶어요
gahm-tahn-hah-goh shee-puh-yoh
gamtanhago sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
감탄할 수 있어요
gahm-tahn-hahl soo ee-ssuh-yoh
gamtanhal su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
감탄해서
gahm-tahn-hae-suh
gamtanhaeseo
Noun form — (기)
감탄하기
gahm-tahn-hah-gee
gamtanhagi
Noun form — (음)
감탄함
gahm-tahn-hahm
gamtanham