간악해
gah-nah-kae
ganakae
간악하다
To say malicious politely in the present tense, use 간악해요 (gah-nah-kae-yoh) · ganakaeyo. Below is the full conjugation of 간악하다 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 | 간악해요 gah-nah-kae-yoh ganakaeyo | 간악합니다 gah-nah-kahm-nee-dah ganakamnida | |
| Past | 간악했어 gah-nah-kae-ssuh ganakaesseo | 간악했어요 gah-nah-kae-ssuh-yoh ganakaesseoyo | 간악했습니다 gah-nah-kae-sseum-nee-dah ganakaesseumnida |
| Future | 간악할 거야 gah-nah-kahl guh-yah ganakal geoya | 간악할 거예요 gah-nah-kahl guh-yae-yoh ganakal geoyeyo | 간악할 겁니다 gah-nah-kahl guhm-nee-dah ganakal geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
간악하세요
gah-nah-kah-sae-yoh
ganakaseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
간악해요
gah-nah-kae-yoh
ganakaeyo
Question Polite (요)
간악해요?
gah-nah-kae-yoh-?
ganakaeyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
간악하고
gah-nah-kah-goh
ganakago
Conditional "if" — (면)
간악하면
gah-nah-kah-myuhn
ganakamyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
간악하고 있어요
gah-nah-kah-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
ganakago isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
간악하고 싶어요
gah-nah-kah-goh shee-puh-yoh
ganakago sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
간악할 수 있어요
gah-nah-kahl soo ee-ssuh-yoh
ganakal su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
간악해서
gah-nah-kae-suh
ganakaeseo
Noun form — (기)
간악하기
gah-nah-kah-gee
ganakagi
Noun form — (음)
간악함
gah-nah-kahm
ganakam