가난해
gah-nahn-hae
하다 verb (adj)
To say poor (not wealthy) politely in the present tense, use 가난해요 (gah-nahn-hae-yoh). Below is the full conjugation of 가난하다 across the three tenses and three everyday speech levels.
Conjugation table
| Tense | Casual (반말) | Polite (요) | Formal (합니다) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Present | 가난해요 gah-nahn-hae-yoh | 가난합니다 gah-nahn-hahm-nee-dah | |
| Past | 가난했어 gah-nahn-hae-ssuh | 가난했어요 gah-nahn-hae-ssuh-yoh | 가난했습니다 gah-nahn-hae-sseum-nee-dah |
| Future | 가난할 거야 gah-nahn-hahl- -guh-yah | 가난할 거예요 gah-nahn-hahl- -guh-yae-yoh | 가난할 겁니다 gah-nahn-hahl- -guhm-nee-dah |
Other useful forms
Command Polite (세요)
가난하세요
gah-nahn-hah-sae-yoh
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
가난해요
gah-nahn-hae-yoh
Question Polite (요)
가난해요?
gah-nahn-hae-yoh-?
Connective “and” — (고)
가난하고
gah-nahn-hah-goh
Conditional “if” — (면)
가난하면
gah-nahn-hah-myuhn
Noun form — (기)
가난함
gah-nahn-hahm