그윽해
geu-eu-kae
geueukae
그윽하다
To say to be mellow, to be subtle politely in the present tense, use 그윽해요 (geu-eu-kae-yoh) · geueukaeyo. Below is the full conjugation of 그윽하다 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 | 그윽해요 geu-eu-kae-yoh geueukaeyo | 그윽합니다 geu-eu-kahm-nee-dah geueukamnida | |
| Past | 그윽했어 geu-eu-kae-ssuh geueukaesseo | 그윽했어요 geu-eu-kae-ssuh-yoh geueukaesseoyo | 그윽했습니다 geu-eu-kae-sseum-nee-dah geueukaesseumnida |
| Future | 그윽할 거야 geu-eu-kahl guh-yah geueukal geoya | 그윽할 거예요 geu-eu-kahl guh-yae-yoh geueukal geoyeyo | 그윽할 겁니다 geu-eu-kahl guhm-nee-dah geueukal geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
그윽하세요
geu-eu-kah-sae-yoh
geueukaseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
그윽해요
geu-eu-kae-yoh
geueukaeyo
Question Polite (요)
그윽해요?
geu-eu-kae-yoh-?
geueukaeyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
그윽하고
geu-eu-kah-goh
geueukago
Conditional "if" — (면)
그윽하면
geu-eu-kah-myuhn
geueukamyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
그윽하고 있어요
geu-eu-kah-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
geueukago isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
그윽하고 싶어요
geu-eu-kah-goh shee-puh-yoh
geueukago sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
그윽할 수 있어요
geu-eu-kahl soo ee-ssuh-yoh
geueukal su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
그윽해서
geu-eu-kae-suh
geueukaeseo
Noun form — (기)
그윽하기
geu-eu-kah-gee
geueukagi
Noun form — (음)
그윽함
geu-eu-kahm
geueukam