근면해
geun-myuhn-hae
geunmyeonhae
근면하다
To say diligent, industrious, hardworking politely in the present tense, use 근면해요 (geun-myuhn-hae-yoh) · geunmyeonhaeyo. Below is the full conjugation of 근면하다 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 | 근면해요 geun-myuhn-hae-yoh geunmyeonhaeyo | 근면합니다 geun-myuhn-hahm-nee-dah geunmyeonhamnida | |
| Past | 근면했어 geun-myuhn-hae-ssuh geunmyeonhaesseo | 근면했어요 geun-myuhn-hae-ssuh-yoh geunmyeonhaesseoyo | 근면했습니다 geun-myuhn-hae-sseum-nee-dah geunmyeonhaesseumnida |
| Future | 근면할 거야 geun-myuhn-hahl guh-yah geunmyeonhal geoya | 근면할 거예요 geun-myuhn-hahl guh-yae-yoh geunmyeonhal geoyeyo | 근면할 겁니다 geun-myuhn-hahl guhm-nee-dah geunmyeonhal geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
근면하세요
geun-myuhn-hah-sae-yoh
geunmyeonhaseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
근면해요
geun-myuhn-hae-yoh
geunmyeonhaeyo
Question Polite (요)
근면해요?
geun-myuhn-hae-yoh-?
geunmyeonhaeyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
근면하고
geun-myuhn-hah-goh
geunmyeonhago
Conditional "if" — (면)
근면하면
geun-myuhn-hah-myuhn
geunmyeonhamyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
근면하고 있어요
geun-myuhn-hah-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
geunmyeonhago isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
근면하고 싶어요
geun-myuhn-hah-goh shee-puh-yoh
geunmyeonhago sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
근면할 수 있어요
geun-myuhn-hahl soo ee-ssuh-yoh
geunmyeonhal su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
근면해서
geun-myuhn-hae-suh
geunmyeonhaeseo
Noun form — (기)
근면하기
geun-myuhn-hah-gee
geunmyeonhagi
Noun form — (음)
근면함
geun-myuhn-hahm
geunmyeonham