급격해
geup-gyuh-kae
geupgyeokae
급격하다
To say to be sudden politely in the present tense, use 급격해요 (geup-gyuh-kae-yoh) · geupgyeokaeyo. Below is the full conjugation of 급격하다 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 | 급격해요 geup-gyuh-kae-yoh geupgyeokaeyo | 급격합니다 geup-gyuh-kahm-nee-dah geupgyeokamnida | |
| Past | 급격했어 geup-gyuh-kae-ssuh geupgyeokaesseo | 급격했어요 geup-gyuh-kae-ssuh-yoh geupgyeokaesseoyo | 급격했습니다 geup-gyuh-kae-sseum-nee-dah geupgyeokaesseumnida |
| Future | 급격할 거야 geup-gyuh-kahl guh-yah geupgyeokal geoya | 급격할 거예요 geup-gyuh-kahl guh-yae-yoh geupgyeokal geoyeyo | 급격할 겁니다 geup-gyuh-kahl guhm-nee-dah geupgyeokal geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
급격하세요
geup-gyuh-kah-sae-yoh
geupgyeokaseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
급격해요
geup-gyuh-kae-yoh
geupgyeokaeyo
Question Polite (요)
급격해요?
geup-gyuh-kae-yoh-?
geupgyeokaeyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
급격하고
geup-gyuh-kah-goh
geupgyeokago
Conditional "if" — (면)
급격하면
geup-gyuh-kah-myuhn
geupgyeokamyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
급격하고 있어요
geup-gyuh-kah-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
geupgyeokago isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
급격하고 싶어요
geup-gyuh-kah-goh shee-puh-yoh
geupgyeokago sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
급격할 수 있어요
geup-gyuh-kahl soo ee-ssuh-yoh
geupgyeokal su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
급격해서
geup-gyuh-kae-suh
geupgyeokaeseo
Noun form — (기)
급격하기
geup-gyuh-kah-gee
geupgyeokagi
Noun form — (음)
급격함
geup-gyuh-kahm
geupgyeokam