길해
geel-hae
gilhae
길하다
To say to be auspicious politely in the present tense, use 길해요 (geel-hae-yoh) · gilhaeyo. Below is the full conjugation of 길하다 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 | 길해요 geel-hae-yoh gilhaeyo | 길합니다 geel-hahm-nee-dah gilhamnida | |
| Past | 길했어 geel-hae-ssuh gilhaesseo | 길했어요 geel-hae-ssuh-yoh gilhaesseoyo | 길했습니다 geel-hae-sseum-nee-dah gilhaesseumnida |
| Future | 길할 거야 geel-hahl guh-yah gilhal geoya | 길할 거예요 geel-hahl guh-yae-yoh gilhal geoyeyo | 길할 겁니다 geel-hahl guhm-nee-dah gilhal geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
길하세요
geel-hah-sae-yoh
gilhaseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
길해요
geel-hae-yoh
gilhaeyo
Question Polite (요)
길해요?
geel-hae-yoh-?
gilhaeyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
길하고
geel-hah-goh
gilhago
Conditional "if" — (면)
길하면
geel-hah-myuhn
gilhamyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
길하고 있어요
geel-hah-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
gilhago isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
길하고 싶어요
geel-hah-goh shee-puh-yoh
gilhago sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
길할 수 있어요
geel-hahl soo ee-ssuh-yoh
gilhal su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
길해서
geel-hae-suh
gilhaeseo
Noun form — (기)
길하기
geel-hah-gee
gilhagi
Noun form — (음)
길함
geel-hahm
gilham