기뻐해
gee-bbuh-hae
gippeohae
기뻐하다
To say to be happy about something politely in the present tense, use 기뻐해요 (gee-bbuh-hae-yoh) · gippeohaeyo. Below is the full conjugation of 기뻐하다 across the three tenses and three everyday speech levels.
Grammar note (하다 verb): 하다 verbs are formed with a Sino-Korean noun + 하다 (e.g. 공부하다 = study + do). 하다 conjugates irregularly: the ㅏ in 하 contracts with the -아/-어 suffix to give 해 (not *하어). Present polite: 해요; past polite: 했어요. The formal ending is 합니다 (not *하습니다). Most noun+하다 compounds follow this pattern uniformly. 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 | 기뻐해요 gee-bbuh-hae-yoh gippeohaeyo | 기뻐합니다 gee-bbuh-hahm-nee-dah gippeohamnida | |
| Past | 기뻐했어 gee-bbuh-hae-ssuh gippeohaesseo | 기뻐했어요 gee-bbuh-hae-ssuh-yoh gippeohaesseoyo | 기뻐했습니다 gee-bbuh-hae-sseum-nee-dah gippeohaesseumnida |
| Future | 기뻐할 거야 gee-bbuh-hahl guh-yah gippeohal geoya | 기뻐할 거예요 gee-bbuh-hahl guh-yae-yoh gippeohal geoyeyo | 기뻐할 겁니다 gee-bbuh-hahl guhm-nee-dah gippeohal geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
기뻐하세요
gee-bbuh-hah-sae-yoh
gippeohaseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
기뻐해요
gee-bbuh-hae-yoh
gippeohaeyo
Question Polite (요)
기뻐해요?
gee-bbuh-hae-yoh-?
gippeohaeyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
기뻐하고
gee-bbuh-hah-goh
gippeohago
Conditional "if" — (면)
기뻐하면
gee-bbuh-hah-myuhn
gippeohamyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
기뻐하고 있어요
gee-bbuh-hah-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
gippeohago isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
기뻐하고 싶어요
gee-bbuh-hah-goh shee-puh-yoh
gippeohago sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
기뻐할 수 있어요
gee-bbuh-hahl soo ee-ssuh-yoh
gippeohal su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
기뻐해서
gee-bbuh-hae-suh
gippeohaeseo
Noun form — (기)
기뻐하기
gee-bbuh-hah-gee
gippeohagi
Noun form — (음)
기뻐함
gee-bbuh-hahm
gippeoham