곤란해
gohl-rahn-hae
golranhae
곤란하다
To say difficult, hard politely in the present tense, use 곤란해요 (gohl-rahn-hae-yoh) · golranhaeyo. Below is the full conjugation of 곤란하다 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 | 곤란해요 gohl-rahn-hae-yoh golranhaeyo | 곤란합니다 gohl-rahn-hahm-nee-dah golranhamnida | |
| Past | 곤란했어 gohl-rahn-hae-ssuh golranhaesseo | 곤란했어요 gohl-rahn-hae-ssuh-yoh golranhaesseoyo | 곤란했습니다 gohl-rahn-hae-sseum-nee-dah golranhaesseumnida |
| Future | 곤란할 거야 gohl-rahn-hahl guh-yah golranhal geoya | 곤란할 거예요 gohl-rahn-hahl guh-yae-yoh golranhal geoyeyo | 곤란할 겁니다 gohl-rahn-hahl guhm-nee-dah golranhal geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
곤란하세요
gohl-rahn-hah-sae-yoh
golranhaseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
곤란해요
gohl-rahn-hae-yoh
golranhaeyo
Question Polite (요)
곤란해요?
gohl-rahn-hae-yoh-?
golranhaeyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
곤란하고
gohl-rahn-hah-goh
golranhago
Conditional "if" — (면)
곤란하면
gohl-rahn-hah-myuhn
golranhamyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
곤란하고 있어요
gohl-rahn-hah-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
golranhago isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
곤란하고 싶어요
gohl-rahn-hah-goh shee-puh-yoh
golranhago sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
곤란할 수 있어요
gohl-rahn-hahl soo ee-ssuh-yoh
golranhal su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
곤란해서
gohl-rahn-hae-suh
golranhaeseo
Noun form — (기)
곤란하기
gohl-rahn-hah-gee
golranhagi
Noun form — (음)
곤란함
gohl-rahn-hahm
golranham