괜게채이여
gwaen-gae-chae-ee-yuh
gwaengechaeiyeo
괜게채잏다
To say to be nice, good, passable, OK, all right politely in the present tense, use 괜게채이여요 (gwaen-gae-chae-ee-yuh-yoh) · gwaengechaeiyeoyo. Below is the full conjugation of 괜게채잏다 across the three tenses and three everyday speech levels.
Grammar note (ㅎ irregular (adj)): ㅎ-irregular adjectives end in 다 with ㅎ as the final consonant. Before a vowel, the ㅎ drops and the preceding vowel often contracts: 노랗다 (yellow) → 노래요, 이렇다 (like this) → 이래요. The ㅎ stays before consonant suffixes: 노랗고, 이렇지. See all ㅎ-irregular adjectives →
Conjugation table
pron. = pronunciation guide · RR = Revised Romanization
Highlighted = where the stem changes
| Tense | Casual (반말) | Polite (요) | Formal (합니다) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Present | 괜게채이여요 gwaen-gae-chae-ee-yuh-yoh gwaengechaeiyeoyo | 괜게채잏습니다 gwaen-gae-chae-ee-sseum-nee-dah gwaengechaeisseumnida | |
| Past | 괜게채이였어 gwaen-gae-chae-ee-yuh-ssuh gwaengechaeiyeosseo | 괜게채이였어요 gwaen-gae-chae-ee-yuh-ssuh-yoh gwaengechaeiyeosseoyo | 괜게채이였습니다 gwaen-gae-chae-ee-yuh-sseum-nee-dah gwaengechaeiyeosseumnida |
| Future | 괜게채일 거야 gwaen-gae-chae-eel guh-yah gwaengechaeil geoya | 괜게채일 거예요 gwaen-gae-chae-eel guh-yae-yoh gwaengechaeil geoyeyo | 괜게채일 겁니다 gwaen-gae-chae-eel guhm-nee-dah gwaengechaeil geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
괜게채이세요
gwaen-gae-chae-ee-sae-yoh
gwaengechaeiseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
괜게채이여요
gwaen-gae-chae-ee-yuh-yoh
gwaengechaeiyeoyo
Question Polite (요)
괜게채이여요?
gwaen-gae-chae-ee-yuh-yoh-?
gwaengechaeiyeoyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
괜게채잏고
gwaen-gae-chae-ee-koh
gwaengechaeiko
Conditional "if" — (면)
괜게채이면
gwaen-gae-chae-ee-myuhn
gwaengechaeimyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
괜게채잏고 있어요
gwaen-gae-chae-ee-koh ee-ssuh-yoh
gwaengechaeiko isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
괜게채잏고 싶어요
gwaen-gae-chae-ee-koh shee-puh-yoh
gwaengechaeiko sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
괜게채일 수 있어요
gwaen-gae-chae-eel soo ee-ssuh-yoh
gwaengechaeil su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
괜게채이여서
gwaen-gae-chae-ee-yuh-suh
gwaengechaeiyeoseo
Noun form — (기)
괜게채잏기
gwaen-gae-chae-ee-kee
gwaengechaeiki
Noun form — (음)
괜게채임
gwaen-gae-chae-eem
gwaengechaeim