겸손해
gyuhm-sohn-hae
gyeomsonhae
겸손하다
To say modest, humble politely in the present tense, use 겸손해요 (gyuhm-sohn-hae-yoh) · gyeomsonhaeyo. Below is the full conjugation of 겸손하다 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 | 겸손해요 gyuhm-sohn-hae-yoh gyeomsonhaeyo | 겸손합니다 gyuhm-sohn-hahm-nee-dah gyeomsonhamnida | |
| Past | 겸손했어 gyuhm-sohn-hae-ssuh gyeomsonhaesseo | 겸손했어요 gyuhm-sohn-hae-ssuh-yoh gyeomsonhaesseoyo | 겸손했습니다 gyuhm-sohn-hae-sseum-nee-dah gyeomsonhaesseumnida |
| Future | 겸손할 거야 gyuhm-sohn-hahl guh-yah gyeomsonhal geoya | 겸손할 거예요 gyuhm-sohn-hahl guh-yae-yoh gyeomsonhal geoyeyo | 겸손할 겁니다 gyuhm-sohn-hahl guhm-nee-dah gyeomsonhal geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
겸손하세요
gyuhm-sohn-hah-sae-yoh
gyeomsonhaseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
겸손해요
gyuhm-sohn-hae-yoh
gyeomsonhaeyo
Question Polite (요)
겸손해요?
gyuhm-sohn-hae-yoh-?
gyeomsonhaeyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
겸손하고
gyuhm-sohn-hah-goh
gyeomsonhago
Conditional "if" — (면)
겸손하면
gyuhm-sohn-hah-myuhn
gyeomsonhamyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
겸손하고 있어요
gyuhm-sohn-hah-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
gyeomsonhago isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
겸손하고 싶어요
gyuhm-sohn-hah-goh shee-puh-yoh
gyeomsonhago sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
겸손할 수 있어요
gyuhm-sohn-hahl soo ee-ssuh-yoh
gyeomsonhal su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
겸손해서
gyuhm-sohn-hae-suh
gyeomsonhaeseo
Noun form — (기)
겸손하기
gyuhm-sohn-hah-gee
gyeomsonhagi
Noun form — (음)
겸손함
gyuhm-sohn-hahm
gyeomsonham