경쾌해
gyuhng-kwae-hae
gyeongkwaehae
경쾌하다
To say light, nimble politely in the present tense, use 경쾌해요 (gyuhng-kwae-hae-yoh) · gyeongkwaehaeyo. Below is the full conjugation of 경쾌하다 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 | 경쾌해요 gyuhng-kwae-hae-yoh gyeongkwaehaeyo | 경쾌합니다 gyuhng-kwae-hahm-nee-dah gyeongkwaehamnida | |
| Past | 경쾌했어 gyuhng-kwae-hae-ssuh gyeongkwaehaesseo | 경쾌했어요 gyuhng-kwae-hae-ssuh-yoh gyeongkwaehaesseoyo | 경쾌했습니다 gyuhng-kwae-hae-sseum-nee-dah gyeongkwaehaesseumnida |
| Future | 경쾌할 거야 gyuhng-kwae-hahl guh-yah gyeongkwaehal geoya | 경쾌할 거예요 gyuhng-kwae-hahl guh-yae-yoh gyeongkwaehal geoyeyo | 경쾌할 겁니다 gyuhng-kwae-hahl guhm-nee-dah gyeongkwaehal geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
경쾌하세요
gyuhng-kwae-hah-sae-yoh
gyeongkwaehaseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
경쾌해요
gyuhng-kwae-hae-yoh
gyeongkwaehaeyo
Question Polite (요)
경쾌해요?
gyuhng-kwae-hae-yoh-?
gyeongkwaehaeyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
경쾌하고
gyuhng-kwae-hah-goh
gyeongkwaehago
Conditional "if" — (면)
경쾌하면
gyuhng-kwae-hah-myuhn
gyeongkwaehamyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
경쾌하고 있어요
gyuhng-kwae-hah-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
gyeongkwaehago isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
경쾌하고 싶어요
gyuhng-kwae-hah-goh shee-puh-yoh
gyeongkwaehago sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
경쾌할 수 있어요
gyuhng-kwae-hahl soo ee-ssuh-yoh
gyeongkwaehal su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
경쾌해서
gyuhng-kwae-hae-suh
gyeongkwaehaeseo
Noun form — (기)
경쾌하기
gyuhng-kwae-hah-gee
gyeongkwaehagi
Noun form — (음)
경쾌함
gyuhng-kwae-hahm
gyeongkwaeham