교활해
gyoh-hwahl-hae
gyohwalhae
교활하다
To say to be crafty, to be sly politely in the present tense, use 교활해요 (gyoh-hwahl-hae-yoh) · gyohwalhaeyo. Below is the full conjugation of 교활하다 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 | 교활해요 gyoh-hwahl-hae-yoh gyohwalhaeyo | 교활합니다 gyoh-hwahl-hahm-nee-dah gyohwalhamnida | |
| Past | 교활했어 gyoh-hwahl-hae-ssuh gyohwalhaesseo | 교활했어요 gyoh-hwahl-hae-ssuh-yoh gyohwalhaesseoyo | 교활했습니다 gyoh-hwahl-hae-sseum-nee-dah gyohwalhaesseumnida |
| Future | 교활할 거야 gyoh-hwahl-hahl guh-yah gyohwalhal geoya | 교활할 거예요 gyoh-hwahl-hahl guh-yae-yoh gyohwalhal geoyeyo | 교활할 겁니다 gyoh-hwahl-hahl guhm-nee-dah gyohwalhal geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
교활하세요
gyoh-hwahl-hah-sae-yoh
gyohwalhaseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
교활해요
gyoh-hwahl-hae-yoh
gyohwalhaeyo
Question Polite (요)
교활해요?
gyoh-hwahl-hae-yoh-?
gyohwalhaeyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
교활하고
gyoh-hwahl-hah-goh
gyohwalhago
Conditional "if" — (면)
교활하면
gyoh-hwahl-hah-myuhn
gyohwalhamyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
교활하고 있어요
gyoh-hwahl-hah-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
gyohwalhago isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
교활하고 싶어요
gyoh-hwahl-hah-goh shee-puh-yoh
gyohwalhago sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
교활할 수 있어요
gyoh-hwahl-hahl soo ee-ssuh-yoh
gyohwalhal su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
교활해서
gyoh-hwahl-hae-suh
gyohwalhaeseo
Noun form — (기)
교활하기
gyoh-hwahl-hah-gee
gyohwalhagi
Noun form — (음)
교활함
gyoh-hwahl-hahm
gyohwalham