행복해
haeng-boh-kae
haengbokae
행복하다
To say to be happy politely in the present tense, use 행복해요 (haeng-boh-kae-yoh) · haengbokaeyo. Below is the full conjugation of 행복하다 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 | 행복해요 haeng-boh-kae-yoh haengbokaeyo | 행복합니다 haeng-boh-kahm-nee-dah haengbokamnida | |
| Past | 행복했어 haeng-boh-kae-ssuh haengbokaesseo | 행복했어요 haeng-boh-kae-ssuh-yoh haengbokaesseoyo | 행복했습니다 haeng-boh-kae-sseum-nee-dah haengbokaesseumnida |
| Future | 행복할 거야 haeng-boh-kahl guh-yah haengbokal geoya | 행복할 거예요 haeng-boh-kahl guh-yae-yoh haengbokal geoyeyo | 행복할 겁니다 haeng-boh-kahl guhm-nee-dah haengbokal geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
행복하세요
haeng-boh-kah-sae-yoh
haengbokaseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
행복해요
haeng-boh-kae-yoh
haengbokaeyo
Question Polite (요)
행복해요?
haeng-boh-kae-yoh-?
haengbokaeyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
행복하고
haeng-boh-kah-goh
haengbokago
Conditional "if" — (면)
행복하면
haeng-boh-kah-myuhn
haengbokamyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
행복하고 있어요
haeng-boh-kah-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
haengbokago isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
행복하고 싶어요
haeng-boh-kah-goh shee-puh-yoh
haengbokago sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
행복할 수 있어요
haeng-boh-kahl soo ee-ssuh-yoh
haengbokal su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
행복해서
haeng-boh-kae-suh
haengbokaeseo
Noun form — (기)
행복하기
haeng-boh-kah-gee
haengbokagi
Noun form — (음)
행복함
haeng-boh-kahm
haengbokam