훌륭해
hool-ryoong-hae
hulryunghae
훌륭하다
To say excellent politely in the present tense, use 훌륭해요 (hool-ryoong-hae-yoh) · hulryunghaeyo. Below is the full conjugation of 훌륭하다 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 | 훌륭해요 hool-ryoong-hae-yoh hulryunghaeyo | 훌륭합니다 hool-ryoong-hahm-nee-dah hulryunghamnida | |
| Past | 훌륭했어 hool-ryoong-hae-ssuh hulryunghaesseo | 훌륭했어요 hool-ryoong-hae-ssuh-yoh hulryunghaesseoyo | 훌륭했습니다 hool-ryoong-hae-sseum-nee-dah hulryunghaesseumnida |
| Future | 훌륭할 거야 hool-ryoong-hahl guh-yah hulryunghal geoya | 훌륭할 거예요 hool-ryoong-hahl guh-yae-yoh hulryunghal geoyeyo | 훌륭할 겁니다 hool-ryoong-hahl guhm-nee-dah hulryunghal geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
훌륭하세요
hool-ryoong-hah-sae-yoh
hulryunghaseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
훌륭해요
hool-ryoong-hae-yoh
hulryunghaeyo
Question Polite (요)
훌륭해요?
hool-ryoong-hae-yoh-?
hulryunghaeyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
훌륭하고
hool-ryoong-hah-goh
hulryunghago
Conditional "if" — (면)
훌륭하면
hool-ryoong-hah-myuhn
hulryunghamyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
훌륭하고 있어요
hool-ryoong-hah-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
hulryunghago isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
훌륭하고 싶어요
hool-ryoong-hah-goh shee-puh-yoh
hulryunghago sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
훌륭할 수 있어요
hool-ryoong-hahl soo ee-ssuh-yoh
hulryunghal su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
훌륭해서
hool-ryoong-hae-suh
hulryunghaeseo
Noun form — (기)
훌륭하기
hool-ryoong-hah-gee
hulryunghagi
Noun form — (음)
훌륭함
hool-ryoong-hahm
hulryungham