확고해
hwahg-ggoh-hae
hwakkkohae
확고하다
To say to be firm, to be staunch, to be adamant politely in the present tense, use 확고해요 (hwahg-ggoh-hae-yoh) · hwakkkohaeyo. Below is the full conjugation of 확고하다 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 | 확고해요 hwahg-ggoh-hae-yoh hwakkkohaeyo | 확고합니다 hwahg-ggoh-hahm-nee-dah hwakkkohamnida | |
| Past | 확고했어 hwahg-ggoh-hae-ssuh hwakkkohaesseo | 확고했어요 hwahg-ggoh-hae-ssuh-yoh hwakkkohaesseoyo | 확고했습니다 hwahg-ggoh-hae-sseum-nee-dah hwakkkohaesseumnida |
| Future | 확고할 거야 hwahg-ggoh-hahl guh-yah hwakkkohal geoya | 확고할 거예요 hwahg-ggoh-hahl guh-yae-yoh hwakkkohal geoyeyo | 확고할 겁니다 hwahg-ggoh-hahl guhm-nee-dah hwakkkohal geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
확고하세요
hwahg-ggoh-hah-sae-yoh
hwakkkohaseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
확고해요
hwahg-ggoh-hae-yoh
hwakkkohaeyo
Question Polite (요)
확고해요?
hwahg-ggoh-hae-yoh-?
hwakkkohaeyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
확고하고
hwahg-ggoh-hah-goh
hwakkkohago
Conditional "if" — (면)
확고하면
hwahg-ggoh-hah-myuhn
hwakkkohamyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
확고하고 있어요
hwahg-ggoh-hah-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
hwakkkohago isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
확고하고 싶어요
hwahg-ggoh-hah-goh shee-puh-yoh
hwakkkohago sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
확고할 수 있어요
hwahg-ggoh-hahl soo ee-ssuh-yoh
hwakkkohal su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
확고해서
hwahg-ggoh-hae-suh
hwakkkohaeseo
Noun form — (기)
확고하기
hwahg-ggoh-hah-gee
hwakkkohagi
Noun form — (음)
확고함
hwahg-ggoh-hahm
hwakkkoham