확실해
hwahg-sheel-hae
hwakssilhae
확실하다
To say to be certain or definite politely in the present tense, use 확실해요 (hwahg-sheel-hae-yoh) · hwakssilhaeyo. Below is the full conjugation of 확실하다 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 | 확실해요 hwahg-sheel-hae-yoh hwakssilhaeyo | 확실합니다 hwahg-sheel-hahm-nee-dah hwakssilhamnida | |
| Past | 확실했어 hwahg-sheel-hae-ssuh hwakssilhaesseo | 확실했어요 hwahg-sheel-hae-ssuh-yoh hwakssilhaesseoyo | 확실했습니다 hwahg-sheel-hae-sseum-nee-dah hwakssilhaesseumnida |
| Future | 확실할 거야 hwahg-sheel-hahl guh-yah hwakssilhal geoya | 확실할 거예요 hwahg-sheel-hahl guh-yae-yoh hwakssilhal geoyeyo | 확실할 겁니다 hwahg-sheel-hahl guhm-nee-dah hwakssilhal geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
확실하세요
hwahg-sheel-hah-sae-yoh
hwakssilhaseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
확실해요
hwahg-sheel-hae-yoh
hwakssilhaeyo
Question Polite (요)
확실해요?
hwahg-sheel-hae-yoh-?
hwakssilhaeyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
확실하고
hwahg-sheel-hah-goh
hwakssilhago
Conditional "if" — (면)
확실하면
hwahg-sheel-hah-myuhn
hwakssilhamyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
확실하고 있어요
hwahg-sheel-hah-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
hwakssilhago isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
확실하고 싶어요
hwahg-sheel-hah-goh shee-puh-yoh
hwakssilhago sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
확실할 수 있어요
hwahg-sheel-hahl soo ee-ssuh-yoh
hwakssilhal su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
확실해서
hwahg-sheel-hae-suh
hwakssilhaeseo
Noun form — (기)
확실하기
hwahg-sheel-hah-gee
hwakssilhagi
Noun form — (음)
확실함
hwahg-sheel-hahm
hwakssilham