황량해
hwahng-nyahng-hae
hwangnyanghae
황량하다
To say bleak politely in the present tense, use 황량해요 (hwahng-nyahng-hae-yoh) · hwangnyanghaeyo. Below is the full conjugation of 황량하다 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 | 황량해요 hwahng-nyahng-hae-yoh hwangnyanghaeyo | 황량합니다 hwahng-nyahng-hahm-nee-dah hwangnyanghamnida | |
| Past | 황량했어 hwahng-nyahng-hae-ssuh hwangnyanghaesseo | 황량했어요 hwahng-nyahng-hae-ssuh-yoh hwangnyanghaesseoyo | 황량했습니다 hwahng-nyahng-hae-sseum-nee-dah hwangnyanghaesseumnida |
| Future | 황량할 거야 hwahng-nyahng-hahl guh-yah hwangnyanghal geoya | 황량할 거예요 hwahng-nyahng-hahl guh-yae-yoh hwangnyanghal geoyeyo | 황량할 겁니다 hwahng-nyahng-hahl guhm-nee-dah hwangnyanghal geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
황량하세요
hwahng-nyahng-hah-sae-yoh
hwangnyanghaseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
황량해요
hwahng-nyahng-hae-yoh
hwangnyanghaeyo
Question Polite (요)
황량해요?
hwahng-nyahng-hae-yoh-?
hwangnyanghaeyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
황량하고
hwahng-nyahng-hah-goh
hwangnyanghago
Conditional "if" — (면)
황량하면
hwahng-nyahng-hah-myuhn
hwangnyanghamyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
황량하고 있어요
hwahng-nyahng-hah-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
hwangnyanghago isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
황량하고 싶어요
hwahng-nyahng-hah-goh shee-puh-yoh
hwangnyanghago sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
황량할 수 있어요
hwahng-nyahng-hahl soo ee-ssuh-yoh
hwangnyanghal su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
황량해서
hwahng-nyahng-hae-suh
hwangnyanghaeseo
Noun form — (기)
황량하기
hwahng-nyahng-hah-gee
hwangnyanghagi
Noun form — (음)
황량함
hwahng-nyahng-hahm
hwangnyangham