인색해
een-sae-kae
insaekae
인색하다
To say stingy, tight-fisted, cheap politely in the present tense, use 인색해요 (een-sae-kae-yoh) · insaekaeyo. Below is the full conjugation of 인색하다 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 | 인색해요 een-sae-kae-yoh insaekaeyo | 인색합니다 een-sae-kahm-nee-dah insaekamnida | |
| Past | 인색했어 een-sae-kae-ssuh insaekaesseo | 인색했어요 een-sae-kae-ssuh-yoh insaekaesseoyo | 인색했습니다 een-sae-kae-sseum-nee-dah insaekaesseumnida |
| Future | 인색할 거야 een-sae-kahl guh-yah insaekal geoya | 인색할 거예요 een-sae-kahl guh-yae-yoh insaekal geoyeyo | 인색할 겁니다 een-sae-kahl guhm-nee-dah insaekal geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
인색하세요
een-sae-kah-sae-yoh
insaekaseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
인색해요
een-sae-kae-yoh
insaekaeyo
Question Polite (요)
인색해요?
een-sae-kae-yoh-?
insaekaeyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
인색하고
een-sae-kah-goh
insaekago
Conditional "if" — (면)
인색하면
een-sae-kah-myuhn
insaekamyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
인색하고 있어요
een-sae-kah-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
insaekago isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
인색하고 싶어요
een-sae-kah-goh shee-puh-yoh
insaekago sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
인색할 수 있어요
een-sae-kahl soo ee-ssuh-yoh
insaekal su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
인색해서
een-sae-kae-suh
insaekaeseo
Noun form — (기)
인색하기
een-sae-kah-gee
insaekagi
Noun form — (음)
인색함
een-sae-kahm
insaekam