이상해
ee-sahng-hae
isanghae
이상하다
To say to be strange, to be unusual politely in the present tense, use 이상해요 (ee-sahng-hae-yoh) · isanghaeyo. Below is the full conjugation of 이상하다 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 | 이상해요 ee-sahng-hae-yoh isanghaeyo | 이상합니다 ee-sahng-hahm-nee-dah isanghamnida | |
| Past | 이상했어 ee-sahng-hae-ssuh isanghaesseo | 이상했어요 ee-sahng-hae-ssuh-yoh isanghaesseoyo | 이상했습니다 ee-sahng-hae-sseum-nee-dah isanghaesseumnida |
| Future | 이상할 거야 ee-sahng-hahl guh-yah isanghal geoya | 이상할 거예요 ee-sahng-hahl guh-yae-yoh isanghal geoyeyo | 이상할 겁니다 ee-sahng-hahl guhm-nee-dah isanghal geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
이상하세요
ee-sahng-hah-sae-yoh
isanghaseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
이상해요
ee-sahng-hae-yoh
isanghaeyo
Question Polite (요)
이상해요?
ee-sahng-hae-yoh-?
isanghaeyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
이상하고
ee-sahng-hah-goh
isanghago
Conditional "if" — (면)
이상하면
ee-sahng-hah-myuhn
isanghamyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
이상하고 있어요
ee-sahng-hah-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
isanghago isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
이상하고 싶어요
ee-sahng-hah-goh shee-puh-yoh
isanghago sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
이상할 수 있어요
ee-sahng-hahl soo ee-ssuh-yoh
isanghal su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
이상해서
ee-sahng-hae-suh
isanghaeseo
Noun form — (기)
이상하기
ee-sahng-hah-gee
isanghagi
Noun form — (음)
이상함
ee-sahng-hahm
isangham