잔잔해
chahn-chahn-hae
janjanhae
잔잔하다
To say calm politely in the present tense, use 잔잔해요 (chahn-chahn-hae-yoh) · janjanhaeyo. Below is the full conjugation of 잔잔하다 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 | 잔잔해요 chahn-chahn-hae-yoh janjanhaeyo | 잔잔합니다 chahn-chahn-hahm-nee-dah janjanhamnida | |
| Past | 잔잔했어 chahn-chahn-hae-ssuh janjanhaesseo | 잔잔했어요 chahn-chahn-hae-ssuh-yoh janjanhaesseoyo | 잔잔했습니다 chahn-chahn-hae-sseum-nee-dah janjanhaesseumnida |
| Future | 잔잔할 거야 chahn-chahn-hahl guh-yah janjanhal geoya | 잔잔할 거예요 chahn-chahn-hahl guh-yae-yoh janjanhal geoyeyo | 잔잔할 겁니다 chahn-chahn-hahl guhm-nee-dah janjanhal geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
잔잔하세요
chahn-chahn-hah-sae-yoh
janjanhaseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
잔잔해요
chahn-chahn-hae-yoh
janjanhaeyo
Question Polite (요)
잔잔해요?
chahn-chahn-hae-yoh-?
janjanhaeyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
잔잔하고
chahn-chahn-hah-goh
janjanhago
Conditional "if" — (면)
잔잔하면
chahn-chahn-hah-myuhn
janjanhamyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
잔잔하고 있어요
chahn-chahn-hah-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
janjanhago isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
잔잔하고 싶어요
chahn-chahn-hah-goh shee-puh-yoh
janjanhago sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
잔잔할 수 있어요
chahn-chahn-hahl soo ee-ssuh-yoh
janjanhal su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
잔잔해서
chahn-chahn-hae-suh
janjanhaeseo
Noun form — (기)
잔잔하기
chahn-chahn-hah-gee
janjanhagi
Noun form — (음)
잔잔함
chahn-chahn-hahm
janjanham