자세해
chah-sae-hae
jasehae
자세하다
To say to be detailed politely in the present tense, use 자세해요 (chah-sae-hae-yoh) · jasehaeyo. Below is the full conjugation of 자세하다 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 | 자세해요 chah-sae-hae-yoh jasehaeyo | 자세합니다 chah-sae-hahm-nee-dah jasehamnida | |
| Past | 자세했어 chah-sae-hae-ssuh jasehaesseo | 자세했어요 chah-sae-hae-ssuh-yoh jasehaesseoyo | 자세했습니다 chah-sae-hae-sseum-nee-dah jasehaesseumnida |
| Future | 자세할 거야 chah-sae-hahl guh-yah jasehal geoya | 자세할 거예요 chah-sae-hahl guh-yae-yoh jasehal geoyeyo | 자세할 겁니다 chah-sae-hahl guhm-nee-dah jasehal geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
자세하세요
chah-sae-hah-sae-yoh
jasehaseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
자세해요
chah-sae-hae-yoh
jasehaeyo
Question Polite (요)
자세해요?
chah-sae-hae-yoh-?
jasehaeyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
자세하고
chah-sae-hah-goh
jasehago
Conditional "if" — (면)
자세하면
chah-sae-hah-myuhn
jasehamyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
자세하고 있어요
chah-sae-hah-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
jasehago isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
자세하고 싶어요
chah-sae-hah-goh shee-puh-yoh
jasehago sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
자세할 수 있어요
chah-sae-hahl soo ee-ssuh-yoh
jasehal su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
자세해서
chah-sae-hae-suh
jasehaeseo
Noun form — (기)
자세하기
chah-sae-hah-gee
jasehagi
Noun form — (음)
자세함
chah-sae-hahm
jaseham