적법해
chuhg-buh-pae
jeokbeopae
적법하다
To say to be legal, to be lawful politely in the present tense, use 적법해요 (chuhg-buh-pae-yoh) · jeokbeopaeyo. Below is the full conjugation of 적법하다 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 | 적법해요 chuhg-buh-pae-yoh jeokbeopaeyo | 적법합니다 chuhg-buh-pahm-nee-dah jeokbeopamnida | |
| Past | 적법했어 chuhg-buh-pae-ssuh jeokbeopaesseo | 적법했어요 chuhg-buh-pae-ssuh-yoh jeokbeopaesseoyo | 적법했습니다 chuhg-buh-pae-sseum-nee-dah jeokbeopaesseumnida |
| Future | 적법할 거야 chuhg-buh-pahl guh-yah jeokbeopal geoya | 적법할 거예요 chuhg-buh-pahl guh-yae-yoh jeokbeopal geoyeyo | 적법할 겁니다 chuhg-buh-pahl guhm-nee-dah jeokbeopal geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
적법하세요
chuhg-buh-pah-sae-yoh
jeokbeopaseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
적법해요
chuhg-buh-pae-yoh
jeokbeopaeyo
Question Polite (요)
적법해요?
chuhg-buh-pae-yoh-?
jeokbeopaeyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
적법하고
chuhg-buh-pah-goh
jeokbeopago
Conditional "if" — (면)
적법하면
chuhg-buh-pah-myuhn
jeokbeopamyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
적법하고 있어요
chuhg-buh-pah-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
jeokbeopago isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
적법하고 싶어요
chuhg-buh-pah-goh shee-puh-yoh
jeokbeopago sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
적법할 수 있어요
chuhg-buh-pahl soo ee-ssuh-yoh
jeokbeopal su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
적법해서
chuhg-buh-pae-suh
jeokbeopaeseo
Noun form — (기)
적법하기
chuhg-buh-pah-gee
jeokbeopagi
Noun form — (음)
적법함
chuhg-buh-pahm
jeokbeopam