적확해
chuh-kwah-kae
jeokwakae
적확하다
To say to be accurate, exact, correct politely in the present tense, use 적확해요 (chuh-kwah-kae-yoh) · jeokwakaeyo. Below is the full conjugation of 적확하다 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 | 적확해요 chuh-kwah-kae-yoh jeokwakaeyo | 적확합니다 chuh-kwah-kahm-nee-dah jeokwakamnida | |
| Past | 적확했어 chuh-kwah-kae-ssuh jeokwakaesseo | 적확했어요 chuh-kwah-kae-ssuh-yoh jeokwakaesseoyo | 적확했습니다 chuh-kwah-kae-sseum-nee-dah jeokwakaesseumnida |
| Future | 적확할 거야 chuh-kwah-kahl guh-yah jeokwakal geoya | 적확할 거예요 chuh-kwah-kahl guh-yae-yoh jeokwakal geoyeyo | 적확할 겁니다 chuh-kwah-kahl guhm-nee-dah jeokwakal geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
적확하세요
chuh-kwah-kah-sae-yoh
jeokwakaseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
적확해요
chuh-kwah-kae-yoh
jeokwakaeyo
Question Polite (요)
적확해요?
chuh-kwah-kae-yoh-?
jeokwakaeyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
적확하고
chuh-kwah-kah-goh
jeokwakago
Conditional "if" — (면)
적확하면
chuh-kwah-kah-myuhn
jeokwakamyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
적확하고 있어요
chuh-kwah-kah-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
jeokwakago isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
적확하고 싶어요
chuh-kwah-kah-goh shee-puh-yoh
jeokwakago sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
적확할 수 있어요
chuh-kwah-kahl soo ee-ssuh-yoh
jeokwakal su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
적확해서
chuh-kwah-kae-suh
jeokwakaeseo
Noun form — (기)
적확하기
chuh-kwah-kah-gee
jeokwakagi
Noun form — (음)
적확함
chuh-kwah-kahm
jeokwakam