정확해
chuhng-hwah-kae
jeonghwakae
정확하다
To say to be accurate, to be exact politely in the present tense, use 정확해요 (chuhng-hwah-kae-yoh) · jeonghwakaeyo. Below is the full conjugation of 정확하다 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 | 정확해요 chuhng-hwah-kae-yoh jeonghwakaeyo | 정확합니다 chuhng-hwah-kahm-nee-dah jeonghwakamnida | |
| Past | 정확했어 chuhng-hwah-kae-ssuh jeonghwakaesseo | 정확했어요 chuhng-hwah-kae-ssuh-yoh jeonghwakaesseoyo | 정확했습니다 chuhng-hwah-kae-sseum-nee-dah jeonghwakaesseumnida |
| Future | 정확할 거야 chuhng-hwah-kahl guh-yah jeonghwakal geoya | 정확할 거예요 chuhng-hwah-kahl guh-yae-yoh jeonghwakal geoyeyo | 정확할 겁니다 chuhng-hwah-kahl guhm-nee-dah jeonghwakal geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
정확하세요
chuhng-hwah-kah-sae-yoh
jeonghwakaseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
정확해요
chuhng-hwah-kae-yoh
jeonghwakaeyo
Question Polite (요)
정확해요?
chuhng-hwah-kae-yoh-?
jeonghwakaeyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
정확하고
chuhng-hwah-kah-goh
jeonghwakago
Conditional "if" — (면)
정확하면
chuhng-hwah-kah-myuhn
jeonghwakamyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
정확하고 있어요
chuhng-hwah-kah-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
jeonghwakago isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
정확하고 싶어요
chuhng-hwah-kah-goh shee-puh-yoh
jeonghwakago sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
정확할 수 있어요
chuhng-hwah-kahl soo ee-ssuh-yoh
jeonghwakal su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
정확해서
chuhng-hwah-kae-suh
jeonghwakaeseo
Noun form — (기)
정확하기
chuhng-hwah-kah-gee
jeonghwakagi
Noun form — (음)
정확함
chuhng-hwah-kahm
jeonghwakam