진지해
cheen-chee-hae
jinjihae
진지하다
To say sincere, earnest politely in the present tense, use 진지해요 (cheen-chee-hae-yoh) · jinjihaeyo. Below is the full conjugation of 진지하다 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 | 진지해요 cheen-chee-hae-yoh jinjihaeyo | 진지합니다 cheen-chee-hahm-nee-dah jinjihamnida | |
| Past | 진지했어 cheen-chee-hae-ssuh jinjihaesseo | 진지했어요 cheen-chee-hae-ssuh-yoh jinjihaesseoyo | 진지했습니다 cheen-chee-hae-sseum-nee-dah jinjihaesseumnida |
| Future | 진지할 거야 cheen-chee-hahl guh-yah jinjihal geoya | 진지할 거예요 cheen-chee-hahl guh-yae-yoh jinjihal geoyeyo | 진지할 겁니다 cheen-chee-hahl guhm-nee-dah jinjihal geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
진지하세요
cheen-chee-hah-sae-yoh
jinjihaseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
진지해요
cheen-chee-hae-yoh
jinjihaeyo
Question Polite (요)
진지해요?
cheen-chee-hae-yoh-?
jinjihaeyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
진지하고
cheen-chee-hah-goh
jinjihago
Conditional "if" — (면)
진지하면
cheen-chee-hah-myuhn
jinjihamyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
진지하고 있어요
cheen-chee-hah-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
jinjihago isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
진지하고 싶어요
cheen-chee-hah-goh shee-puh-yoh
jinjihago sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
진지할 수 있어요
cheen-chee-hahl soo ee-ssuh-yoh
jinjihal su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
진지해서
cheen-chee-hae-suh
jinjihaeseo
Noun form — (기)
진지하기
cheen-chee-hah-gee
jinjihagi
Noun form — (음)
진지함
cheen-chee-hahm
jinjiham