깜빡해
ggahm-bbah-kae
kkamppakae
깜빡하다
To say to flicker, to waver politely in the present tense, use 깜빡해요 (ggahm-bbah-kae-yoh) · kkamppakaeyo. Below is the full conjugation of 깜빡하다 across the three tenses and three everyday speech levels.
Grammar note (하다 verb): 하다 verbs are formed with a Sino-Korean noun + 하다 (e.g. 공부하다 = study + do). 하다 conjugates irregularly: the ㅏ in 하 contracts with the -아/-어 suffix to give 해 (not *하어). Present polite: 해요; past polite: 했어요. The formal ending is 합니다 (not *하습니다). Most noun+하다 compounds follow this pattern uniformly. 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 | 깜빡해요 ggahm-bbah-kae-yoh kkamppakaeyo | 깜빡합니다 ggahm-bbah-kahm-nee-dah kkamppakamnida | |
| Past | 깜빡했어 ggahm-bbah-kae-ssuh kkamppakaesseo | 깜빡했어요 ggahm-bbah-kae-ssuh-yoh kkamppakaesseoyo | 깜빡했습니다 ggahm-bbah-kae-sseum-nee-dah kkamppakaesseumnida |
| Future | 깜빡할 거야 ggahm-bbah-kahl guh-yah kkamppakal geoya | 깜빡할 거예요 ggahm-bbah-kahl guh-yae-yoh kkamppakal geoyeyo | 깜빡할 겁니다 ggahm-bbah-kahl guhm-nee-dah kkamppakal geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
깜빡하세요
ggahm-bbah-kah-sae-yoh
kkamppakaseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
깜빡해요
ggahm-bbah-kae-yoh
kkamppakaeyo
Question Polite (요)
깜빡해요?
ggahm-bbah-kae-yoh-?
kkamppakaeyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
깜빡하고
ggahm-bbah-kah-goh
kkamppakago
Conditional "if" — (면)
깜빡하면
ggahm-bbah-kah-myuhn
kkamppakamyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
깜빡하고 있어요
ggahm-bbah-kah-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
kkamppakago isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
깜빡하고 싶어요
ggahm-bbah-kah-goh shee-puh-yoh
kkamppakago sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
깜빡할 수 있어요
ggahm-bbah-kahl soo ee-ssuh-yoh
kkamppakal su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
깜빡해서
ggahm-bbah-kae-suh
kkamppakaeseo
Noun form — (기)
깜빡하기
ggahm-bbah-kah-gee
kkamppakagi
Noun form — (음)
깜빡함
ggahm-bbah-kahm
kkamppakam