끔찍해
ggeum-jjee-kae
kkeumjjikae
끔찍하다
To say to be terrible politely in the present tense, use 끔찍해요 (ggeum-jjee-kae-yoh) · kkeumjjikaeyo. Below is the full conjugation of 끔찍하다 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 | 끔찍해요 ggeum-jjee-kae-yoh kkeumjjikaeyo | 끔찍합니다 ggeum-jjee-kahm-nee-dah kkeumjjikamnida | |
| Past | 끔찍했어 ggeum-jjee-kae-ssuh kkeumjjikaesseo | 끔찍했어요 ggeum-jjee-kae-ssuh-yoh kkeumjjikaesseoyo | 끔찍했습니다 ggeum-jjee-kae-sseum-nee-dah kkeumjjikaesseumnida |
| Future | 끔찍할 거야 ggeum-jjee-kahl guh-yah kkeumjjikal geoya | 끔찍할 거예요 ggeum-jjee-kahl guh-yae-yoh kkeumjjikal geoyeyo | 끔찍할 겁니다 ggeum-jjee-kahl guhm-nee-dah kkeumjjikal geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
끔찍하세요
ggeum-jjee-kah-sae-yoh
kkeumjjikaseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
끔찍해요
ggeum-jjee-kae-yoh
kkeumjjikaeyo
Question Polite (요)
끔찍해요?
ggeum-jjee-kae-yoh-?
kkeumjjikaeyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
끔찍하고
ggeum-jjee-kah-goh
kkeumjjikago
Conditional "if" — (면)
끔찍하면
ggeum-jjee-kah-myuhn
kkeumjjikamyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
끔찍하고 있어요
ggeum-jjee-kah-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
kkeumjjikago isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
끔찍하고 싶어요
ggeum-jjee-kah-goh shee-puh-yoh
kkeumjjikago sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
끔찍할 수 있어요
ggeum-jjee-kahl soo ee-ssuh-yoh
kkeumjjikal su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
끔찍해서
ggeum-jjee-kae-suh
kkeumjjikaeseo
Noun form — (기)
끔찍하기
ggeum-jjee-kah-gee
kkeumjjikagi
Noun form — (음)
끔찍함
ggeum-jjee-kahm
kkeumjjikam