꿋꿋해
ggoot-ggoo-tae
kkutkkutae
꿋꿋하다
To say strong politely in the present tense, use 꿋꿋해요 (ggoot-ggoo-tae-yoh) · kkutkkutaeyo. Below is the full conjugation of 꿋꿋하다 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 | 꿋꿋해요 ggoot-ggoo-tae-yoh kkutkkutaeyo | 꿋꿋합니다 ggoot-ggoo-tahm-nee-dah kkutkkutamnida | |
| Past | 꿋꿋했어 ggoot-ggoo-tae-ssuh kkutkkutaesseo | 꿋꿋했어요 ggoot-ggoo-tae-ssuh-yoh kkutkkutaesseoyo | 꿋꿋했습니다 ggoot-ggoo-tae-sseum-nee-dah kkutkkutaesseumnida |
| Future | 꿋꿋할 거야 ggoot-ggoo-tahl guh-yah kkutkkutal geoya | 꿋꿋할 거예요 ggoot-ggoo-tahl guh-yae-yoh kkutkkutal geoyeyo | 꿋꿋할 겁니다 ggoot-ggoo-tahl guhm-nee-dah kkutkkutal geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
꿋꿋하세요
ggoot-ggoo-tah-sae-yoh
kkutkkutaseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
꿋꿋해요
ggoot-ggoo-tae-yoh
kkutkkutaeyo
Question Polite (요)
꿋꿋해요?
ggoot-ggoo-tae-yoh-?
kkutkkutaeyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
꿋꿋하고
ggoot-ggoo-tah-goh
kkutkkutago
Conditional "if" — (면)
꿋꿋하면
ggoot-ggoo-tah-myuhn
kkutkkutamyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
꿋꿋하고 있어요
ggoot-ggoo-tah-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
kkutkkutago isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
꿋꿋하고 싶어요
ggoot-ggoo-tah-goh shee-puh-yoh
kkutkkutago sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
꿋꿋할 수 있어요
ggoot-ggoo-tahl soo ee-ssuh-yoh
kkutkkutal su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
꿋꿋해서
ggoot-ggoo-tae-suh
kkutkkutaeseo
Noun form — (기)
꿋꿋하기
ggoot-ggoo-tah-gee
kkutkkutagi
Noun form — (음)
꿋꿋함
ggoot-ggoo-tahm
kkutkkutam