매콤해
mae-kohm-hae
maekomhae
매콤하다
To say to have a spicy taste politely in the present tense, use 매콤해요 (mae-kohm-hae-yoh) · maekomhaeyo. Below is the full conjugation of 매콤하다 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 | 매콤해요 mae-kohm-hae-yoh maekomhaeyo | 매콤합니다 mae-kohm-hahm-nee-dah maekomhamnida | |
| Past | 매콤했어 mae-kohm-hae-ssuh maekomhaesseo | 매콤했어요 mae-kohm-hae-ssuh-yoh maekomhaesseoyo | 매콤했습니다 mae-kohm-hae-sseum-nee-dah maekomhaesseumnida |
| Future | 매콤할 거야 mae-kohm-hahl guh-yah maekomhal geoya | 매콤할 거예요 mae-kohm-hahl guh-yae-yoh maekomhal geoyeyo | 매콤할 겁니다 mae-kohm-hahl guhm-nee-dah maekomhal geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
매콤하세요
mae-kohm-hah-sae-yoh
maekomhaseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
매콤해요
mae-kohm-hae-yoh
maekomhaeyo
Question Polite (요)
매콤해요?
mae-kohm-hae-yoh-?
maekomhaeyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
매콤하고
mae-kohm-hah-goh
maekomhago
Conditional "if" — (면)
매콤하면
mae-kohm-hah-myuhn
maekomhamyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
매콤하고 있어요
mae-kohm-hah-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
maekomhago isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
매콤하고 싶어요
mae-kohm-hah-goh shee-puh-yoh
maekomhago sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
매콤할 수 있어요
mae-kohm-hahl soo ee-ssuh-yoh
maekomhal su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
매콤해서
mae-kohm-hae-suh
maekomhaeseo
Noun form — (기)
매콤하기
mae-kohm-hah-gee
maekomhagi
Noun form — (음)
매콤함
mae-kohm-hahm
maekomham