미안해
mee-ahn-hae
mianhae
미안하다
To say to be ashamed of oneself politely in the present tense, use 미안해요 (mee-ahn-hae-yoh) · mianhaeyo. Below is the full conjugation of 미안하다 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 | 미안해요 mee-ahn-hae-yoh mianhaeyo | 미안합니다 mee-ahn-hahm-nee-dah mianhamnida | |
| Past | 미안했어 mee-ahn-hae-ssuh mianhaesseo | 미안했어요 mee-ahn-hae-ssuh-yoh mianhaesseoyo | 미안했습니다 mee-ahn-hae-sseum-nee-dah mianhaesseumnida |
| Future | 미안할 거야 mee-ahn-hahl guh-yah mianhal geoya | 미안할 거예요 mee-ahn-hahl guh-yae-yoh mianhal geoyeyo | 미안할 겁니다 mee-ahn-hahl guhm-nee-dah mianhal geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
미안하세요
mee-ahn-hah-sae-yoh
mianhaseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
미안해요
mee-ahn-hae-yoh
mianhaeyo
Question Polite (요)
미안해요?
mee-ahn-hae-yoh-?
mianhaeyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
미안하고
mee-ahn-hah-goh
mianhago
Conditional "if" — (면)
미안하면
mee-ahn-hah-myuhn
mianhamyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
미안하고 있어요
mee-ahn-hah-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
mianhago isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
미안하고 싶어요
mee-ahn-hah-goh shee-puh-yoh
mianhago sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
미안할 수 있어요
mee-ahn-hahl soo ee-ssuh-yoh
mianhal su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
미안해서
mee-ahn-hae-suh
mianhaeseo
Noun form — (기)
미안하기
mee-ahn-hah-gee
mianhagi
Noun form — (음)
미안함
mee-ahn-hahm
mianham