미흡해
mee-heu-pae
miheupae
미흡하다
To say to be unsatisfactory, to be inadequate politely in the present tense, use 미흡해요 (mee-heu-pae-yoh) · miheupaeyo. Below is the full conjugation of 미흡하다 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 | 미흡해요 mee-heu-pae-yoh miheupaeyo | 미흡합니다 mee-heu-pahm-nee-dah miheupamnida | |
| Past | 미흡했어 mee-heu-pae-ssuh miheupaesseo | 미흡했어요 mee-heu-pae-ssuh-yoh miheupaesseoyo | 미흡했습니다 mee-heu-pae-sseum-nee-dah miheupaesseumnida |
| Future | 미흡할 거야 mee-heu-pahl guh-yah miheupal geoya | 미흡할 거예요 mee-heu-pahl guh-yae-yoh miheupal geoyeyo | 미흡할 겁니다 mee-heu-pahl guhm-nee-dah miheupal geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
미흡하세요
mee-heu-pah-sae-yoh
miheupaseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
미흡해요
mee-heu-pae-yoh
miheupaeyo
Question Polite (요)
미흡해요?
mee-heu-pae-yoh-?
miheupaeyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
미흡하고
mee-heu-pah-goh
miheupago
Conditional "if" — (면)
미흡하면
mee-heu-pah-myuhn
miheupamyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
미흡하고 있어요
mee-heu-pah-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
miheupago isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
미흡하고 싶어요
mee-heu-pah-goh shee-puh-yoh
miheupago sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
미흡할 수 있어요
mee-heu-pahl soo ee-ssuh-yoh
miheupal su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
미흡해서
mee-heu-pae-suh
miheupaeseo
Noun form — (기)
미흡하기
mee-heu-pah-gee
miheupagi
Noun form — (음)
미흡함
mee-heu-pahm
miheupam