명철해
myuhng-chuhl-hae
myeongcheolhae
명철하다
To say wise, sagacious, intelligent politely in the present tense, use 명철해요 (myuhng-chuhl-hae-yoh) · myeongcheolhaeyo. Below is the full conjugation of 명철하다 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 | 명철해요 myuhng-chuhl-hae-yoh myeongcheolhaeyo | 명철합니다 myuhng-chuhl-hahm-nee-dah myeongcheolhamnida | |
| Past | 명철했어 myuhng-chuhl-hae-ssuh myeongcheolhaesseo | 명철했어요 myuhng-chuhl-hae-ssuh-yoh myeongcheolhaesseoyo | 명철했습니다 myuhng-chuhl-hae-sseum-nee-dah myeongcheolhaesseumnida |
| Future | 명철할 거야 myuhng-chuhl-hahl guh-yah myeongcheolhal geoya | 명철할 거예요 myuhng-chuhl-hahl guh-yae-yoh myeongcheolhal geoyeyo | 명철할 겁니다 myuhng-chuhl-hahl guhm-nee-dah myeongcheolhal geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
명철하세요
myuhng-chuhl-hah-sae-yoh
myeongcheolhaseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
명철해요
myuhng-chuhl-hae-yoh
myeongcheolhaeyo
Question Polite (요)
명철해요?
myuhng-chuhl-hae-yoh-?
myeongcheolhaeyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
명철하고
myuhng-chuhl-hah-goh
myeongcheolhago
Conditional "if" — (면)
명철하면
myuhng-chuhl-hah-myuhn
myeongcheolhamyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
명철하고 있어요
myuhng-chuhl-hah-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
myeongcheolhago isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
명철하고 싶어요
myuhng-chuhl-hah-goh shee-puh-yoh
myeongcheolhago sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
명철할 수 있어요
myuhng-chuhl-hahl soo ee-ssuh-yoh
myeongcheolhal su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
명철해서
myuhng-chuhl-hae-suh
myeongcheolhaeseo
Noun form — (기)
명철하기
myuhng-chuhl-hah-gee
myeongcheolhagi
Noun form — (음)
명철함
myuhng-chuhl-hahm
myeongcheolham