명민해
myuhng-meen-hae
myeongminhae
명민하다
To say to be perspicacious, to be apprehensive politely in the present tense, use 명민해요 (myuhng-meen-hae-yoh) · myeongminhaeyo. Below is the full conjugation of 명민하다 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 | 명민해요 myuhng-meen-hae-yoh myeongminhaeyo | 명민합니다 myuhng-meen-hahm-nee-dah myeongminhamnida | |
| Past | 명민했어 myuhng-meen-hae-ssuh myeongminhaesseo | 명민했어요 myuhng-meen-hae-ssuh-yoh myeongminhaesseoyo | 명민했습니다 myuhng-meen-hae-sseum-nee-dah myeongminhaesseumnida |
| Future | 명민할 거야 myuhng-meen-hahl guh-yah myeongminhal geoya | 명민할 거예요 myuhng-meen-hahl guh-yae-yoh myeongminhal geoyeyo | 명민할 겁니다 myuhng-meen-hahl guhm-nee-dah myeongminhal geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
명민하세요
myuhng-meen-hah-sae-yoh
myeongminhaseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
명민해요
myuhng-meen-hae-yoh
myeongminhaeyo
Question Polite (요)
명민해요?
myuhng-meen-hae-yoh-?
myeongminhaeyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
명민하고
myuhng-meen-hah-goh
myeongminhago
Conditional "if" — (면)
명민하면
myuhng-meen-hah-myuhn
myeongminhamyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
명민하고 있어요
myuhng-meen-hah-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
myeongminhago isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
명민하고 싶어요
myuhng-meen-hah-goh shee-puh-yoh
myeongminhago sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
명민할 수 있어요
myuhng-meen-hahl soo ee-ssuh-yoh
myeongminhal su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
명민해서
myuhng-meen-hae-suh
myeongminhaeseo
Noun form — (기)
명민하기
myuhng-meen-hah-gee
myeongminhagi
Noun form — (음)
명민함
myuhng-meen-hahm
myeongminham