명료해
myuhng-nyoh-hae
myeongnyohae
명료하다
To say to be clear, to be apparent, to be lucid, to be perspicuous politely in the present tense, use 명료해요 (myuhng-nyoh-hae-yoh) · myeongnyohaeyo. Below is the full conjugation of 명료하다 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 | 명료해요 myuhng-nyoh-hae-yoh myeongnyohaeyo | 명료합니다 myuhng-nyoh-hahm-nee-dah myeongnyohamnida | |
| Past | 명료했어 myuhng-nyoh-hae-ssuh myeongnyohaesseo | 명료했어요 myuhng-nyoh-hae-ssuh-yoh myeongnyohaesseoyo | 명료했습니다 myuhng-nyoh-hae-sseum-nee-dah myeongnyohaesseumnida |
| Future | 명료할 거야 myuhng-nyoh-hahl guh-yah myeongnyohal geoya | 명료할 거예요 myuhng-nyoh-hahl guh-yae-yoh myeongnyohal geoyeyo | 명료할 겁니다 myuhng-nyoh-hahl guhm-nee-dah myeongnyohal geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
명료하세요
myuhng-nyoh-hah-sae-yoh
myeongnyohaseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
명료해요
myuhng-nyoh-hae-yoh
myeongnyohaeyo
Question Polite (요)
명료해요?
myuhng-nyoh-hae-yoh-?
myeongnyohaeyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
명료하고
myuhng-nyoh-hah-goh
myeongnyohago
Conditional "if" — (면)
명료하면
myuhng-nyoh-hah-myuhn
myeongnyohamyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
명료하고 있어요
myuhng-nyoh-hah-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
myeongnyohago isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
명료하고 싶어요
myuhng-nyoh-hah-goh shee-puh-yoh
myeongnyohago sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
명료할 수 있어요
myuhng-nyoh-hahl soo ee-ssuh-yoh
myeongnyohal su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
명료해서
myuhng-nyoh-hae-suh
myeongnyohaeseo
Noun form — (기)
명료하기
myuhng-nyoh-hah-gee
myeongnyohagi
Noun form — (음)
명료함
myuhng-nyoh-hahm
myeongnyoham