날씬해
nahl-sheen-hae
nalssinhae
날씬하다
To say slim, slender, lean, svelte politely in the present tense, use 날씬해요 (nahl-sheen-hae-yoh) · nalssinhaeyo. Below is the full conjugation of 날씬하다 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 | 날씬해요 nahl-sheen-hae-yoh nalssinhaeyo | 날씬합니다 nahl-sheen-hahm-nee-dah nalssinhamnida | |
| Past | 날씬했어 nahl-sheen-hae-ssuh nalssinhaesseo | 날씬했어요 nahl-sheen-hae-ssuh-yoh nalssinhaesseoyo | 날씬했습니다 nahl-sheen-hae-sseum-nee-dah nalssinhaesseumnida |
| Future | 날씬할 거야 nahl-sheen-hahl guh-yah nalssinhal geoya | 날씬할 거예요 nahl-sheen-hahl guh-yae-yoh nalssinhal geoyeyo | 날씬할 겁니다 nahl-sheen-hahl guhm-nee-dah nalssinhal geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
날씬하세요
nahl-sheen-hah-sae-yoh
nalssinhaseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
날씬해요
nahl-sheen-hae-yoh
nalssinhaeyo
Question Polite (요)
날씬해요?
nahl-sheen-hae-yoh-?
nalssinhaeyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
날씬하고
nahl-sheen-hah-goh
nalssinhago
Conditional "if" — (면)
날씬하면
nahl-sheen-hah-myuhn
nalssinhamyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
날씬하고 있어요
nahl-sheen-hah-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
nalssinhago isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
날씬하고 싶어요
nahl-sheen-hah-goh shee-puh-yoh
nalssinhago sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
날씬할 수 있어요
nahl-sheen-hahl soo ee-ssuh-yoh
nalssinhal su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
날씬해서
nahl-sheen-hae-suh
nalssinhaeseo
Noun form — (기)
날씬하기
nahl-sheen-hah-gee
nalssinhagi
Noun form — (음)
날씬함
nahl-sheen-hahm
nalssinham