난처해
nahn-chuh-hae
nancheohae
난처하다
To say awkward politely in the present tense, use 난처해요 (nahn-chuh-hae-yoh) · nancheohaeyo. Below is the full conjugation of 난처하다 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 | 난처해요 nahn-chuh-hae-yoh nancheohaeyo | 난처합니다 nahn-chuh-hahm-nee-dah nancheohamnida | |
| Past | 난처했어 nahn-chuh-hae-ssuh nancheohaesseo | 난처했어요 nahn-chuh-hae-ssuh-yoh nancheohaesseoyo | 난처했습니다 nahn-chuh-hae-sseum-nee-dah nancheohaesseumnida |
| Future | 난처할 거야 nahn-chuh-hahl guh-yah nancheohal geoya | 난처할 거예요 nahn-chuh-hahl guh-yae-yoh nancheohal geoyeyo | 난처할 겁니다 nahn-chuh-hahl guhm-nee-dah nancheohal geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
난처하세요
nahn-chuh-hah-sae-yoh
nancheohaseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
난처해요
nahn-chuh-hae-yoh
nancheohaeyo
Question Polite (요)
난처해요?
nahn-chuh-hae-yoh-?
nancheohaeyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
난처하고
nahn-chuh-hah-goh
nancheohago
Conditional "if" — (면)
난처하면
nahn-chuh-hah-myuhn
nancheohamyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
난처하고 있어요
nahn-chuh-hah-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
nancheohago isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
난처하고 싶어요
nahn-chuh-hah-goh shee-puh-yoh
nancheohago sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
난처할 수 있어요
nahn-chuh-hahl soo ee-ssuh-yoh
nancheohal su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
난처해서
nahn-chuh-hae-suh
nancheohaeseo
Noun form — (기)
난처하기
nahn-chuh-hah-gee
nancheohagi
Noun form — (음)
난처함
nahn-chuh-hahm
nancheoham