능가해
neung-gah-hae
neunggahae
능가하다
To say to excel politely in the present tense, use 능가해요 (neung-gah-hae-yoh) · neunggahaeyo. Below is the full conjugation of 능가하다 across the three tenses and three everyday speech levels.
Grammar note (하다 verb): 하다 verbs are formed with a Sino-Korean noun + 하다 (e.g. 공부하다 = study + do). 하다 conjugates irregularly: the ㅏ in 하 contracts with the -아/-어 suffix to give 해 (not *하어). Present polite: 해요; past polite: 했어요. The formal ending is 합니다 (not *하습니다). Most noun+하다 compounds follow this pattern uniformly. 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 | 능가해요 neung-gah-hae-yoh neunggahaeyo | 능가합니다 neung-gah-hahm-nee-dah neunggahamnida | |
| Past | 능가했어 neung-gah-hae-ssuh neunggahaesseo | 능가했어요 neung-gah-hae-ssuh-yoh neunggahaesseoyo | 능가했습니다 neung-gah-hae-sseum-nee-dah neunggahaesseumnida |
| Future | 능가할 거야 neung-gah-hahl guh-yah neunggahal geoya | 능가할 거예요 neung-gah-hahl guh-yae-yoh neunggahal geoyeyo | 능가할 겁니다 neung-gah-hahl guhm-nee-dah neunggahal geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
능가하세요
neung-gah-hah-sae-yoh
neunggahaseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
능가해요
neung-gah-hae-yoh
neunggahaeyo
Question Polite (요)
능가해요?
neung-gah-hae-yoh-?
neunggahaeyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
능가하고
neung-gah-hah-goh
neunggahago
Conditional "if" — (면)
능가하면
neung-gah-hah-myuhn
neunggahamyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
능가하고 있어요
neung-gah-hah-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
neunggahago isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
능가하고 싶어요
neung-gah-hah-goh shee-puh-yoh
neunggahago sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
능가할 수 있어요
neung-gah-hahl soo ee-ssuh-yoh
neunggahal su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
능가해서
neung-gah-hae-suh
neunggahaeseo
Noun form — (기)
능가하기
neung-gah-hah-gee
neunggahagi
Noun form — (음)
능가함
neung-gah-hahm
neunggaham