능숙해
neung-soo-kae
neungsukae
능숙하다
To say to be proficient, to be adept politely in the present tense, use 능숙해요 (neung-soo-kae-yoh) · neungsukaeyo. Below is the full conjugation of 능숙하다 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 | 능숙해요 neung-soo-kae-yoh neungsukaeyo | 능숙합니다 neung-soo-kahm-nee-dah neungsukamnida | |
| Past | 능숙했어 neung-soo-kae-ssuh neungsukaesseo | 능숙했어요 neung-soo-kae-ssuh-yoh neungsukaesseoyo | 능숙했습니다 neung-soo-kae-sseum-nee-dah neungsukaesseumnida |
| Future | 능숙할 거야 neung-soo-kahl guh-yah neungsukal geoya | 능숙할 거예요 neung-soo-kahl guh-yae-yoh neungsukal geoyeyo | 능숙할 겁니다 neung-soo-kahl guhm-nee-dah neungsukal geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
능숙하세요
neung-soo-kah-sae-yoh
neungsukaseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
능숙해요
neung-soo-kae-yoh
neungsukaeyo
Question Polite (요)
능숙해요?
neung-soo-kae-yoh-?
neungsukaeyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
능숙하고
neung-soo-kah-goh
neungsukago
Conditional "if" — (면)
능숙하면
neung-soo-kah-myuhn
neungsukamyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
능숙하고 있어요
neung-soo-kah-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
neungsukago isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
능숙하고 싶어요
neung-soo-kah-goh shee-puh-yoh
neungsukago sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
능숙할 수 있어요
neung-soo-kahl soo ee-ssuh-yoh
neungsukal su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
능숙해서
neung-soo-kae-suh
neungsukaeseo
Noun form — (기)
능숙하기
neung-soo-kah-gee
neungsukagi
Noun form — (음)
능숙함
neung-soo-kahm
neungsukam