옹졸해
ohng-chohl-hae
ongjolhae
옹졸하다
To say narrow-minded politely in the present tense, use 옹졸해요 (ohng-chohl-hae-yoh) · ongjolhaeyo. Below is the full conjugation of 옹졸하다 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 | 옹졸해요 ohng-chohl-hae-yoh ongjolhaeyo | 옹졸합니다 ohng-chohl-hahm-nee-dah ongjolhamnida | |
| Past | 옹졸했어 ohng-chohl-hae-ssuh ongjolhaesseo | 옹졸했어요 ohng-chohl-hae-ssuh-yoh ongjolhaesseoyo | 옹졸했습니다 ohng-chohl-hae-sseum-nee-dah ongjolhaesseumnida |
| Future | 옹졸할 거야 ohng-chohl-hahl guh-yah ongjolhal geoya | 옹졸할 거예요 ohng-chohl-hahl guh-yae-yoh ongjolhal geoyeyo | 옹졸할 겁니다 ohng-chohl-hahl guhm-nee-dah ongjolhal geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
옹졸하세요
ohng-chohl-hah-sae-yoh
ongjolhaseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
옹졸해요
ohng-chohl-hae-yoh
ongjolhaeyo
Question Polite (요)
옹졸해요?
ohng-chohl-hae-yoh-?
ongjolhaeyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
옹졸하고
ohng-chohl-hah-goh
ongjolhago
Conditional "if" — (면)
옹졸하면
ohng-chohl-hah-myuhn
ongjolhamyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
옹졸하고 있어요
ohng-chohl-hah-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
ongjolhago isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
옹졸하고 싶어요
ohng-chohl-hah-goh shee-puh-yoh
ongjolhago sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
옹졸할 수 있어요
ohng-chohl-hahl soo ee-ssuh-yoh
ongjolhal su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
옹졸해서
ohng-chohl-hae-suh
ongjolhaeseo
Noun form — (기)
옹졸하기
ohng-chohl-hah-gee
ongjolhagi
Noun form — (음)
옹졸함
ohng-chohl-hahm
ongjolham