빠듯해
bbah-deu-tae
ppadeutae
빠듯하다
To say to fit to a certain limit or to exactly fit politely in the present tense, use 빠듯해요 (bbah-deu-tae-yoh) · ppadeutaeyo. Below is the full conjugation of 빠듯하다 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 | 빠듯해요 bbah-deu-tae-yoh ppadeutaeyo | 빠듯합니다 bbah-deu-tahm-nee-dah ppadeutamnida | |
| Past | 빠듯했어 bbah-deu-tae-ssuh ppadeutaesseo | 빠듯했어요 bbah-deu-tae-ssuh-yoh ppadeutaesseoyo | 빠듯했습니다 bbah-deu-tae-sseum-nee-dah ppadeutaesseumnida |
| Future | 빠듯할 거야 bbah-deu-tahl guh-yah ppadeutal geoya | 빠듯할 거예요 bbah-deu-tahl guh-yae-yoh ppadeutal geoyeyo | 빠듯할 겁니다 bbah-deu-tahl guhm-nee-dah ppadeutal geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
빠듯하세요
bbah-deu-tah-sae-yoh
ppadeutaseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
빠듯해요
bbah-deu-tae-yoh
ppadeutaeyo
Question Polite (요)
빠듯해요?
bbah-deu-tae-yoh-?
ppadeutaeyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
빠듯하고
bbah-deu-tah-goh
ppadeutago
Conditional "if" — (면)
빠듯하면
bbah-deu-tah-myuhn
ppadeutamyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
빠듯하고 있어요
bbah-deu-tah-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
ppadeutago isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
빠듯하고 싶어요
bbah-deu-tah-goh shee-puh-yoh
ppadeutago sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
빠듯할 수 있어요
bbah-deu-tahl soo ee-ssuh-yoh
ppadeutal su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
빠듯해서
bbah-deu-tae-suh
ppadeutaeseo
Noun form — (기)
빠듯하기
bbah-deu-tah-gee
ppadeutagi
Noun form — (음)
빠듯함
bbah-deu-tahm
ppadeutam