생생해
saeng-saeng-hae
saengsaenghae
생생하다
To say to be fresh, to be vivid, to be lively politely in the present tense, use 생생해요 (saeng-saeng-hae-yoh) · saengsaenghaeyo. Below is the full conjugation of 생생하다 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 | 생생해요 saeng-saeng-hae-yoh saengsaenghaeyo | 생생합니다 saeng-saeng-hahm-nee-dah saengsaenghamnida | |
| Past | 생생했어 saeng-saeng-hae-ssuh saengsaenghaesseo | 생생했어요 saeng-saeng-hae-ssuh-yoh saengsaenghaesseoyo | 생생했습니다 saeng-saeng-hae-sseum-nee-dah saengsaenghaesseumnida |
| Future | 생생할 거야 saeng-saeng-hahl guh-yah saengsaenghal geoya | 생생할 거예요 saeng-saeng-hahl guh-yae-yoh saengsaenghal geoyeyo | 생생할 겁니다 saeng-saeng-hahl guhm-nee-dah saengsaenghal geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
생생하세요
saeng-saeng-hah-sae-yoh
saengsaenghaseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
생생해요
saeng-saeng-hae-yoh
saengsaenghaeyo
Question Polite (요)
생생해요?
saeng-saeng-hae-yoh-?
saengsaenghaeyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
생생하고
saeng-saeng-hah-goh
saengsaenghago
Conditional "if" — (면)
생생하면
saeng-saeng-hah-myuhn
saengsaenghamyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
생생하고 있어요
saeng-saeng-hah-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
saengsaenghago isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
생생하고 싶어요
saeng-saeng-hah-goh shee-puh-yoh
saengsaenghago sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
생생할 수 있어요
saeng-saeng-hahl soo ee-ssuh-yoh
saengsaenghal su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
생생해서
saeng-saeng-hae-suh
saengsaenghaeseo
Noun form — (기)
생생하기
saeng-saeng-hah-gee
saengsaenghagi
Noun form — (음)
생생함
saeng-saeng-hahm
saengsaengham