상냥해
sahng-nyahng-hae
sangnyanghae
상냥하다
To say kind, friendly, nice, benevolent politely in the present tense, use 상냥해요 (sahng-nyahng-hae-yoh) · sangnyanghaeyo. Below is the full conjugation of 상냥하다 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 | 상냥해요 sahng-nyahng-hae-yoh sangnyanghaeyo | 상냥합니다 sahng-nyahng-hahm-nee-dah sangnyanghamnida | |
| Past | 상냥했어 sahng-nyahng-hae-ssuh sangnyanghaesseo | 상냥했어요 sahng-nyahng-hae-ssuh-yoh sangnyanghaesseoyo | 상냥했습니다 sahng-nyahng-hae-sseum-nee-dah sangnyanghaesseumnida |
| Future | 상냥할 거야 sahng-nyahng-hahl guh-yah sangnyanghal geoya | 상냥할 거예요 sahng-nyahng-hahl guh-yae-yoh sangnyanghal geoyeyo | 상냥할 겁니다 sahng-nyahng-hahl guhm-nee-dah sangnyanghal geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
상냥하세요
sahng-nyahng-hah-sae-yoh
sangnyanghaseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
상냥해요
sahng-nyahng-hae-yoh
sangnyanghaeyo
Question Polite (요)
상냥해요?
sahng-nyahng-hae-yoh-?
sangnyanghaeyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
상냥하고
sahng-nyahng-hah-goh
sangnyanghago
Conditional "if" — (면)
상냥하면
sahng-nyahng-hah-myuhn
sangnyanghamyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
상냥하고 있어요
sahng-nyahng-hah-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
sangnyanghago isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
상냥하고 싶어요
sahng-nyahng-hah-goh shee-puh-yoh
sangnyanghago sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
상냥할 수 있어요
sahng-nyahng-hahl soo ee-ssuh-yoh
sangnyanghal su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
상냥해서
sahng-nyahng-hae-suh
sangnyanghaeseo
Noun form — (기)
상냥하기
sahng-nyahng-hah-gee
sangnyanghagi
Noun form — (음)
상냥함
sahng-nyahng-hahm
sangnyangham