사소해
sah-soh-hae
sasohae
사소하다
To say to be trifling, of a trivial nature politely in the present tense, use 사소해요 (sah-soh-hae-yoh) · sasohaeyo. Below is the full conjugation of 사소하다 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 | 사소해요 sah-soh-hae-yoh sasohaeyo | 사소합니다 sah-soh-hahm-nee-dah sasohamnida | |
| Past | 사소했어 sah-soh-hae-ssuh sasohaesseo | 사소했어요 sah-soh-hae-ssuh-yoh sasohaesseoyo | 사소했습니다 sah-soh-hae-sseum-nee-dah sasohaesseumnida |
| Future | 사소할 거야 sah-soh-hahl guh-yah sasohal geoya | 사소할 거예요 sah-soh-hahl guh-yae-yoh sasohal geoyeyo | 사소할 겁니다 sah-soh-hahl guhm-nee-dah sasohal geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
사소하세요
sah-soh-hah-sae-yoh
sasohaseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
사소해요
sah-soh-hae-yoh
sasohaeyo
Question Polite (요)
사소해요?
sah-soh-hae-yoh-?
sasohaeyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
사소하고
sah-soh-hah-goh
sasohago
Conditional "if" — (면)
사소하면
sah-soh-hah-myuhn
sasohamyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
사소하고 있어요
sah-soh-hah-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
sasohago isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
사소하고 싶어요
sah-soh-hah-goh shee-puh-yoh
sasohago sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
사소할 수 있어요
sah-soh-hahl soo ee-ssuh-yoh
sasohal su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
사소해서
sah-soh-hae-suh
sasohaeseo
Noun form — (기)
사소하기
sah-soh-hah-gee
sasohagi
Noun form — (음)
사소함
sah-soh-hahm
sasoham