신기해
sheen-gee-hae
singihae
신기하다
To say to be strange and amazing politely in the present tense, use 신기해요 (sheen-gee-hae-yoh) · singihaeyo. Below is the full conjugation of 신기하다 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 | 신기해요 sheen-gee-hae-yoh singihaeyo | 신기합니다 sheen-gee-hahm-nee-dah singihamnida | |
| Past | 신기했어 sheen-gee-hae-ssuh singihaesseo | 신기했어요 sheen-gee-hae-ssuh-yoh singihaesseoyo | 신기했습니다 sheen-gee-hae-sseum-nee-dah singihaesseumnida |
| Future | 신기할 거야 sheen-gee-hahl guh-yah singihal geoya | 신기할 거예요 sheen-gee-hahl guh-yae-yoh singihal geoyeyo | 신기할 겁니다 sheen-gee-hahl guhm-nee-dah singihal geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
신기하세요
sheen-gee-hah-sae-yoh
singihaseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
신기해요
sheen-gee-hae-yoh
singihaeyo
Question Polite (요)
신기해요?
sheen-gee-hae-yoh-?
singihaeyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
신기하고
sheen-gee-hah-goh
singihago
Conditional "if" — (면)
신기하면
sheen-gee-hah-myuhn
singihamyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
신기하고 있어요
sheen-gee-hah-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
singihago isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
신기하고 싶어요
sheen-gee-hah-goh shee-puh-yoh
singihago sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
신기할 수 있어요
sheen-gee-hahl soo ee-ssuh-yoh
singihal su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
신기해서
sheen-gee-hae-suh
singihaeseo
Noun form — (기)
신기하기
sheen-gee-hah-gee
singihagi
Noun form — (음)
신기함
sheen-gee-hahm
singiham