소박해
soh-bah-kae
sobakae
소박하다
To say simple, naive, unsophisticated politely in the present tense, use 소박해요 (soh-bah-kae-yoh) · sobakaeyo. Below is the full conjugation of 소박하다 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 | 소박해요 soh-bah-kae-yoh sobakaeyo | 소박합니다 soh-bah-kahm-nee-dah sobakamnida | |
| Past | 소박했어 soh-bah-kae-ssuh sobakaesseo | 소박했어요 soh-bah-kae-ssuh-yoh sobakaesseoyo | 소박했습니다 soh-bah-kae-sseum-nee-dah sobakaesseumnida |
| Future | 소박할 거야 soh-bah-kahl guh-yah sobakal geoya | 소박할 거예요 soh-bah-kahl guh-yae-yoh sobakal geoyeyo | 소박할 겁니다 soh-bah-kahl guhm-nee-dah sobakal geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
소박하세요
soh-bah-kah-sae-yoh
sobakaseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
소박해요
soh-bah-kae-yoh
sobakaeyo
Question Polite (요)
소박해요?
soh-bah-kae-yoh-?
sobakaeyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
소박하고
soh-bah-kah-goh
sobakago
Conditional "if" — (면)
소박하면
soh-bah-kah-myuhn
sobakamyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
소박하고 있어요
soh-bah-kah-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
sobakago isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
소박하고 싶어요
soh-bah-kah-goh shee-puh-yoh
sobakago sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
소박할 수 있어요
soh-bah-kahl soo ee-ssuh-yoh
sobakal su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
소박해서
soh-bah-kae-suh
sobakaeseo
Noun form — (기)
소박하기
soh-bah-kah-gee
sobakagi
Noun form — (음)
소박함
soh-bah-kahm
sobakam