특별해
teug-byuhl-hae
teukbyeolhae
특별하다
To say to be special or exceptional politely in the present tense, use 특별해요 (teug-byuhl-hae-yoh) · teukbyeolhaeyo. Below is the full conjugation of 특별하다 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 | 특별해요 teug-byuhl-hae-yoh teukbyeolhaeyo | 특별합니다 teug-byuhl-hahm-nee-dah teukbyeolhamnida | |
| Past | 특별했어 teug-byuhl-hae-ssuh teukbyeolhaesseo | 특별했어요 teug-byuhl-hae-ssuh-yoh teukbyeolhaesseoyo | 특별했습니다 teug-byuhl-hae-sseum-nee-dah teukbyeolhaesseumnida |
| Future | 특별할 거야 teug-byuhl-hahl guh-yah teukbyeolhal geoya | 특별할 거예요 teug-byuhl-hahl guh-yae-yoh teukbyeolhal geoyeyo | 특별할 겁니다 teug-byuhl-hahl guhm-nee-dah teukbyeolhal geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
특별하세요
teug-byuhl-hah-sae-yoh
teukbyeolhaseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
특별해요
teug-byuhl-hae-yoh
teukbyeolhaeyo
Question Polite (요)
특별해요?
teug-byuhl-hae-yoh-?
teukbyeolhaeyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
특별하고
teug-byuhl-hah-goh
teukbyeolhago
Conditional "if" — (면)
특별하면
teug-byuhl-hah-myuhn
teukbyeolhamyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
특별하고 있어요
teug-byuhl-hah-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
teukbyeolhago isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
특별하고 싶어요
teug-byuhl-hah-goh shee-puh-yoh
teukbyeolhago sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
특별할 수 있어요
teug-byuhl-hahl soo ee-ssuh-yoh
teukbyeolhal su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
특별해서
teug-byuhl-hae-suh
teukbyeolhaeseo
Noun form — (기)
특별하기
teug-byuhl-hah-gee
teukbyeolhagi
Noun form — (음)
특별함
teug-byuhl-hahm
teukbyeolham