떳떳해
ttuht-ttuh-tae
tteottteotae
떳떳하다
To say honourable, righteous, upright politely in the present tense, use 떳떳해요 (ttuht-ttuh-tae-yoh) · tteottteotaeyo. Below is the full conjugation of 떳떳하다 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 | 떳떳해요 ttuht-ttuh-tae-yoh tteottteotaeyo | 떳떳합니다 ttuht-ttuh-tahm-nee-dah tteottteotamnida | |
| Past | 떳떳했어 ttuht-ttuh-tae-ssuh tteottteotaesseo | 떳떳했어요 ttuht-ttuh-tae-ssuh-yoh tteottteotaesseoyo | 떳떳했습니다 ttuht-ttuh-tae-sseum-nee-dah tteottteotaesseumnida |
| Future | 떳떳할 거야 ttuht-ttuh-tahl guh-yah tteottteotal geoya | 떳떳할 거예요 ttuht-ttuh-tahl guh-yae-yoh tteottteotal geoyeyo | 떳떳할 겁니다 ttuht-ttuh-tahl guhm-nee-dah tteottteotal geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
떳떳하세요
ttuht-ttuh-tah-sae-yoh
tteottteotaseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
떳떳해요
ttuht-ttuh-tae-yoh
tteottteotaeyo
Question Polite (요)
떳떳해요?
ttuht-ttuh-tae-yoh-?
tteottteotaeyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
떳떳하고
ttuht-ttuh-tah-goh
tteottteotago
Conditional "if" — (면)
떳떳하면
ttuht-ttuh-tah-myuhn
tteottteotamyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
떳떳하고 있어요
ttuht-ttuh-tah-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
tteottteotago isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
떳떳하고 싶어요
ttuht-ttuh-tah-goh shee-puh-yoh
tteottteotago sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
떳떳할 수 있어요
ttuht-ttuh-tahl soo ee-ssuh-yoh
tteottteotal su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
떳떳해서
ttuht-ttuh-tae-suh
tteottteotaeseo
Noun form — (기)
떳떳하기
ttuht-ttuh-tah-gee
tteottteotagi
Noun form — (음)
떳떳함
ttuht-ttuh-tahm
tteottteotam