우아해
oo-ah-hae
uahae
우아하다
To say elegant, graceful politely in the present tense, use 우아해요 (oo-ah-hae-yoh) · uahaeyo. Below is the full conjugation of 우아하다 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 | 우아해요 oo-ah-hae-yoh uahaeyo | 우아합니다 oo-ah-hahm-nee-dah uahamnida | |
| Past | 우아했어 oo-ah-hae-ssuh uahaesseo | 우아했어요 oo-ah-hae-ssuh-yoh uahaesseoyo | 우아했습니다 oo-ah-hae-sseum-nee-dah uahaesseumnida |
| Future | 우아할 거야 oo-ah-hahl guh-yah uahal geoya | 우아할 거예요 oo-ah-hahl guh-yae-yoh uahal geoyeyo | 우아할 겁니다 oo-ah-hahl guhm-nee-dah uahal geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
우아하세요
oo-ah-hah-sae-yoh
uahaseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
우아해요
oo-ah-hae-yoh
uahaeyo
Question Polite (요)
우아해요?
oo-ah-hae-yoh-?
uahaeyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
우아하고
oo-ah-hah-goh
uahago
Conditional "if" — (면)
우아하면
oo-ah-hah-myuhn
uahamyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
우아하고 있어요
oo-ah-hah-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
uahago isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
우아하고 싶어요
oo-ah-hah-goh shee-puh-yoh
uahago sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
우아할 수 있어요
oo-ah-hahl soo ee-ssuh-yoh
uahal su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
우아해서
oo-ah-hae-suh
uahaeseo
Noun form — (기)
우아하기
oo-ah-hah-gee
uahagi
Noun form — (음)
우아함
oo-ah-hahm
uaham