우울해
oo-ool-hae
uulhae
우울하다
To say to be blue, to be depressed, to be melancholy politely in the present tense, use 우울해요 (oo-ool-hae-yoh) · uulhaeyo. Below is the full conjugation of 우울하다 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 | 우울해요 oo-ool-hae-yoh uulhaeyo | 우울합니다 oo-ool-hahm-nee-dah uulhamnida | |
| Past | 우울했어 oo-ool-hae-ssuh uulhaesseo | 우울했어요 oo-ool-hae-ssuh-yoh uulhaesseoyo | 우울했습니다 oo-ool-hae-sseum-nee-dah uulhaesseumnida |
| Future | 우울할 거야 oo-ool-hahl guh-yah uulhal geoya | 우울할 거예요 oo-ool-hahl guh-yae-yoh uulhal geoyeyo | 우울할 겁니다 oo-ool-hahl guhm-nee-dah uulhal geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
우울하세요
oo-ool-hah-sae-yoh
uulhaseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
우울해요
oo-ool-hae-yoh
uulhaeyo
Question Polite (요)
우울해요?
oo-ool-hae-yoh-?
uulhaeyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
우울하고
oo-ool-hah-goh
uulhago
Conditional "if" — (면)
우울하면
oo-ool-hah-myuhn
uulhamyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
우울하고 있어요
oo-ool-hah-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
uulhago isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
우울하고 싶어요
oo-ool-hah-goh shee-puh-yoh
uulhago sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
우울할 수 있어요
oo-ool-hahl soo ee-ssuh-yoh
uulhal su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
우울해서
oo-ool-hae-suh
uulhaeseo
Noun form — (기)
우울하기
oo-ool-hah-gee
uulhagi
Noun form — (음)
우울함
oo-ool-hahm
uulham