웬만해
wehn-mahn-hae
wenmanhae
웬만하다
To say acceptable politely in the present tense, use 웬만해요 (wehn-mahn-hae-yoh) · wenmanhaeyo. Below is the full conjugation of 웬만하다 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 | 웬만해요 wehn-mahn-hae-yoh wenmanhaeyo | 웬만합니다 wehn-mahn-hahm-nee-dah wenmanhamnida | |
| Past | 웬만했어 wehn-mahn-hae-ssuh wenmanhaesseo | 웬만했어요 wehn-mahn-hae-ssuh-yoh wenmanhaesseoyo | 웬만했습니다 wehn-mahn-hae-sseum-nee-dah wenmanhaesseumnida |
| Future | 웬만할 거야 wehn-mahn-hahl guh-yah wenmanhal geoya | 웬만할 거예요 wehn-mahn-hahl guh-yae-yoh wenmanhal geoyeyo | 웬만할 겁니다 wehn-mahn-hahl guhm-nee-dah wenmanhal geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
웬만하세요
wehn-mahn-hah-sae-yoh
wenmanhaseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
웬만해요
wehn-mahn-hae-yoh
wenmanhaeyo
Question Polite (요)
웬만해요?
wehn-mahn-hae-yoh-?
wenmanhaeyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
웬만하고
wehn-mahn-hah-goh
wenmanhago
Conditional "if" — (면)
웬만하면
wehn-mahn-hah-myuhn
wenmanhamyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
웬만하고 있어요
wehn-mahn-hah-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
wenmanhago isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
웬만하고 싶어요
wehn-mahn-hah-goh shee-puh-yoh
wenmanhago sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
웬만할 수 있어요
wehn-mahn-hahl soo ee-ssuh-yoh
wenmanhal su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
웬만해서
wehn-mahn-hae-suh
wenmanhaeseo
Noun form — (기)
웬만하기
wehn-mahn-hah-gee
wenmanhagi
Noun form — (음)
웬만함
wehn-mahn-hahm
wenmanham