약해
yah-kae
yakae
약하다
To say to be weak politely in the present tense, use 약해요 (yah-kae-yoh) · yakaeyo. Below is the full conjugation of 약하다 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 | 약해요 yah-kae-yoh yakaeyo | 약합니다 yah-kahm-nee-dah yakamnida | |
| Past | 약했어 yah-kae-ssuh yakaesseo | 약했어요 yah-kae-ssuh-yoh yakaesseoyo | 약했습니다 yah-kae-sseum-nee-dah yakaesseumnida |
| Future | 약할 거야 yah-kahl guh-yah yakal geoya | 약할 거예요 yah-kahl guh-yae-yoh yakal geoyeyo | 약할 겁니다 yah-kahl guhm-nee-dah yakal geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
약하세요
yah-kah-sae-yoh
yakaseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
약해요
yah-kae-yoh
yakaeyo
Question Polite (요)
약해요?
yah-kae-yoh-?
yakaeyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
약하고
yah-kah-goh
yakago
Conditional "if" — (면)
약하면
yah-kah-myuhn
yakamyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
약하고 있어요
yah-kah-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
yakago isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
약하고 싶어요
yah-kah-goh shee-puh-yoh
yakago sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
약할 수 있어요
yah-kahl soo ee-ssuh-yoh
yakal su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
약해서
yah-kae-suh
yakaeseo
Noun form — (기)
약하기
yah-kah-gee
yakagi
Noun form — (음)
약함
yah-kahm
yakam