얌전해
yahm-chuhn-hae
yamjeonhae
얌전하다
To say gentle, meek, obedient politely in the present tense, use 얌전해요 (yahm-chuhn-hae-yoh) · yamjeonhaeyo. Below is the full conjugation of 얌전하다 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 | 얌전해요 yahm-chuhn-hae-yoh yamjeonhaeyo | 얌전합니다 yahm-chuhn-hahm-nee-dah yamjeonhamnida | |
| Past | 얌전했어 yahm-chuhn-hae-ssuh yamjeonhaesseo | 얌전했어요 yahm-chuhn-hae-ssuh-yoh yamjeonhaesseoyo | 얌전했습니다 yahm-chuhn-hae-sseum-nee-dah yamjeonhaesseumnida |
| Future | 얌전할 거야 yahm-chuhn-hahl guh-yah yamjeonhal geoya | 얌전할 거예요 yahm-chuhn-hahl guh-yae-yoh yamjeonhal geoyeyo | 얌전할 겁니다 yahm-chuhn-hahl guhm-nee-dah yamjeonhal geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
얌전하세요
yahm-chuhn-hah-sae-yoh
yamjeonhaseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
얌전해요
yahm-chuhn-hae-yoh
yamjeonhaeyo
Question Polite (요)
얌전해요?
yahm-chuhn-hae-yoh-?
yamjeonhaeyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
얌전하고
yahm-chuhn-hah-goh
yamjeonhago
Conditional "if" — (면)
얌전하면
yahm-chuhn-hah-myuhn
yamjeonhamyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
얌전하고 있어요
yahm-chuhn-hah-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
yamjeonhago isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
얌전하고 싶어요
yahm-chuhn-hah-goh shee-puh-yoh
yamjeonhago sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
얌전할 수 있어요
yahm-chuhn-hahl soo ee-ssuh-yoh
yamjeonhal su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
얌전해서
yahm-chuhn-hae-suh
yamjeonhaeseo
Noun form — (기)
얌전하기
yahm-chuhn-hah-gee
yamjeonhagi
Noun form — (음)
얌전함
yahm-chuhn-hahm
yamjeonham