영리해
yuhng-nee-hae
yeongnihae
영리하다
To say smart, clever, intelligent politely in the present tense, use 영리해요 (yuhng-nee-hae-yoh) · yeongnihaeyo. Below is the full conjugation of 영리하다 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 | 영리해요 yuhng-nee-hae-yoh yeongnihaeyo | 영리합니다 yuhng-nee-hahm-nee-dah yeongnihamnida | |
| Past | 영리했어 yuhng-nee-hae-ssuh yeongnihaesseo | 영리했어요 yuhng-nee-hae-ssuh-yoh yeongnihaesseoyo | 영리했습니다 yuhng-nee-hae-sseum-nee-dah yeongnihaesseumnida |
| Future | 영리할 거야 yuhng-nee-hahl guh-yah yeongnihal geoya | 영리할 거예요 yuhng-nee-hahl guh-yae-yoh yeongnihal geoyeyo | 영리할 겁니다 yuhng-nee-hahl guhm-nee-dah yeongnihal geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
영리하세요
yuhng-nee-hah-sae-yoh
yeongnihaseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
영리해요
yuhng-nee-hae-yoh
yeongnihaeyo
Question Polite (요)
영리해요?
yuhng-nee-hae-yoh-?
yeongnihaeyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
영리하고
yuhng-nee-hah-goh
yeongnihago
Conditional "if" — (면)
영리하면
yuhng-nee-hah-myuhn
yeongnihamyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
영리하고 있어요
yuhng-nee-hah-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
yeongnihago isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
영리하고 싶어요
yuhng-nee-hah-goh shee-puh-yoh
yeongnihago sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
영리할 수 있어요
yuhng-nee-hahl soo ee-ssuh-yoh
yeongnihal su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
영리해서
yuhng-nee-hae-suh
yeongnihaeseo
Noun form — (기)
영리하기
yuhng-nee-hah-gee
yeongnihagi
Noun form — (음)
영리함
yuhng-nee-hahm
yeongniham