영원해
yuhng-wuhn-hae
yeongwonhae
영원하다
To say eternal, permanent, everlasting politely in the present tense, use 영원해요 (yuhng-wuhn-hae-yoh) · yeongwonhaeyo. Below is the full conjugation of 영원하다 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 | 영원해요 yuhng-wuhn-hae-yoh yeongwonhaeyo | 영원합니다 yuhng-wuhn-hahm-nee-dah yeongwonhamnida | |
| Past | 영원했어 yuhng-wuhn-hae-ssuh yeongwonhaesseo | 영원했어요 yuhng-wuhn-hae-ssuh-yoh yeongwonhaesseoyo | 영원했습니다 yuhng-wuhn-hae-sseum-nee-dah yeongwonhaesseumnida |
| Future | 영원할 거야 yuhng-wuhn-hahl guh-yah yeongwonhal geoya | 영원할 거예요 yuhng-wuhn-hahl guh-yae-yoh yeongwonhal geoyeyo | 영원할 겁니다 yuhng-wuhn-hahl guhm-nee-dah yeongwonhal geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
영원하세요
yuhng-wuhn-hah-sae-yoh
yeongwonhaseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
영원해요
yuhng-wuhn-hae-yoh
yeongwonhaeyo
Question Polite (요)
영원해요?
yuhng-wuhn-hae-yoh-?
yeongwonhaeyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
영원하고
yuhng-wuhn-hah-goh
yeongwonhago
Conditional "if" — (면)
영원하면
yuhng-wuhn-hah-myuhn
yeongwonhamyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
영원하고 있어요
yuhng-wuhn-hah-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
yeongwonhago isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
영원하고 싶어요
yuhng-wuhn-hah-goh shee-puh-yoh
yeongwonhago sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
영원할 수 있어요
yuhng-wuhn-hahl soo ee-ssuh-yoh
yeongwonhal su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
영원해서
yuhng-wuhn-hae-suh
yeongwonhaeseo
Noun form — (기)
영원하기
yuhng-wuhn-hah-gee
yeongwonhagi
Noun form — (음)
영원함
yuhng-wuhn-hahm
yeongwonham