연해
yuhn-hae
yeonhae
연하다
To say to be soft politely in the present tense, use 연해요 (yuhn-hae-yoh) · yeonhaeyo. Below is the full conjugation of 연하다 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 | 연해요 yuhn-hae-yoh yeonhaeyo | 연합니다 yuhn-hahm-nee-dah yeonhamnida | |
| Past | 연했어 yuhn-hae-ssuh yeonhaesseo | 연했어요 yuhn-hae-ssuh-yoh yeonhaesseoyo | 연했습니다 yuhn-hae-sseum-nee-dah yeonhaesseumnida |
| Future | 연할 거야 yuhn-hahl guh-yah yeonhal geoya | 연할 거예요 yuhn-hahl guh-yae-yoh yeonhal geoyeyo | 연할 겁니다 yuhn-hahl guhm-nee-dah yeonhal geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
연하세요
yuhn-hah-sae-yoh
yeonhaseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
연해요
yuhn-hae-yoh
yeonhaeyo
Question Polite (요)
연해요?
yuhn-hae-yoh-?
yeonhaeyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
연하고
yuhn-hah-goh
yeonhago
Conditional "if" — (면)
연하면
yuhn-hah-myuhn
yeonhamyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
연하고 있어요
yuhn-hah-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
yeonhago isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
연하고 싶어요
yuhn-hah-goh shee-puh-yoh
yeonhago sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
연할 수 있어요
yuhn-hahl soo ee-ssuh-yoh
yeonhal su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
연해서
yuhn-hae-suh
yeonhaeseo
Noun form — (기)
연하기
yuhn-hah-gee
yeonhagi
Noun form — (음)
연함
yuhn-hahm
yeonham