용감해
yohng-gahm-hae
yonggamhae
용감하다
To say brave, courageous politely in the present tense, use 용감해요 (yohng-gahm-hae-yoh) · yonggamhaeyo. Below is the full conjugation of 용감하다 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 | 용감해요 yohng-gahm-hae-yoh yonggamhaeyo | 용감합니다 yohng-gahm-hahm-nee-dah yonggamhamnida | |
| Past | 용감했어 yohng-gahm-hae-ssuh yonggamhaesseo | 용감했어요 yohng-gahm-hae-ssuh-yoh yonggamhaesseoyo | 용감했습니다 yohng-gahm-hae-sseum-nee-dah yonggamhaesseumnida |
| Future | 용감할 거야 yohng-gahm-hahl guh-yah yonggamhal geoya | 용감할 거예요 yohng-gahm-hahl guh-yae-yoh yonggamhal geoyeyo | 용감할 겁니다 yohng-gahm-hahl guhm-nee-dah yonggamhal geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
용감하세요
yohng-gahm-hah-sae-yoh
yonggamhaseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
용감해요
yohng-gahm-hae-yoh
yonggamhaeyo
Question Polite (요)
용감해요?
yohng-gahm-hae-yoh-?
yonggamhaeyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
용감하고
yohng-gahm-hah-goh
yonggamhago
Conditional "if" — (면)
용감하면
yohng-gahm-hah-myuhn
yonggamhamyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
용감하고 있어요
yohng-gahm-hah-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
yonggamhago isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
용감하고 싶어요
yohng-gahm-hah-goh shee-puh-yoh
yonggamhago sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
용감할 수 있어요
yohng-gahm-hahl soo ee-ssuh-yoh
yonggamhal su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
용감해서
yohng-gahm-hae-suh
yonggamhaeseo
Noun form — (기)
용감하기
yohng-gahm-hah-gee
yonggamhagi
Noun form — (음)
용감함
yohng-gahm-hahm
yonggamham