유명해
yoo-myuhng-hae
yumyeonghae
유명하다
To say to be famous politely in the present tense, use 유명해요 (yoo-myuhng-hae-yoh) · yumyeonghaeyo. Below is the full conjugation of 유명하다 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 | 유명해요 yoo-myuhng-hae-yoh yumyeonghaeyo | 유명합니다 yoo-myuhng-hahm-nee-dah yumyeonghamnida | |
| Past | 유명했어 yoo-myuhng-hae-ssuh yumyeonghaesseo | 유명했어요 yoo-myuhng-hae-ssuh-yoh yumyeonghaesseoyo | 유명했습니다 yoo-myuhng-hae-sseum-nee-dah yumyeonghaesseumnida |
| Future | 유명할 거야 yoo-myuhng-hahl guh-yah yumyeonghal geoya | 유명할 거예요 yoo-myuhng-hahl guh-yae-yoh yumyeonghal geoyeyo | 유명할 겁니다 yoo-myuhng-hahl guhm-nee-dah yumyeonghal geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
유명하세요
yoo-myuhng-hah-sae-yoh
yumyeonghaseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
유명해요
yoo-myuhng-hae-yoh
yumyeonghaeyo
Question Polite (요)
유명해요?
yoo-myuhng-hae-yoh-?
yumyeonghaeyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
유명하고
yoo-myuhng-hah-goh
yumyeonghago
Conditional "if" — (면)
유명하면
yoo-myuhng-hah-myuhn
yumyeonghamyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
유명하고 있어요
yoo-myuhng-hah-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
yumyeonghago isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
유명하고 싶어요
yoo-myuhng-hah-goh shee-puh-yoh
yumyeonghago sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
유명할 수 있어요
yoo-myuhng-hahl soo ee-ssuh-yoh
yumyeonghal su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
유명해서
yoo-myuhng-hae-suh
yumyeonghaeseo
Noun form — (기)
유명하기
yoo-myuhng-hah-gee
yumyeonghagi
Noun form — (음)
유명함
yoo-myuhng-hahm
yumyeongham