유능해
yoo-neung-hae
yuneunghae
유능하다
To say to be capable politely in the present tense, use 유능해요 (yoo-neung-hae-yoh) · yuneunghaeyo. Below is the full conjugation of 유능하다 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 | 유능해요 yoo-neung-hae-yoh yuneunghaeyo | 유능합니다 yoo-neung-hahm-nee-dah yuneunghamnida | |
| Past | 유능했어 yoo-neung-hae-ssuh yuneunghaesseo | 유능했어요 yoo-neung-hae-ssuh-yoh yuneunghaesseoyo | 유능했습니다 yoo-neung-hae-sseum-nee-dah yuneunghaesseumnida |
| Future | 유능할 거야 yoo-neung-hahl guh-yah yuneunghal geoya | 유능할 거예요 yoo-neung-hahl guh-yae-yoh yuneunghal geoyeyo | 유능할 겁니다 yoo-neung-hahl guhm-nee-dah yuneunghal geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
유능하세요
yoo-neung-hah-sae-yoh
yuneunghaseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
유능해요
yoo-neung-hae-yoh
yuneunghaeyo
Question Polite (요)
유능해요?
yoo-neung-hae-yoh-?
yuneunghaeyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
유능하고
yoo-neung-hah-goh
yuneunghago
Conditional "if" — (면)
유능하면
yoo-neung-hah-myuhn
yuneunghamyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
유능하고 있어요
yoo-neung-hah-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
yuneunghago isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
유능하고 싶어요
yoo-neung-hah-goh shee-puh-yoh
yuneunghago sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
유능할 수 있어요
yoo-neung-hahl soo ee-ssuh-yoh
yuneunghal su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
유능해서
yoo-neung-hae-suh
yuneunghaeseo
Noun form — (기)
유능하기
yoo-neung-hah-gee
yuneunghagi
Noun form — (음)
유능함
yoo-neung-hahm
yuneungham