성실하다 conjugation

The polite forms end in 요 and suit most conversations; the formal form is for announcements, presentations and first meetings. The same form works for I, you, she or they. As an adjective, 성실하다 takes 성실한 in front of a noun; the lesson on adjectives before nouns explains how that form is built.

How 성실하다 conjugates

1. Find the stem. Take 다 off 성실하다 and you are left with 성실하.
2. Apply the 하다 pattern. 하 becomes 해 before an ending. That gives 성실해요.
3. Build the rest on it. The past tense adds ㅆ to the same base, giving 성실했어요, and the table above has the future and the formal form.

More 하다 verbs

• 친절하다to be kind
• 정직하다to be honest
• 겸손하다to be humble
• 관대하다to be lenient
• 솔직하다to be frank
• 냉정하다to be cool-headed

Conjugate any other verb with the Korean verb conjugator, or read the lesson on the Korean present tense for the rules behind the table.