친절하다 conjugation
to be kind, to be friendlychinjeolhadaDescriptive verb (adjective)하다 verb
| Form | Korean | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 친절하다 | |
| Polite present | 친절해요 | |
| Polite past | 친절했어요 | |
| Polite future | 친절할 거예요 | |
| Formal | 친절합니다 | |
| Before a noun | 친절한 |
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, 친절하다 takes 친절한 in front of a noun; the Korean adjectives guide explains how that form is built.
How 친절하다 conjugates
- Find the stem. Take 다 off 친절하다 and you are left with 친절하.
- Apply the 하다 pattern. 하 becomes 해 before an ending. That gives 친절해요.
- Build the rest on it. The past tense adds ㅆ to the same base, giving 친절했어요, and the table above has the future and the formal form.
More 하다 verbs
- 성실하다to be sincere
- 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 guide to Korean verb conjugation for the rules behind the table.