능하다

Korean

Etymology

능(能) (neung) +‎ 하다 (-hada, “to do”, light verb deriving adjectives).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [nɯŋɦa̠da̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [능하다]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	neunghada
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	neunghada
McCune–Reischauer?	nŭnghada
Yale Romanization?	nunghata

Adjective

능하다 • (neunghada) (infinitive 능해 or 능하여, sequential 능하니)

1. (to be) good at; proficient; skilled

   그는 언어에 능해요. ― Geu-neun eoneo-e neung-haeyo. ― He's good at languages.

Conjugation

    Selected forms of the adjective 능하다 (neunghada): vowel-stem, 하(ha)-irregular

Sentence-final forms
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	능하다 neunghada	능해 neunghae	능해요 neunghaeyo	능합니다 neunghamnida
	Past	능했다 neunghaetda	능했어 neunghaesseo	능했어요 neunghaesseoyo	능했습니다 neunghaetseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	능하냐 neunghanya	능해 neunghae	능해요 neunghaeyo	능합니까 neunghamnikka
	Past	능했냐 neunghaennya	능했어 neunghaesseo	능했어요 neunghaesseoyo	능했습니까 neunghaetseumnikka
Assertive		능하겠다 neunghagetda	능하겠어 neunghagesseo	능하겠어요 neunghagesseoyo	능하겠습니다 neunghagetseumnida
Connective forms
Cause/Reason		능해 neunghae	능해서, 능하여서 neunghaeseo, neunghayeoseo	능하니 neunghani	능하니까 neunghanikka
Contrast		능하지만 neunghajiman	능한데 neunghande	능하더니 neunghadeoni
Conjunction		능하고 neunghago
Condition		능하면 neunghamyeon	능해야, 능하여야 neunghaeya, neunghayeoya
Noun and determiner forms
Verbal nouns		능함 neungham	능하기 neunghagi
Past-tense verbal nouns		능했음, 능하였음 neunghaesseum, neunghayeosseum	능했기, 능하였기 neunghaetgi, neunghayeotgi
Determiners	Present		능한 neunghan
	Future		능할 neunghal

Sentence-final forms with honorific
		Plain (해라체)	Informal (해체)	Polite (해요체)	Formal (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	능하시다 neunghasida	능하셔 neunghasyeo	능하세요, 능하셔요 neunghaseyo, neunghasyeoyo	능하십니다 neunghasimnida
	Past	능하셨다 neunghasyeotda	능하셨어 neunghasyeosseo	능하셨어요 neunghasyeosseoyo	능하셨습니다 neunghasyeotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	능하시냐 neunghasinya	능하셔 neunghasyeo	능하세요, 능하셔요 neunghaseyo, neunghasyeoyo	능하십니까 neunghasimnikka
	Past	능하셨냐 neunghasyeonnya	능하셨어 neunghasyeosseo	능하셨어요 neunghasyeosseoyo	능하셨습니까 neunghasyeotseumnikka
Assertive		능하시겠다 neunghasigetda	능하시겠어 neunghasigesseo	능하시겠어요 neunghasigesseoyo	능하시겠습니다 neunghasigetseumnida
Connective forms with honorific
Cause/Reason		능하셔 neunghasyeo	능하셔서 neunghasyeoseo	능하시니 neunghasini	능하시니까 neunghasinikka
Contrast		능하시지만 neunghasijiman	능하신데 neunghasinde	능하시더니 neunghasideoni
Conjunction		능하시고 neunghasigo
Condition		능하시면 neunghasimyeon	능하셔야 neunghasyeoya
Noun and determiner forms with honorific
Verbal nouns		능하심 neunghasim	능하시기 neunghasigi
Past-tense verbal nouns		능하셨음 neunghasyeosseum	능하셨기 neunghasyeotgi
Determiners	Present		능하신 neunghasin
	Future		능하실 neunghasil