얌전하다

Korean

Etymology

얌전 (yamjeon) +‎ 하다 (-hada, “to do”, light verb deriving adjectives).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ja̠md͡ʑʌ̹nɦa̠da̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [얌전하다]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	yamjeonhada
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	yamjeonhada
McCune–Reischauer?	yamjŏnhada
Yale Romanization?	yamcen.hata

Adjective

얌전하다 • (yamjeonhada) (infinitive 얌전해 or 얌전하여, sequential 얌전하니)

1. (to be) gentle, meek, obedient

   몸가짐이 얌전하다 ― momgajimi yamjeonhada ― to behave well

Conjugation

    Selected forms of the adjective 얌전하다 (yamjeonhada): 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	얌전하다 yamjeonhada	얌전해 yamjeonhae	얌전해요 yamjeonhaeyo	얌전합니다 yamjeonhamnida
	Past	얌전했다 yamjeonhaetda	얌전했어 yamjeonhaesseo	얌전했어요 yamjeonhaesseoyo	얌전했습니다 yamjeonhaetseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	얌전하냐 yamjeonhanya	얌전해 yamjeonhae	얌전해요 yamjeonhaeyo	얌전합니까 yamjeonhamnikka
	Past	얌전했냐 yamjeonhaennya	얌전했어 yamjeonhaesseo	얌전했어요 yamjeonhaesseoyo	얌전했습니까 yamjeonhaetseumnikka
Assertive		얌전하겠다 yamjeonhagetda	얌전하겠어 yamjeonhagesseo	얌전하겠어요 yamjeonhagesseoyo	얌전하겠습니다 yamjeonhagetseumnida
Connective forms
Cause/Reason		얌전해 yamjeonhae	얌전해서, 얌전하여서 yamjeonhaeseo, yamjeonhayeoseo	얌전하니 yamjeonhani	얌전하니까 yamjeonhanikka
Contrast		얌전하지만 yamjeonhajiman	얌전한데 yamjeonhande	얌전하더니 yamjeonhadeoni
Conjunction		얌전하고 yamjeonhago
Condition		얌전하면 yamjeonhamyeon	얌전해야, 얌전하여야 yamjeonhaeya, yamjeonhayeoya
Noun and determiner forms
Verbal nouns		얌전함 yamjeonham	얌전하기 yamjeonhagi
Past-tense verbal nouns		얌전했음, 얌전하였음 yamjeonhaesseum, yamjeonhayeosseum	얌전했기, 얌전하였기 yamjeonhaetgi, yamjeonhayeotgi
Determiners	Present		얌전한 yamjeonhan
	Future		얌전할 yamjeonhal

Sentence-final forms with honorific
		Plain (해라체)	Informal (해체)	Polite (해요체)	Formal (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	얌전하시다 yamjeonhasida	얌전하셔 yamjeonhasyeo	얌전하세요, 얌전하셔요 yamjeonhaseyo, yamjeonhasyeoyo	얌전하십니다 yamjeonhasimnida
	Past	얌전하셨다 yamjeonhasyeotda	얌전하셨어 yamjeonhasyeosseo	얌전하셨어요 yamjeonhasyeosseoyo	얌전하셨습니다 yamjeonhasyeotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	얌전하시냐 yamjeonhasinya	얌전하셔 yamjeonhasyeo	얌전하세요, 얌전하셔요 yamjeonhaseyo, yamjeonhasyeoyo	얌전하십니까 yamjeonhasimnikka
	Past	얌전하셨냐 yamjeonhasyeonnya	얌전하셨어 yamjeonhasyeosseo	얌전하셨어요 yamjeonhasyeosseoyo	얌전하셨습니까 yamjeonhasyeotseumnikka
Assertive		얌전하시겠다 yamjeonhasigetda	얌전하시겠어 yamjeonhasigesseo	얌전하시겠어요 yamjeonhasigesseoyo	얌전하시겠습니다 yamjeonhasigetseumnida
Connective forms with honorific
Cause/Reason		얌전하셔 yamjeonhasyeo	얌전하셔서 yamjeonhasyeoseo	얌전하시니 yamjeonhasini	얌전하시니까 yamjeonhasinikka
Contrast		얌전하시지만 yamjeonhasijiman	얌전하신데 yamjeonhasinde	얌전하시더니 yamjeonhasideoni
Conjunction		얌전하시고 yamjeonhasigo
Condition		얌전하시면 yamjeonhasimyeon	얌전하셔야 yamjeonhasyeoya
Noun and determiner forms with honorific
Verbal nouns		얌전하심 yamjeonhasim	얌전하시기 yamjeonhasigi
Past-tense verbal nouns		얌전하셨음 yamjeonhasyeosseum	얌전하셨기 yamjeonhasyeotgi
Determiners	Present		얌전하신 yamjeonhasin
	Future		얌전하실 yamjeonhasil