편리하다

to be convenient

Principal parts

관형사형Modifier
편리한
아/어Infinitive
편리해
-으니Since
편리하니
합니다Formal
편리합니다

Present

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
서술Statement 편리해요편리합니다편리해편리하다

Past

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
서술Statement 편리했어요편리했습니다편리했어편리했다

Future & presumptive

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
-겠-Will / must be 편리하겠어요편리하겠습니다편리하겠어편리하겠다
-을 것이다Going to 편리할 거예요편리할 것입니다편리할 거야편리할 것이다

Questions

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Present 편리해요?편리합니까?편리해?편리하니?
과거Past 편리했어요?편리했습니까?편리했어?편리했니?

Negation

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
안Not (short) 안 편리해요안 편리합니다안 편리해안 편리하다
-지 않다Not (long) 편리하지 않아요편리하지 않습니다편리하지 않아편리하지 않다

Honorific

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Present 편리하세요편리하십니다편리하셔편리하시다
과거Past 편리하셨어요편리하셨습니다편리하셨어편리하셨다

Modifying a noun

현재Present
편리한
과거Past
편리한
미래Future
편리할
회상Used to
편리하던

Joining clauses

-고and
편리하고
-게-ly / so that
편리하게
-어서so / and then
편리해서
-으니까since
편리하니까
-으면if / when
편리하면
-지만but
편리하지만
-는데and / but (setting up)
편리한데
-어도even if
편리해도

Sentence patterns

In real sentences

말 그대로 개줄입니다. 아주 편리하죠.

It's literally a dog leash. It's very convenient.

그것은 편리하지 않았고, 화가 났습니다.

It wasn't convenient, it was infuriating.

그것 참 편리하네

That's convenient.

그건 참 편리한 것이죠.

That's quite handy.

Common questions

How do you conjugate 편리하다 in Korean?

편리하다 (to be convenient) is 편리해요 in the polite 해요체, 편리합니다 in formal 합니다체, 편리해 in casual 반말 and 편리하다 in the plain written style. The past is 편리했어요.

What is the past tense of 편리하다?

편리했어요 in everyday polite speech, 편리했습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 편리하여 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.

Is 편리하다 irregular?

Yes — it is 여 irregular (여 불규칙). 하다 and every verb built on it: 하다 → 하여 → 해요. That is why the stem looks different in 편리하여 and 편리하니 but unchanged in 편리합니다.

What TOPIK level is 편리하다?

2급 — TOPIK 2, elementary.

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