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영리하다

영리하다

Korean

Alternative forms

령리하다 (ryeongnihada) (North Korea)

Adjective

영리하다 • ‎(yeongnihada) ‎(infinitive 영리해 or 영리하여, sequential 영리하니)

(to be) smart, clever, intelligent

Conjugation

Selected forms of the adjective 영리하다 (yeongnihada)

Stems
Stem 1	영리하 (yeongniha)
Stem 2	영리해 (yeongnihae)
Stem 2a	영리하여 (yeongnihayeo)
Stem 3	영리하 (yeongniha)
Conjugation type	Vowel-stem, 하(ha)-irregular

Sentence-final forms
	Formal non polite (해라체)	Informal non polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	영리하다 yeongnihada past: 영리했다 yeongnihaetda	영리해 yeongnihae past: 영리했어 yeongnihaesseo	영리해요 yeongnihaeyo past: 영리했어요 yeongnihaesseoyo	영리합니다 yeongnihamnida past: 영리했습니다 yeongnihaetseumnida
Interrogative	영리하냐 yeongnihanya past: 영리했냐 yeongnihaennya	영리해 yeongnihae past: 영리했어 yeongnihaesseo	영리해요 yeongnihaeyo past: 영리했어요 yeongnihaesseoyo	영리합니까 yeongnihamnikka past: 영리했습니까 yeongnihaetseumnikka
Assertive	영리하겠다 yeongnihagetda	영리하겠어 yeongnihagesseo	영리하겠어요 yeongnihagesseoyo	영리하겠습니다 yeongnihagetseumnida
Connective forms
Cause/Reason	영리해 yeongnihae	영리해서, 영리하여서 yeongnihaeseo, yeongnihayeoseo	영리하니 yeongnihani	영리하니까 yeongnihanikka
Contrast	영리하지만 yeongnihajiman	영리한데 yeongnihande	영리하더니 yeongnihadeoni
Conjunction	영리하고 yeongnihago
Condition	영리하면 yeongnihamyeon	영리해야, 영리하여야 yeongnihaeya, yeongnihayeoya
Noun and determiner forms
Verbal nouns		영리함 yeongniham	영리하기 yeongnihagi
Past-tense verbal nouns		영리했음, 영리하였음 yeongnihaesseum, yeongnihayeosseum	영리했기, 영리하였기 yeongnihaetgi, yeongnihayeotgi
Determiners	present		영리한 yeongnihan
Determiners	future		영리할 yeongnihal

Sentence-final forms with honorific
	Plain (해라체)	Informal (해체)	Polite (해요체)	Formal (하십시오체)
Indicative	영리하시다 yeongnihasida past: 영리하셨다 yeongnihasyeotda	영리하셔 yeongnihasyeo past: 영리하셨어 yeongnihasyeosseo	영리하세요, 영리하셔요 yeongnihaseyo, yeongnihasyeoyo past: 영리하셨어요 yeongnihasyeosseoyo	영리하십니다 yeongnihasimnida past: 영리하셨습니다 yeongnihasyeotseumnida
Interrogative	영리하시냐 yeongnihasinya past: 영리하셨냐 yeongnihasyeonnya	영리하셔 yeongnihasyeo past: 영리하셨어 yeongnihasyeosseo	영리하세요, 영리하셔요 yeongnihaseyo, yeongnihasyeoyo past: 영리하셨어요 yeongnihasyeosseoyo	영리하십니까 yeongnihasimnikka past: 영리하셨습니까 yeongnihasyeotseumnikka
Assertive	영리하시겠다 yeongnihasigetda	영리하시겠어 yeongnihasigesseo	영리하시겠어요 yeongnihasigesseoyo	영리하시겠습니다 yeongnihasigetseumnida
Connective forms with honorific
Cause/Reason	영리하셔 yeongnihasyeo	영리하셔서 yeongnihasyeoseo	영리하시니 yeongnihasini	영리하시니까 yeongnihasinikka
Contrast	영리하시지만 yeongnihasijiman	영리하신데 yeongnihasinde	영리하시더니 yeongnihasideoni
Conjunction	영리하시고 yeongnihasigo
Condition	영리하시면 yeongnihasimyeon	영리하셔야 yeongnihasyeoya
Noun and determiner forms with honorific
Verbal nouns		영리하심 yeongnihasim	영리하시기 yeongnihasigi
Past-tense verbal nouns		영리하셨음 yeongnihasyeosseum	영리하셨기 yeongnihasyeotgi
Determiners	present		영리하신 yeongnihasin
Determiners	future		영리하실 yeongnihasil

Synonyms

똑똑하다 (ttokttokhada)