밝아
bahl-ah
descriptive
To say to be bright, to be brilliant politely in the present tense, use 밝아요 (bahl-ah-yoh). Below is the full conjugation of 밝다 across the three tenses and three everyday speech levels.
Conjugation table
| Tense | Casual (반말) | Polite (요) | Formal (합니다) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Present | 밝아요 bahl-ah-yoh | 밝습니다 bahl-seum-nee-dah | |
| Past | 밝았어 bahl-ah-ssuh | 밝았어요 bahl-ah-ssuh-yoh | 밝았습니다 bahl-ah-sseum-nee-dah |
| Future | 밝을 거야 bahl-eul- -guh-yah | 밝을 거예요 bahl-eul- -guh-yae-yoh | 밝을 겁니다 bahl-eul- -guhm-nee-dah |
Other useful forms
Command Polite (세요)
밝으세요
bahl-eu-sae-yoh
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
밝아요
bahl-ah-yoh
Question Polite (요)
밝아요?
bahl-ah-yoh-?
Connective “and” — (고)
밝고
bahl-goh
Conditional “if” — (면)
밝으면
bahl-eu-myuhn
Noun form — (기)
밝음
bahl-eum