많아
mahn-ah
descriptive
To say many, much, a lot, plentiful politely in the present tense, use 많아요 (mahn-ah-yoh). Below is the full conjugation of 많다 across the three tenses and three everyday speech levels.
Conjugation table
| Tense | Casual (반말) | Polite (요) | Formal (합니다) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Present | 많아요 mahn-ah-yoh | 많습니다 mahn-seum-nee-dah | |
| Past | 많았어 mahn-ah-ssuh | 많았어요 mahn-ah-ssuh-yoh | 많았습니다 mahn-ah-sseum-nee-dah |
| Future | 많을 거야 mahn-eul- -guh-yah | 많을 거예요 mahn-eul- -guh-yae-yoh | 많을 겁니다 mahn-eul- -guhm-nee-dah |
Other useful forms
Command Polite (세요)
많으세요
mahn-eu-sae-yoh
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
많아요
mahn-ah-yoh
Question Polite (요)
많아요?
mahn-ah-yoh-?
Connective “and” — (고)
많고
mahn-goh
Conditional “if” — (면)
많으면
mahn-eu-myuhn
Noun form — (기)
많음
mahn-eum