높아
noh-pah
descriptive
To say to be high, to be tall, to be lofty (of an object, a place, a quantifi politely in the present tense, use 높아요 (noh-pah-yoh). Below is the full conjugation of 높다 across the three tenses and three everyday speech levels.
Conjugation table
| Tense | Casual (반말) | Polite (요) | Formal (합니다) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Present | 높아요 noh-pah-yoh | 높습니다 nohp-sseum-nee-dah | |
| Past | 높았어 noh-pah-ssuh | 높았어요 noh-pah-ssuh-yoh | 높았습니다 noh-pah-sseum-nee-dah |
| Future | 높을 거야 noh-peul- -guh-yah | 높을 거예요 noh-peul- -guh-yae-yoh | 높을 겁니다 noh-peul- -guhm-nee-dah |
Other useful forms
Command Polite (세요)
높으세요
noh-peu-sae-yoh
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
높아요
noh-pah-yoh
Question Polite (요)
높아요?
noh-pah-yoh-?
Connective “and” — (고)
높고
nohp-goh
Conditional “if” — (면)
높으면
noh-peu-myuhn
Noun form — (기)
높음
noh-peum