Adjectives · 하다 word

편하다 conjugation

to be comfortable; convenient · pyeonhada · sounds like [편하다]

Short answer: “Comfortable” in Korean is 편하다 (pyeonhada), which also means convenient. Polite present: 편해요 (pyeonhaeyo); past: 편했어요 (pyeonhaesseoyo); future: 편할 거예요. It is a 하다 adjective: 하 + 아/어 always becomes 해.

Present편해요[편해요] · pyeonhaeyo
Past편했어요[편해써요] · pyeonhaesseoyo
Future편할 거예요[편할 꺼예요] · pyeonhal geoyeyo
Negative안 편해요[안 편해요] · an pyeonhaeyo

Opposite: 불편하다 — to be uncomfortable

편하다 in sentences

이 신발은 편해요.These shoes are comfortable.
편한 시간에 연락 주세요.Contact me whenever it suits you.

All forms of 편하다

Present
Polite (해요) is the everyday safe choice; formal (합니다) is for news, announcements and work; casual (반말) is for close friends and younger people.
Form	Korean	Sounds like	Romanized
polite-아/어요	편해요	[편해요]	pyeonhaeyo
formal-(스)ㅂ니다	편합니다	[편함니다]	pyeonhamnida
casual-아/어	편해	[편해]	pyeonhae
plain (written)-다	편하다	[편하다]	pyeonhada
formal question-(스)ㅂ니까?	편합니까?	[편함니까]	pyeonhamnikka?

Past
Form	Korean	Sounds like	Romanized
polite-았/었어요	편했어요	[편해써요]	pyeonhaesseoyo
formal-았/었습니다	편했습니다	[편핻씀니다]	pyeonhaetseumnida
casual-았/었어	편했어	[편해써]	pyeonhaesseo
plain (written)-았/었다	편했다	[편핻따]	pyeonhaetda

Future
Form	Korean	Sounds like	Romanized
polite — will probably be-(으)ㄹ 거예요	편할 거예요	[편할 꺼예요]	pyeonhal geoyeyo
formal-(으)ㄹ 겁니다	편할 겁니다	[편할 껌니다]	pyeonhal geomnida
casual-(으)ㄹ 거야	편할 거야	[편할 꺼야]	pyeonhal geoya

Negative
Form	Korean	Sounds like	Romanized
not (short)안 …	안 편해요	[안 편해요]	an pyeonhaeyo
did not안 …았/었어요	안 편했어요	[안 편해써요]	an pyeonhaesseoyo
not (long)-지 않아요	편하지 않아요	[편하지 아나요]	pyeonhaji anayo

Honorific
Add -(으)시- when the subject is someone you respect (a teacher, a customer, an older person) — not yourself.
Form	Korean	Sounds like	Romanized
honorific — present-(으)세요	편하세요	[편하세요]	pyeonhaseyo
honorific — past-(으)셨어요	편하셨어요	[편하셔써요]	pyeonhasyeosseoyo
honorific — formal-(으)십니다	편하십니다	[편하심니다]	pyeonhasimnida

Connecting
Form	Korean	Sounds like	Romanized
… and-고	편하고	[편하고]	pyeonhago
… so / and then-아/어서	편해서	[편해서]	pyeonhaeseo
if …-(으)면	편하면	[편하면]	pyeonhamyeon
… but-지만	편하지만	[편하지만]	pyeonhajiman
because …-(으)니까	편하니까	[편하니까]	pyeonhanikka
… and / but (background)-(으)ㄴ데	편한데	[편한데]	pyeonhande
even if …-아/어도	편해도	[편해도]	pyeonhaedo
while …-(으)면서	편하면서	[편하면서]	pyeonhamyeonseo

Describing a noun
These go before a noun: “the food (that) I ate”, “a cold day”.
Form	Korean	Sounds like	Romanized
(that is) …-(으)ㄴ	편한	[편한]	pyeonhan
(that) will …-(으)ㄹ	편할	[편할]	pyeonhal

Useful patterns
Form	Korean	Sounds like	Romanized
can be …-(으)ㄹ 수 있어요	편할 수 있어요	[편할 쑤 이써요]	pyeonhal su isseoyo
cannot be …-(으)ㄹ 수 없어요	편할 수 없어요	[편할 쑤 업써요]	pyeonhal su eopseoyo
have to be …-아/어야 해요	편해야 해요	[편해야 해요]	pyeonhaeya haeyo
it’s OK if it’s …-아/어도 돼요	편해도 돼요	[편해도 돼요]	pyeonhaedo dwaeyo
…ly (adverb)-게	편하게	[편하게]	pyeonhage
becomes …-아/어지다	편해져요	[편해저요]	pyeonhaejeoyo
…ing (noun)-기	편하기	[편하기]	pyeonhagi

How 편하다 changes

Every 하다 word works the same way: 하 + 여 becomes 해 → 편해요, 편했어요. With other endings 하 stays as it is: 편합니다, 편하면.

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Questions

How do you say “comfortable” in Korean?

“Comfortable” is 편하다 (pyeonhada), pronounced [편하다]. In a sentence: 이 신발은 편해요. — These shoes are comfortable.

What is the past tense of 편하다?

편했어요 (pyeonhaesseoyo) is the polite past tense of 편하다 (“to be comfortable”). Formal: 편했습니다; casual: 편했어.

How do you say 편하다 politely?

Everyday polite: 편해요 (pyeonhaeyo). Formal: 편합니다. Casual, with close friends: 편해.

How do you say “not comfortable” in Korean?

안 편해요 or 편하지 않아요. Both mean the same; the first is more common in speech.

Is 편하다 irregular?

No. Every 하다 word works the same way: 하 + 여 becomes 해 → 편해요, 편했어요. With other endings 하 stays as it is: 편합니다, 편하면.

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