아까워
ah-ggah-wuh
akkawo
아깝다
To say to be a pity politely in the present tense, use 아까워요 (ah-ggah-wuh-yoh) · akkawoyo. Below is the full conjugation of 아깝다 across the three tenses and three everyday speech levels.
Grammar note (ㅂ irregular (adj)): ㅂ-irregular adjectives follow the same rule as ㅂ-irregular verbs: the ㅂ changes to 우 when a vowel suffix follows. 덥다 (to be hot) becomes 더워요; 쉽다 (to be easy) becomes 쉬워요. The ㅂ is kept intact before consonant suffixes: 덥고, 쉽지. See all ㅂ-irregular verbs →
Conjugation table
pron. = pronunciation guide · RR = Revised Romanization
Highlighted = where the stem changes
| Tense | Casual (반말) | Polite (요) | Formal (합니다) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Present | 아까워요 ah-ggah-wuh-yoh akkawoyo | 아깝습니다 ah-ggahp-sseum-nee-dah akkapsseumnida | |
| Past | 아까웠어 ah-ggah-wuh-ssuh akkawosseo | 아까웠어요 ah-ggah-wuh-ssuh-yoh akkawosseoyo | 아까웠습니다 ah-ggah-wuh-sseum-nee-dah akkawosseumnida |
| Future | 아까울 거야 ah-ggah-ool guh-yah akkaul geoya | 아까울 거예요 ah-ggah-ool guh-yae-yoh akkaul geoyeyo | 아까울 겁니다 ah-ggah-ool guhm-nee-dah akkaul geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
아까우세요
ah-ggah-oo-sae-yoh
akkauseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
아까워요
ah-ggah-wuh-yoh
akkawoyo
Question Polite (요)
아까워요?
ah-ggah-wuh-yoh-?
akkawoyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
아깝고
ah-ggahp-goh
akkapgo
Conditional "if" — (면)
아까우면
ah-ggah-oo-myuhn
akkaumyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
아깝고 있어요
ah-ggahp-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
akkapgo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
아깝고 싶어요
ah-ggahp-goh shee-puh-yoh
akkapgo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
아까울 수 있어요
ah-ggah-ool soo ee-ssuh-yoh
akkaul su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
아까워서
ah-ggah-wuh-suh
akkawoseo
Noun form — (기)
아깝기
ah-ggahp-gee
akkapgi
Noun form — (음)
아까움
ah-ggah-oom
akkaum