아니꼬워
ah-nee-ggoh-wuh
anikkowo
아니꼽다
To say to be pitiful politely in the present tense, use 아니꼬워요 (ah-nee-ggoh-wuh-yoh) · anikkowoyo. Below is the full conjugation of 아니꼽다 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 | 아니꼬워요 ah-nee-ggoh-wuh-yoh anikkowoyo | 아니꼽습니다 ah-nee-ggohp-sseum-nee-dah anikkopsseumnida | |
| Past | 아니꼬웠어 ah-nee-ggoh-wuh-ssuh anikkowosseo | 아니꼬웠어요 ah-nee-ggoh-wuh-ssuh-yoh anikkowosseoyo | 아니꼬웠습니다 ah-nee-ggoh-wuh-sseum-nee-dah anikkowosseumnida |
| Future | 아니꼬울 거야 ah-nee-ggoh-ool guh-yah anikkoul geoya | 아니꼬울 거예요 ah-nee-ggoh-ool guh-yae-yoh anikkoul geoyeyo | 아니꼬울 겁니다 ah-nee-ggoh-ool guhm-nee-dah anikkoul geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
아니꼬우세요
ah-nee-ggoh-oo-sae-yoh
anikkouseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
아니꼬워요
ah-nee-ggoh-wuh-yoh
anikkowoyo
Question Polite (요)
아니꼬워요?
ah-nee-ggoh-wuh-yoh-?
anikkowoyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
아니꼽고
ah-nee-ggohp-goh
anikkopgo
Conditional "if" — (면)
아니꼬우면
ah-nee-ggoh-oo-myuhn
anikkoumyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
아니꼽고 있어요
ah-nee-ggohp-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
anikkopgo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
아니꼽고 싶어요
ah-nee-ggohp-goh shee-puh-yoh
anikkopgo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
아니꼬울 수 있어요
ah-nee-ggoh-ool soo ee-ssuh-yoh
anikkoul su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
아니꼬워서
ah-nee-ggoh-wuh-suh
anikkowoseo
Noun form — (기)
아니꼽기
ah-nee-ggohp-gee
anikkopgi
Noun form — (음)
아니꼬움
ah-nee-ggoh-oom
anikkoum