안타까워
ahn-tah-ggah-wuh
antakkawo
안타깝다
To say unfortunate, poor, pitiable, regrettable politely in the present tense, use 안타까워요 (ahn-tah-ggah-wuh-yoh) · antakkawoyo. Below is the full conjugation of 안타깝다 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 | 안타까워요 ahn-tah-ggah-wuh-yoh antakkawoyo | 안타깝습니다 ahn-tah-ggahp-sseum-nee-dah antakkapsseumnida | |
| Past | 안타까웠어 ahn-tah-ggah-wuh-ssuh antakkawosseo | 안타까웠어요 ahn-tah-ggah-wuh-ssuh-yoh antakkawosseoyo | 안타까웠습니다 ahn-tah-ggah-wuh-sseum-nee-dah antakkawosseumnida |
| Future | 안타까울 거야 ahn-tah-ggah-ool guh-yah antakkaul geoya | 안타까울 거예요 ahn-tah-ggah-ool guh-yae-yoh antakkaul geoyeyo | 안타까울 겁니다 ahn-tah-ggah-ool guhm-nee-dah antakkaul geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
안타까우세요
ahn-tah-ggah-oo-sae-yoh
antakkauseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
안타까워요
ahn-tah-ggah-wuh-yoh
antakkawoyo
Question Polite (요)
안타까워요?
ahn-tah-ggah-wuh-yoh-?
antakkawoyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
안타깝고
ahn-tah-ggahp-goh
antakkapgo
Conditional "if" — (면)
안타까우면
ahn-tah-ggah-oo-myuhn
antakkaumyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
안타깝고 있어요
ahn-tah-ggahp-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
antakkapgo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
안타깝고 싶어요
ahn-tah-ggahp-goh shee-puh-yoh
antakkapgo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
안타까울 수 있어요
ahn-tah-ggah-ool soo ee-ssuh-yoh
antakkaul su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
안타까워서
ahn-tah-ggah-wuh-suh
antakkawoseo
Noun form — (기)
안타깝기
ahn-tah-ggahp-gee
antakkapgi
Noun form — (음)
안타까움
ahn-tah-ggah-oom
antakkaum