아름다워
ah-reum-dah-wuh
areumdawo
아름답다
To say beautiful politely in the present tense, use 아름다워요 (ah-reum-dah-wuh-yoh) · areumdawoyo. Below is the full conjugation of 아름답다 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 | 아름다워요 ah-reum-dah-wuh-yoh areumdawoyo | 아름답습니다 ah-reum-dahp-sseum-nee-dah areumdapsseumnida | |
| Past | 아름다웠어 ah-reum-dah-wuh-ssuh areumdawosseo | 아름다웠어요 ah-reum-dah-wuh-ssuh-yoh areumdawosseoyo | 아름다웠습니다 ah-reum-dah-wuh-sseum-nee-dah areumdawosseumnida |
| Future | 아름다울 거야 ah-reum-dah-ool guh-yah areumdaul geoya | 아름다울 거예요 ah-reum-dah-ool guh-yae-yoh areumdaul geoyeyo | 아름다울 겁니다 ah-reum-dah-ool guhm-nee-dah areumdaul geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
아름다우세요
ah-reum-dah-oo-sae-yoh
areumdauseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
아름다워요
ah-reum-dah-wuh-yoh
areumdawoyo
Question Polite (요)
아름다워요?
ah-reum-dah-wuh-yoh-?
areumdawoyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
아름답고
ah-reum-dahp-goh
areumdapgo
Conditional "if" — (면)
아름다우면
ah-reum-dah-oo-myuhn
areumdaumyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
아름답고 있어요
ah-reum-dahp-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
areumdapgo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
아름답고 싶어요
ah-reum-dahp-goh shee-puh-yoh
areumdapgo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
아름다울 수 있어요
ah-reum-dah-ool soo ee-ssuh-yoh
areumdaul su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
아름다워서
ah-reum-dah-wuh-suh
areumdawoseo
Noun form — (기)
아름답기
ah-reum-dahp-gee
areumdapgi
Noun form — (음)
아름다움
ah-reum-dah-oom
areumdaum