아리따워
ah-ree-ttah-wuh
arittawo
아리땁다
To say to be elegant, graceful politely in the present tense, use 아리따워요 (ah-ree-ttah-wuh-yoh) · arittawoyo. Below is the full conjugation of 아리땁다 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 | 아리따워요 ah-ree-ttah-wuh-yoh arittawoyo | 아리땁습니다 ah-ree-ttahp-sseum-nee-dah arittapsseumnida | |
| Past | 아리따웠어 ah-ree-ttah-wuh-ssuh arittawosseo | 아리따웠어요 ah-ree-ttah-wuh-ssuh-yoh arittawosseoyo | 아리따웠습니다 ah-ree-ttah-wuh-sseum-nee-dah arittawosseumnida |
| Future | 아리따울 거야 ah-ree-ttah-ool guh-yah arittaul geoya | 아리따울 거예요 ah-ree-ttah-ool guh-yae-yoh arittaul geoyeyo | 아리따울 겁니다 ah-ree-ttah-ool guhm-nee-dah arittaul geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
아리따우세요
ah-ree-ttah-oo-sae-yoh
arittauseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
아리따워요
ah-ree-ttah-wuh-yoh
arittawoyo
Question Polite (요)
아리따워요?
ah-ree-ttah-wuh-yoh-?
arittawoyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
아리땁고
ah-ree-ttahp-goh
arittapgo
Conditional "if" — (면)
아리따우면
ah-ree-ttah-oo-myuhn
arittaumyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
아리땁고 있어요
ah-ree-ttahp-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
arittapgo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
아리땁고 싶어요
ah-ree-ttahp-goh shee-puh-yoh
arittapgo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
아리따울 수 있어요
ah-ree-ttah-ool soo ee-ssuh-yoh
arittaul su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
아리따워서
ah-ree-ttah-wuh-suh
arittawoseo
Noun form — (기)
아리땁기
ah-ree-ttahp-gee
arittapgi
Noun form — (음)
아리따움
ah-ree-ttah-oom
arittaum