아슴턚어
ah-seum-tyaen-uh
aseumtyaeeo
descriptive
아슴턚다
To say (to be) thankful politely in the present tense, use 아슴턚어요 (ah-seum-tyaen-uh-yoh) · aseumtyaeeoyo. Below is the full conjugation of 아슴턚다 across the three tenses and three everyday speech levels.
Grammar note (descriptive): Descriptive verbs (형용사) function like adjectives in Korean and conjugate the same way as regular action verbs. They cannot take the progressive -고 있어요 or imperative forms. 좋다 (to be good) → 좋아요; 크다 (to be big) → 커요 (으-irregular).
Conjugation table
pron. = pronunciation guide · RR = Revised Romanization
| Tense | Casual (반말) | Polite (요) | Formal (합니다) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Present | 아슴턚어요 ah-seum-tyaen-uh-yoh aseumtyaeeoyo | 아슴턚습니다 ah-seum-tyaen-seum-nee-dah aseumtyaeseumnida | |
| Past | 아슴턚었어 ah-seum-tyaen-uh-ssuh aseumtyaeeosseo | 아슴턚었어요 ah-seum-tyaen-uh-ssuh-yoh aseumtyaeeosseoyo | 아슴턚었습니다 ah-seum-tyaen-uh-sseum-nee-dah aseumtyaeeosseumnida |
| Future | 아슴턚을 거야 ah-seum-tyaen-eul guh-yah aseumtyaeeul geoya | 아슴턚을 거예요 ah-seum-tyaen-eul guh-yae-yoh aseumtyaeeul geoyeyo | 아슴턚을 겁니다 ah-seum-tyaen-eul guhm-nee-dah aseumtyaeeul geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
아슴턚으세요
ah-seum-tyaen-eu-sae-yoh
aseumtyaeeuseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
아슴턚어요
ah-seum-tyaen-uh-yoh
aseumtyaeeoyo
Question Polite (요)
아슴턚어요?
ah-seum-tyaen-uh-yoh-?
aseumtyaeeoyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
아슴턚고
ah-seum-tyaen-goh
aseumtyaego
Conditional "if" — (면)
아슴턚으면
ah-seum-tyaen-eu-myuhn
aseumtyaeeumyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
아슴턚고 있어요
ah-seum-tyaen-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
aseumtyaego isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
아슴턚고 싶어요
ah-seum-tyaen-goh shee-puh-yoh
aseumtyaego sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
아슴턚을 수 있어요
ah-seum-tyaen-eul soo ee-ssuh-yoh
aseumtyaeeul su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
아슴턚어서
ah-seum-tyaen-uh-suh
aseumtyaeeoseo
Noun form — (기)
아슴턚기
ah-seum-tyaen-gee
aseumtyaegi
Noun form — (음)
아슴턚음
ah-seum-tyaen-eum
aseumtyaeeum