아쉬워
ah-swee-wuh
aswiwo
아쉽다
To say sad, sorry politely in the present tense, use 아쉬워요 (ah-swee-wuh-yoh) · aswiwoyo. Below is the full conjugation of 아쉽다 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 | 아쉬워요 ah-swee-wuh-yoh aswiwoyo | 아쉽습니다 ah-sweep-sseum-nee-dah aswipsseumnida | |
| Past | 아쉬웠어 ah-swee-wuh-ssuh aswiwosseo | 아쉬웠어요 ah-swee-wuh-ssuh-yoh aswiwosseoyo | 아쉬웠습니다 ah-swee-wuh-sseum-nee-dah aswiwosseumnida |
| Future | 아쉬울 거야 ah-swee-ool guh-yah aswiul geoya | 아쉬울 거예요 ah-swee-ool guh-yae-yoh aswiul geoyeyo | 아쉬울 겁니다 ah-swee-ool guhm-nee-dah aswiul geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
아쉬우세요
ah-swee-oo-sae-yoh
aswiuseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
아쉬워요
ah-swee-wuh-yoh
aswiwoyo
Question Polite (요)
아쉬워요?
ah-swee-wuh-yoh-?
aswiwoyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
아쉽고
ah-sweep-goh
aswipgo
Conditional "if" — (면)
아쉬우면
ah-swee-oo-myuhn
aswiumyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
아쉽고 있어요
ah-sweep-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
aswipgo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
아쉽고 싶어요
ah-sweep-goh shee-puh-yoh
aswipgo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
아쉬울 수 있어요
ah-swee-ool soo ee-ssuh-yoh
aswiul su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
아쉬워서
ah-swee-wuh-suh
aswiwoseo
Noun form — (기)
아쉽기
ah-sweep-gee
aswipgi
Noun form — (음)
아쉬움
ah-swee-oom
aswium