반가워
bahn-gah-wuh
bangawo
반갑다
To say to be glad, happy politely in the present tense, use 반가워요 (bahn-gah-wuh-yoh) · bangawoyo. Below is the full conjugation of 반갑다 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 | 반가워요 bahn-gah-wuh-yoh bangawoyo | 반갑습니다 bahn-gahp-sseum-nee-dah bangapsseumnida | |
| Past | 반가웠어 bahn-gah-wuh-ssuh bangawosseo | 반가웠어요 bahn-gah-wuh-ssuh-yoh bangawosseoyo | 반가웠습니다 bahn-gah-wuh-sseum-nee-dah bangawosseumnida |
| Future | 반가울 거야 bahn-gah-ool guh-yah bangaul geoya | 반가울 거예요 bahn-gah-ool guh-yae-yoh bangaul geoyeyo | 반가울 겁니다 bahn-gah-ool guhm-nee-dah bangaul geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
반가우세요
bahn-gah-oo-sae-yoh
bangauseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
반가워요
bahn-gah-wuh-yoh
bangawoyo
Question Polite (요)
반가워요?
bahn-gah-wuh-yoh-?
bangawoyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
반갑고
bahn-gahp-goh
bangapgo
Conditional "if" — (면)
반가우면
bahn-gah-oo-myuhn
bangaumyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
반갑고 있어요
bahn-gahp-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
bangapgo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
반갑고 싶어요
bahn-gahp-goh shee-puh-yoh
bangapgo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
반가울 수 있어요
bahn-gah-ool soo ee-ssuh-yoh
bangaul su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
반가워서
bahn-gah-wuh-suh
bangawoseo
Noun form — (기)
반갑기
bahn-gahp-gee
bangapgi
Noun form — (음)
반가움
bahn-gah-oom
bangaum