비밀스러워
bee-meel-seu-ruh-wuh
bimilseureowo
비밀스럽다
To say to be secret, to be secretive politely in the present tense, use 비밀스러워요 (bee-meel-seu-ruh-wuh-yoh) · bimilseureowoyo. Below is the full conjugation of 비밀스럽다 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 | 비밀스러워요 bee-meel-seu-ruh-wuh-yoh bimilseureowoyo | 비밀스럽습니다 bee-meel-seu-ruhp-sseum-nee-dah bimilseureopsseumnida | |
| Past | 비밀스러웠어 bee-meel-seu-ruh-wuh-ssuh bimilseureowosseo | 비밀스러웠어요 bee-meel-seu-ruh-wuh-ssuh-yoh bimilseureowosseoyo | 비밀스러웠습니다 bee-meel-seu-ruh-wuh-sseum-nee-dah bimilseureowosseumnida |
| Future | 비밀스러울 거야 bee-meel-seu-ruh-ool guh-yah bimilseureoul geoya | 비밀스러울 거예요 bee-meel-seu-ruh-ool guh-yae-yoh bimilseureoul geoyeyo | 비밀스러울 겁니다 bee-meel-seu-ruh-ool guhm-nee-dah bimilseureoul geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
비밀스러우세요
bee-meel-seu-ruh-oo-sae-yoh
bimilseureouseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
비밀스러워요
bee-meel-seu-ruh-wuh-yoh
bimilseureowoyo
Question Polite (요)
비밀스러워요?
bee-meel-seu-ruh-wuh-yoh-?
bimilseureowoyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
비밀스럽고
bee-meel-seu-ruhp-goh
bimilseureopgo
Conditional "if" — (면)
비밀스러우면
bee-meel-seu-ruh-oo-myuhn
bimilseureoumyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
비밀스럽고 있어요
bee-meel-seu-ruhp-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
bimilseureopgo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
비밀스럽고 싶어요
bee-meel-seu-ruhp-goh shee-puh-yoh
bimilseureopgo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
비밀스러울 수 있어요
bee-meel-seu-ruh-ool soo ee-ssuh-yoh
bimilseureoul su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
비밀스러워서
bee-meel-seu-ruh-wuh-suh
bimilseureowoseo
Noun form — (기)
비밀스럽기
bee-meel-seu-ruhp-gee
bimilseureopgi
Noun form — (음)
비밀스러움
bee-meel-seu-ruh-oom
bimilseureoum