보드라워
boh-deu-rah-wuh
bodeurawo
보드랍다
To say to be soft politely in the present tense, use 보드라워요 (boh-deu-rah-wuh-yoh) · bodeurawoyo. Below is the full conjugation of 보드랍다 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 | 보드라워요 boh-deu-rah-wuh-yoh bodeurawoyo | 보드랍습니다 boh-deu-rahp-sseum-nee-dah bodeurapsseumnida | |
| Past | 보드라웠어 boh-deu-rah-wuh-ssuh bodeurawosseo | 보드라웠어요 boh-deu-rah-wuh-ssuh-yoh bodeurawosseoyo | 보드라웠습니다 boh-deu-rah-wuh-sseum-nee-dah bodeurawosseumnida |
| Future | 보드라울 거야 boh-deu-rah-ool guh-yah bodeuraul geoya | 보드라울 거예요 boh-deu-rah-ool guh-yae-yoh bodeuraul geoyeyo | 보드라울 겁니다 boh-deu-rah-ool guhm-nee-dah bodeuraul geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
보드라우세요
boh-deu-rah-oo-sae-yoh
bodeurauseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
보드라워요
boh-deu-rah-wuh-yoh
bodeurawoyo
Question Polite (요)
보드라워요?
boh-deu-rah-wuh-yoh-?
bodeurawoyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
보드랍고
boh-deu-rahp-goh
bodeurapgo
Conditional "if" — (면)
보드라우면
boh-deu-rah-oo-myuhn
bodeuraumyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
보드랍고 있어요
boh-deu-rahp-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
bodeurapgo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
보드랍고 싶어요
boh-deu-rahp-goh shee-puh-yoh
bodeurapgo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
보드라울 수 있어요
boh-deu-rah-ool soo ee-ssuh-yoh
bodeuraul su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
보드라워서
boh-deu-rah-wuh-suh
bodeurawoseo
Noun form — (기)
보드랍기
boh-deu-rahp-gee
bodeurapgi
Noun form — (음)
보드라움
boh-deu-rah-oom
bodeuraum