복스러워
bohg-sseu-ruh-wuh
boksseureowo
복스럽다
To say to be happy-looking politely in the present tense, use 복스러워요 (bohg-sseu-ruh-wuh-yoh) · boksseureowoyo. Below is the full conjugation of 복스럽다 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 | 복스러워요 bohg-sseu-ruh-wuh-yoh boksseureowoyo | 복스럽습니다 bohg-sseu-ruhp-sseum-nee-dah boksseureopsseumnida | |
| Past | 복스러웠어 bohg-sseu-ruh-wuh-ssuh boksseureowosseo | 복스러웠어요 bohg-sseu-ruh-wuh-ssuh-yoh boksseureowosseoyo | 복스러웠습니다 bohg-sseu-ruh-wuh-sseum-nee-dah boksseureowosseumnida |
| Future | 복스러울 거야 bohg-sseu-ruh-ool guh-yah boksseureoul geoya | 복스러울 거예요 bohg-sseu-ruh-ool guh-yae-yoh boksseureoul geoyeyo | 복스러울 겁니다 bohg-sseu-ruh-ool guhm-nee-dah boksseureoul geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
복스러우세요
bohg-sseu-ruh-oo-sae-yoh
boksseureouseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
복스러워요
bohg-sseu-ruh-wuh-yoh
boksseureowoyo
Question Polite (요)
복스러워요?
bohg-sseu-ruh-wuh-yoh-?
boksseureowoyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
복스럽고
bohg-sseu-ruhp-goh
boksseureopgo
Conditional "if" — (면)
복스러우면
bohg-sseu-ruh-oo-myuhn
boksseureoumyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
복스럽고 있어요
bohg-sseu-ruhp-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
boksseureopgo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
복스럽고 싶어요
bohg-sseu-ruhp-goh shee-puh-yoh
boksseureopgo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
복스러울 수 있어요
bohg-sseu-ruh-ool soo ee-ssuh-yoh
boksseureoul su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
복스러워서
bohg-sseu-ruh-wuh-suh
boksseureowoseo
Noun form — (기)
복스럽기
bohg-sseu-ruhp-gee
boksseureopgi
Noun form — (음)
복스러움
bohg-sseu-ruh-oom
boksseureoum