부드러워
boo-deu-ruh-wuh
budeureowo
부드럽다
To say to be soft, smooth, gentle, mild politely in the present tense, use 부드러워요 (boo-deu-ruh-wuh-yoh) · budeureowoyo. Below is the full conjugation of 부드럽다 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 | 부드러워요 boo-deu-ruh-wuh-yoh budeureowoyo | 부드럽습니다 boo-deu-ruhp-sseum-nee-dah budeureopsseumnida | |
| Past | 부드러웠어 boo-deu-ruh-wuh-ssuh budeureowosseo | 부드러웠어요 boo-deu-ruh-wuh-ssuh-yoh budeureowosseoyo | 부드러웠습니다 boo-deu-ruh-wuh-sseum-nee-dah budeureowosseumnida |
| Future | 부드러울 거야 boo-deu-ruh-ool guh-yah budeureoul geoya | 부드러울 거예요 boo-deu-ruh-ool guh-yae-yoh budeureoul geoyeyo | 부드러울 겁니다 boo-deu-ruh-ool guhm-nee-dah budeureoul geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
부드러우세요
boo-deu-ruh-oo-sae-yoh
budeureouseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
부드러워요
boo-deu-ruh-wuh-yoh
budeureowoyo
Question Polite (요)
부드러워요?
boo-deu-ruh-wuh-yoh-?
budeureowoyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
부드럽고
boo-deu-ruhp-goh
budeureopgo
Conditional "if" — (면)
부드러우면
boo-deu-ruh-oo-myuhn
budeureoumyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
부드럽고 있어요
boo-deu-ruhp-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
budeureopgo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
부드럽고 싶어요
boo-deu-ruhp-goh shee-puh-yoh
budeureopgo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
부드러울 수 있어요
boo-deu-ruh-ool soo ee-ssuh-yoh
budeureoul su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
부드러워서
boo-deu-ruh-wuh-suh
budeureowoseo
Noun form — (기)
부드럽기
boo-deu-ruhp-gee
budeureopgi
Noun form — (음)
부드러움
boo-deu-ruh-oom
budeureoum