부러워
boo-ruh-wuh
bureowo
부럽다
To say enviable politely in the present tense, use 부러워요 (boo-ruh-wuh-yoh) · bureowoyo. Below is the full conjugation of 부럽다 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 | 부러워요 boo-ruh-wuh-yoh bureowoyo | 부럽습니다 boo-ruhp-sseum-nee-dah bureopsseumnida | |
| Past | 부러웠어 boo-ruh-wuh-ssuh bureowosseo | 부러웠어요 boo-ruh-wuh-ssuh-yoh bureowosseoyo | 부러웠습니다 boo-ruh-wuh-sseum-nee-dah bureowosseumnida |
| Future | 부러울 거야 boo-ruh-ool guh-yah bureoul geoya | 부러울 거예요 boo-ruh-ool guh-yae-yoh bureoul geoyeyo | 부러울 겁니다 boo-ruh-ool guhm-nee-dah bureoul geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
부러우세요
boo-ruh-oo-sae-yoh
bureouseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
부러워요
boo-ruh-wuh-yoh
bureowoyo
Question Polite (요)
부러워요?
boo-ruh-wuh-yoh-?
bureowoyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
부럽고
boo-ruhp-goh
bureopgo
Conditional "if" — (면)
부러우면
boo-ruh-oo-myuhn
bureoumyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
부럽고 있어요
boo-ruhp-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
bureopgo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
부럽고 싶어요
boo-ruhp-goh shee-puh-yoh
bureopgo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
부러울 수 있어요
boo-ruh-ool soo ee-ssuh-yoh
bureoul su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
부러워서
boo-ruh-wuh-suh
bureowoseo
Noun form — (기)
부럽기
boo-ruhp-gee
bureopgi
Noun form — (음)
부러움
boo-ruh-oom
bureoum