변덕스러워
byuhn-duhg-sseu-ruh-wuh
byeondeoksseureowo
변덕스럽다
To say to be fickle, to be mercurial, to be capricious politely in the present tense, use 변덕스러워요 (byuhn-duhg-sseu-ruh-wuh-yoh) · byeondeoksseureowoyo. Below is the full conjugation of 변덕스럽다 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 | 변덕스러워요 byuhn-duhg-sseu-ruh-wuh-yoh byeondeoksseureowoyo | 변덕스럽습니다 byuhn-duhg-sseu-ruhp-sseum-nee-dah byeondeoksseureopsseumnida | |
| Past | 변덕스러웠어 byuhn-duhg-sseu-ruh-wuh-ssuh byeondeoksseureowosseo | 변덕스러웠어요 byuhn-duhg-sseu-ruh-wuh-ssuh-yoh byeondeoksseureowosseoyo | 변덕스러웠습니다 byuhn-duhg-sseu-ruh-wuh-sseum-nee-dah byeondeoksseureowosseumnida |
| Future | 변덕스러울 거야 byuhn-duhg-sseu-ruh-ool guh-yah byeondeoksseureoul geoya | 변덕스러울 거예요 byuhn-duhg-sseu-ruh-ool guh-yae-yoh byeondeoksseureoul geoyeyo | 변덕스러울 겁니다 byuhn-duhg-sseu-ruh-ool guhm-nee-dah byeondeoksseureoul geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
변덕스러우세요
byuhn-duhg-sseu-ruh-oo-sae-yoh
byeondeoksseureouseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
변덕스러워요
byuhn-duhg-sseu-ruh-wuh-yoh
byeondeoksseureowoyo
Question Polite (요)
변덕스러워요?
byuhn-duhg-sseu-ruh-wuh-yoh-?
byeondeoksseureowoyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
변덕스럽고
byuhn-duhg-sseu-ruhp-goh
byeondeoksseureopgo
Conditional "if" — (면)
변덕스러우면
byuhn-duhg-sseu-ruh-oo-myuhn
byeondeoksseureoumyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
변덕스럽고 있어요
byuhn-duhg-sseu-ruhp-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
byeondeoksseureopgo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
변덕스럽고 싶어요
byuhn-duhg-sseu-ruhp-goh shee-puh-yoh
byeondeoksseureopgo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
변덕스러울 수 있어요
byuhn-duhg-sseu-ruh-ool soo ee-ssuh-yoh
byeondeoksseureoul su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
변덕스러워서
byuhn-duhg-sseu-ruh-wuh-suh
byeondeoksseureowoseo
Noun form — (기)
변덕스럽기
byuhn-duhg-sseu-ruhp-gee
byeondeoksseureopgi
Noun form — (음)
변덕스러움
byuhn-duhg-sseu-ruh-oom
byeondeoksseureoum