다부져
dah-boo-chyuh
dabujyeo
descriptive
다부지다
To say to be stocky, to be robust, to be of solid build politely in the present tense, use 다부져요 (dah-boo-chyuh-yoh) · dabujyeoyo. Below is the full conjugation of 다부지다 across the three tenses and three everyday speech levels.
Grammar note (descriptive): Descriptive verbs (형용사) function like adjectives in Korean and conjugate the same way as regular action verbs. They cannot take the progressive -고 있어요 or imperative forms. 좋다 (to be good) → 좋아요; 크다 (to be big) → 커요 (으-irregular).
Conjugation table
pron. = pronunciation guide · RR = Revised Romanization
| Tense | Casual (반말) | Polite (요) | Formal (합니다) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Present | 다부져요 dah-boo-chyuh-yoh dabujyeoyo | 다부집니다 dah-boo-cheem-nee-dah dabujimnida | |
| Past | 다부졌어 dah-boo-chyuh-ssuh dabujyeosseo | 다부졌어요 dah-boo-chyuh-ssuh-yoh dabujyeosseoyo | 다부졌습니다 dah-boo-chyuh-sseum-nee-dah dabujyeosseumnida |
| Future | 다부질 거야 dah-boo-cheel guh-yah dabujil geoya | 다부질 거예요 dah-boo-cheel guh-yae-yoh dabujil geoyeyo | 다부질 겁니다 dah-boo-cheel guhm-nee-dah dabujil geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
다부지세요
dah-boo-chee-sae-yoh
dabujiseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
다부져요
dah-boo-chyuh-yoh
dabujyeoyo
Question Polite (요)
다부져요?
dah-boo-chyuh-yoh-?
dabujyeoyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
다부지고
dah-boo-chee-goh
dabujigo
Conditional "if" — (면)
다부지면
dah-boo-chee-myuhn
dabujimyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
다부지고 있어요
dah-boo-chee-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
dabujigo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
다부지고 싶어요
dah-boo-chee-goh shee-puh-yoh
dabujigo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
다부질 수 있어요
dah-boo-cheel soo ee-ssuh-yoh
dabujil su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
다부져서
dah-boo-chyuh-suh
dabujyeoseo
Noun form — (기)
다부지기
dah-boo-chee-gee
dabujigi
Noun form — (음)
다부짐
dah-boo-cheem
dabujim