들쭉날쭉해
deul-jjoong-nahl-jjoo-kae
deuljjungnaljjukae
들쭉날쭉하다
To say to be uneven politely in the present tense, use 들쭉날쭉해요 (deul-jjoong-nahl-jjoo-kae-yoh) · deuljjungnaljjukaeyo. Below is the full conjugation of 들쭉날쭉하다 across the three tenses and three everyday speech levels.
Grammar note (하다 verb (adj)): 하다 adjectives use the same verb 하다 as a suffix to turn descriptive nouns into predicates (행복하다 = to be happy). They conjugate identically to 하다 verbs: the 하 contracts before -아/-어 suffixes to give 해. 행복해요, 행복했어요, 행복합니다. See all 하다 verbs →
Conjugation table
pron. = pronunciation guide · RR = Revised Romanization
Highlighted = where the stem changes
| Tense | Casual (반말) | Polite (요) | Formal (합니다) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Present | 들쭉날쭉해요 deul-jjoong-nahl-jjoo-kae-yoh deuljjungnaljjukaeyo | 들쭉날쭉합니다 deul-jjoong-nahl-jjoo-kahm-nee-dah deuljjungnaljjukamnida | |
| Past | 들쭉날쭉했어 deul-jjoong-nahl-jjoo-kae-ssuh deuljjungnaljjukaesseo | 들쭉날쭉했어요 deul-jjoong-nahl-jjoo-kae-ssuh-yoh deuljjungnaljjukaesseoyo | 들쭉날쭉했습니다 deul-jjoong-nahl-jjoo-kae-sseum-nee-dah deuljjungnaljjukaesseumnida |
| Future | 들쭉날쭉할 거야 deul-jjoong-nahl-jjoo-kahl guh-yah deuljjungnaljjukal geoya | 들쭉날쭉할 거예요 deul-jjoong-nahl-jjoo-kahl guh-yae-yoh deuljjungnaljjukal geoyeyo | 들쭉날쭉할 겁니다 deul-jjoong-nahl-jjoo-kahl guhm-nee-dah deuljjungnaljjukal geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
들쭉날쭉하세요
deul-jjoong-nahl-jjoo-kah-sae-yoh
deuljjungnaljjukaseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
들쭉날쭉해요
deul-jjoong-nahl-jjoo-kae-yoh
deuljjungnaljjukaeyo
Question Polite (요)
들쭉날쭉해요?
deul-jjoong-nahl-jjoo-kae-yoh-?
deuljjungnaljjukaeyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
들쭉날쭉하고
deul-jjoong-nahl-jjoo-kah-goh
deuljjungnaljjukago
Conditional "if" — (면)
들쭉날쭉하면
deul-jjoong-nahl-jjoo-kah-myuhn
deuljjungnaljjukamyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
들쭉날쭉하고 있어요
deul-jjoong-nahl-jjoo-kah-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
deuljjungnaljjukago isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
들쭉날쭉하고 싶어요
deul-jjoong-nahl-jjoo-kah-goh shee-puh-yoh
deuljjungnaljjukago sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
들쭉날쭉할 수 있어요
deul-jjoong-nahl-jjoo-kahl soo ee-ssuh-yoh
deuljjungnaljjukal su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
들쭉날쭉해서
deul-jjoong-nahl-jjoo-kae-suh
deuljjungnaljjukaeseo
Noun form — (기)
들쭉날쭉하기
deul-jjoong-nahl-jjoo-kah-gee
deuljjungnaljjukagi
Noun form — (음)
들쭉날쭉함
deul-jjoong-nahl-jjoo-kahm
deuljjungnaljjukam