뒤늦어
dwee-neu-chuh
dwineujeo
descriptive
뒤늦다
To say late, tardy politely in the present tense, use 뒤늦어요 (dwee-neu-chuh-yoh) · dwineujeoyo. Below is the full conjugation of 뒤늦다 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 | 뒤늦어요 dwee-neu-chuh-yoh dwineujeoyo | 뒤늦습니다 dwee-neut-seum-nee-dah dwineutseumnida | |
| Past | 뒤늦었어 dwee-neu-chuh-ssuh dwineujeosseo | 뒤늦었어요 dwee-neu-chuh-ssuh-yoh dwineujeosseoyo | 뒤늦었습니다 dwee-neu-chuh-sseum-nee-dah dwineujeosseumnida |
| Future | 뒤늦을 거야 dwee-neu-cheul guh-yah dwineujeul geoya | 뒤늦을 거예요 dwee-neu-cheul guh-yae-yoh dwineujeul geoyeyo | 뒤늦을 겁니다 dwee-neu-cheul guhm-nee-dah dwineujeul geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
뒤늦으세요
dwee-neu-cheu-sae-yoh
dwineujeuseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
뒤늦어요
dwee-neu-chuh-yoh
dwineujeoyo
Question Polite (요)
뒤늦어요?
dwee-neu-chuh-yoh-?
dwineujeoyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
뒤늦고
dwee-neut-goh
dwineutgo
Conditional "if" — (면)
뒤늦으면
dwee-neu-cheu-myuhn
dwineujeumyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
뒤늦고 있어요
dwee-neut-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
dwineutgo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
뒤늦고 싶어요
dwee-neut-goh shee-puh-yoh
dwineutgo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
뒤늦을 수 있어요
dwee-neu-cheul soo ee-ssuh-yoh
dwineujeul su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
뒤늦어서
dwee-neu-chuh-suh
dwineujeoseo
Noun form — (기)
뒤늦기
dwee-neut-gee
dwineutgi
Noun form — (음)
뒤늦음
dwee-neu-cheum
dwineujeum