어쭙잖아
uh-jjoop-chahn-ah
eojjupjaa
descriptive
어쭙잖다
To say alternative form of 어줍잖다 (to be pathetic) politely in the present tense, use 어쭙잖아요 (uh-jjoop-chahn-ah-yoh) · eojjupjaayo. Below is the full conjugation of 어쭙잖다 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 | 어쭙잖아요 uh-jjoop-chahn-ah-yoh eojjupjaayo | 어쭙잖습니다 uh-jjoop-chahn-seum-nee-dah eojjupjaseumnida | |
| Past | 어쭙잖았어 uh-jjoop-chahn-ah-ssuh eojjupjaasseo | 어쭙잖았어요 uh-jjoop-chahn-ah-ssuh-yoh eojjupjaasseoyo | 어쭙잖았습니다 uh-jjoop-chahn-ah-sseum-nee-dah eojjupjaasseumnida |
| Future | 어쭙잖을 거야 uh-jjoop-chahn-eul guh-yah eojjupjaeul geoya | 어쭙잖을 거예요 uh-jjoop-chahn-eul guh-yae-yoh eojjupjaeul geoyeyo | 어쭙잖을 겁니다 uh-jjoop-chahn-eul guhm-nee-dah eojjupjaeul geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
어쭙잖으세요
uh-jjoop-chahn-eu-sae-yoh
eojjupjaeuseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
어쭙잖아요
uh-jjoop-chahn-ah-yoh
eojjupjaayo
Question Polite (요)
어쭙잖아요?
uh-jjoop-chahn-ah-yoh-?
eojjupjaayo?
Connective "and" — (고)
어쭙잖고
uh-jjoop-chahn-goh
eojjupjago
Conditional "if" — (면)
어쭙잖으면
uh-jjoop-chahn-eu-myuhn
eojjupjaeumyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
어쭙잖고 있어요
uh-jjoop-chahn-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
eojjupjago isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
어쭙잖고 싶어요
uh-jjoop-chahn-goh shee-puh-yoh
eojjupjago sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
어쭙잖을 수 있어요
uh-jjoop-chahn-eul soo ee-ssuh-yoh
eojjupjaeul su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
어쭙잖아서
uh-jjoop-chahn-ah-suh
eojjupjaaseo
Noun form — (기)
어쭙잖기
uh-jjoop-chahn-gee
eojjupjagi
Noun form — (음)
어쭙잖음
uh-jjoop-chahn-eum
eojjupjaeum