어줍잖아
uh-choop-chahn-ah
eojupjaa
descriptive
어줍잖다
To say to be laughably inappropriate for one's station politely in the present tense, use 어줍잖아요 (uh-choop-chahn-ah-yoh) · eojupjaayo. Below is the full conjugation of 어줍잖다 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 | 어줍잖아요 uh-choop-chahn-ah-yoh eojupjaayo | 어줍잖습니다 uh-choop-chahn-seum-nee-dah eojupjaseumnida | |
| Past | 어줍잖았어 uh-choop-chahn-ah-ssuh eojupjaasseo | 어줍잖았어요 uh-choop-chahn-ah-ssuh-yoh eojupjaasseoyo | 어줍잖았습니다 uh-choop-chahn-ah-sseum-nee-dah eojupjaasseumnida |
| Future | 어줍잖을 거야 uh-choop-chahn-eul guh-yah eojupjaeul geoya | 어줍잖을 거예요 uh-choop-chahn-eul guh-yae-yoh eojupjaeul geoyeyo | 어줍잖을 겁니다 uh-choop-chahn-eul guhm-nee-dah eojupjaeul geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
어줍잖으세요
uh-choop-chahn-eu-sae-yoh
eojupjaeuseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
어줍잖아요
uh-choop-chahn-ah-yoh
eojupjaayo
Question Polite (요)
어줍잖아요?
uh-choop-chahn-ah-yoh-?
eojupjaayo?
Connective "and" — (고)
어줍잖고
uh-choop-chahn-goh
eojupjago
Conditional "if" — (면)
어줍잖으면
uh-choop-chahn-eu-myuhn
eojupjaeumyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
어줍잖고 있어요
uh-choop-chahn-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
eojupjago isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
어줍잖고 싶어요
uh-choop-chahn-goh shee-puh-yoh
eojupjago sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
어줍잖을 수 있어요
uh-choop-chahn-eul soo ee-ssuh-yoh
eojupjaeul su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
어줍잖아서
uh-choop-chahn-ah-suh
eojupjaaseo
Noun form — (기)
어줍잖기
uh-choop-chahn-gee
eojupjagi
Noun form — (음)
어줍잖음
uh-choop-chahn-eum
eojupjaeum