엄청나
uhm-chuhng-nah
eomcheongna
descriptive
엄청나다
To say to be enormous, to be tremendous politely in the present tense, use 엄청나요 (uhm-chuhng-nah-yoh) · eomcheongnayo. Below is the full conjugation of 엄청나다 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 | 엄청나요 uhm-chuhng-nah-yoh eomcheongnayo | 엄청납니다 uhm-chuhng-nahm-nee-dah eomcheongnamnida | |
| Past | 엄청났어 uhm-chuhng-nah-ssuh eomcheongnasseo | 엄청났어요 uhm-chuhng-nah-ssuh-yoh eomcheongnasseoyo | 엄청났습니다 uhm-chuhng-nah-sseum-nee-dah eomcheongnasseumnida |
| Future | 엄청날 거야 uhm-chuhng-nahl guh-yah eomcheongnal geoya | 엄청날 거예요 uhm-chuhng-nahl guh-yae-yoh eomcheongnal geoyeyo | 엄청날 겁니다 uhm-chuhng-nahl guhm-nee-dah eomcheongnal geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
엄청나세요
uhm-chuhng-nah-sae-yoh
eomcheongnaseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
엄청나요
uhm-chuhng-nah-yoh
eomcheongnayo
Question Polite (요)
엄청나요?
uhm-chuhng-nah-yoh-?
eomcheongnayo?
Connective "and" — (고)
엄청나고
uhm-chuhng-nah-goh
eomcheongnago
Conditional "if" — (면)
엄청나면
uhm-chuhng-nah-myuhn
eomcheongnamyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
엄청나고 있어요
uhm-chuhng-nah-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
eomcheongnago isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
엄청나고 싶어요
uhm-chuhng-nah-goh shee-puh-yoh
eomcheongnago sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
엄청날 수 있어요
uhm-chuhng-nahl soo ee-ssuh-yoh
eomcheongnal su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
엄청나서
uhm-chuhng-nah-suh
eomcheongnaseo
Noun form — (기)
엄청나기
uhm-chuhng-nah-gee
eomcheongnagi
Noun form — (음)
엄청남
uhm-chuhng-nahm
eomcheongnam