어레워
uh-rae-wuh
eorewo
어렙다
To say to be difficult to bring up in conversation politely in the present tense, use 어레워요 (uh-rae-wuh-yoh) · eorewoyo. Below is the full conjugation of 어렙다 across the three tenses and three everyday speech levels.
Grammar note (ㅂ irregular (adj)): ㅂ-irregular adjectives follow the same rule as ㅂ-irregular verbs: the ㅂ changes to 우 when a vowel suffix follows. 덥다 (to be hot) becomes 더워요; 쉽다 (to be easy) becomes 쉬워요. The ㅂ is kept intact before consonant suffixes: 덥고, 쉽지. See all ㅂ-irregular verbs →
Conjugation table
pron. = pronunciation guide · RR = Revised Romanization
Highlighted = where the stem changes
| Tense | Casual (반말) | Polite (요) | Formal (합니다) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Present | 어레워요 uh-rae-wuh-yoh eorewoyo | 어렙습니다 uh-raep-sseum-nee-dah eorepsseumnida | |
| Past | 어레웠어 uh-rae-wuh-ssuh eorewosseo | 어레웠어요 uh-rae-wuh-ssuh-yoh eorewosseoyo | 어레웠습니다 uh-rae-wuh-sseum-nee-dah eorewosseumnida |
| Future | 어레울 거야 uh-rae-ool guh-yah eoreul geoya | 어레울 거예요 uh-rae-ool guh-yae-yoh eoreul geoyeyo | 어레울 겁니다 uh-rae-ool guhm-nee-dah eoreul geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
어레우세요
uh-rae-oo-sae-yoh
eoreuseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
어레워요
uh-rae-wuh-yoh
eorewoyo
Question Polite (요)
어레워요?
uh-rae-wuh-yoh-?
eorewoyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
어렙고
uh-raep-goh
eorepgo
Conditional "if" — (면)
어레우면
uh-rae-oo-myuhn
eoreumyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
어렙고 있어요
uh-raep-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
eorepgo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
어렙고 싶어요
uh-raep-goh shee-puh-yoh
eorepgo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
어레울 수 있어요
uh-rae-ool soo ee-ssuh-yoh
eoreul su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
어레워서
uh-rae-wuh-suh
eorewoseo
Noun form — (기)
어렙기
uh-raep-gee
eorepgi
Noun form — (음)
어레움
uh-rae-oom
eoreum