어여뻐
uh-yuh-bbuh
eoyeoppeo
어여쁘다
To say to be pretty, beautiful politely in the present tense, use 어여뻐요 (uh-yuh-bbuh-yoh) · eoyeoppeoyo. Below is the full conjugation of 어여쁘다 across the three tenses and three everyday speech levels.
Grammar note (으 irregular (adj)): 으-irregular adjectives end in ㅡ before 다. The ㅡ drops when a vowel suffix is added. 배고프다 (to be hungry) → 배고파요; 슬프다 (to be sad) → 슬퍼요. The resulting vowel (아 vs 어) follows the vowel of the syllable before ㅡ. See all 으-irregular verbs →
Conjugation table
pron. = pronunciation guide · RR = Revised Romanization
Highlighted = where the stem changes
| Tense | Casual (반말) | Polite (요) | Formal (합니다) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Present | 어여뻐요 uh-yuh-bbuh-yoh eoyeoppeoyo | 어여쁩니다 uh-yuh-bbeum-nee-dah eoyeoppeumnida | |
| Past | 어여뻤어 uh-yuh-bbuh-ssuh eoyeoppeosseo | 어여뻤어요 uh-yuh-bbuh-ssuh-yoh eoyeoppeosseoyo | 어여뻤습니다 uh-yuh-bbuh-sseum-nee-dah eoyeoppeosseumnida |
| Future | 어여쁠 거야 uh-yuh-bbeul guh-yah eoyeoppeul geoya | 어여쁠 거예요 uh-yuh-bbeul guh-yae-yoh eoyeoppeul geoyeyo | 어여쁠 겁니다 uh-yuh-bbeul guhm-nee-dah eoyeoppeul geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
어여쁘세요
uh-yuh-bbeu-sae-yoh
eoyeoppeuseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
어여뻐요
uh-yuh-bbuh-yoh
eoyeoppeoyo
Question Polite (요)
어여뻐요?
uh-yuh-bbuh-yoh-?
eoyeoppeoyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
어여쁘고
uh-yuh-bbeu-goh
eoyeoppeugo
Conditional "if" — (면)
어여쁘면
uh-yuh-bbeu-myuhn
eoyeoppeumyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
어여쁘고 있어요
uh-yuh-bbeu-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
eoyeoppeugo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
어여쁘고 싶어요
uh-yuh-bbeu-goh shee-puh-yoh
eoyeoppeugo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
어여쁠 수 있어요
uh-yuh-bbeul soo ee-ssuh-yoh
eoyeoppeul su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
어여뻐서
uh-yuh-bbuh-suh
eoyeoppeoseo
Noun form — (기)
어여쁘기
uh-yuh-bbeu-gee
eoyeoppeugi
Noun form — (음)
어여쁨
uh-yuh-bbeum
eoyeoppeum