을씨년스러워
eul-shee-nyuhn-seu-ruh-wuh
eulssinyeonseureowo
을씨년스럽다
To say to be shabby, to be dreary, to be wretched politely in the present tense, use 을씨년스러워요 (eul-shee-nyuhn-seu-ruh-wuh-yoh) · eulssinyeonseureowoyo. Below is the full conjugation of 을씨년스럽다 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 | 을씨년스러워요 eul-shee-nyuhn-seu-ruh-wuh-yoh eulssinyeonseureowoyo | 을씨년스럽습니다 eul-shee-nyuhn-seu-ruhp-sseum-nee-dah eulssinyeonseureopsseumnida | |
| Past | 을씨년스러웠어 eul-shee-nyuhn-seu-ruh-wuh-ssuh eulssinyeonseureowosseo | 을씨년스러웠어요 eul-shee-nyuhn-seu-ruh-wuh-ssuh-yoh eulssinyeonseureowosseoyo | 을씨년스러웠습니다 eul-shee-nyuhn-seu-ruh-wuh-sseum-nee-dah eulssinyeonseureowosseumnida |
| Future | 을씨년스러울 거야 eul-shee-nyuhn-seu-ruh-ool guh-yah eulssinyeonseureoul geoya | 을씨년스러울 거예요 eul-shee-nyuhn-seu-ruh-ool guh-yae-yoh eulssinyeonseureoul geoyeyo | 을씨년스러울 겁니다 eul-shee-nyuhn-seu-ruh-ool guhm-nee-dah eulssinyeonseureoul geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
을씨년스러우세요
eul-shee-nyuhn-seu-ruh-oo-sae-yoh
eulssinyeonseureouseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
을씨년스러워요
eul-shee-nyuhn-seu-ruh-wuh-yoh
eulssinyeonseureowoyo
Question Polite (요)
을씨년스러워요?
eul-shee-nyuhn-seu-ruh-wuh-yoh-?
eulssinyeonseureowoyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
을씨년스럽고
eul-shee-nyuhn-seu-ruhp-goh
eulssinyeonseureopgo
Conditional "if" — (면)
을씨년스러우면
eul-shee-nyuhn-seu-ruh-oo-myuhn
eulssinyeonseureoumyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
을씨년스럽고 있어요
eul-shee-nyuhn-seu-ruhp-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
eulssinyeonseureopgo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
을씨년스럽고 싶어요
eul-shee-nyuhn-seu-ruhp-goh shee-puh-yoh
eulssinyeonseureopgo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
을씨년스러울 수 있어요
eul-shee-nyuhn-seu-ruh-ool soo ee-ssuh-yoh
eulssinyeonseureoul su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
을씨년스러워서
eul-shee-nyuhn-seu-ruh-wuh-suh
eulssinyeonseureowoseo
Noun form — (기)
을씨년스럽기
eul-shee-nyuhn-seu-ruhp-gee
eulssinyeonseureopgi
Noun form — (음)
을씨년스러움
eul-shee-nyuhn-seu-ruh-oom
eulssinyeonseureoum