가벼워
gah-byuh-wuh
gabyeowo
가볍다
To say light (not heavy) politely in the present tense, use 가벼워요 (gah-byuh-wuh-yoh) · gabyeowoyo. Below is the full conjugation of 가볍다 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 | 가벼워요 gah-byuh-wuh-yoh gabyeowoyo | 가볍습니다 gah-byuhp-sseum-nee-dah gabyeopsseumnida | |
| Past | 가벼웠어 gah-byuh-wuh-ssuh gabyeowosseo | 가벼웠어요 gah-byuh-wuh-ssuh-yoh gabyeowosseoyo | 가벼웠습니다 gah-byuh-wuh-sseum-nee-dah gabyeowosseumnida |
| Future | 가벼울 거야 gah-byuh-ool guh-yah gabyeoul geoya | 가벼울 거예요 gah-byuh-ool guh-yae-yoh gabyeoul geoyeyo | 가벼울 겁니다 gah-byuh-ool guhm-nee-dah gabyeoul geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
가벼우세요
gah-byuh-oo-sae-yoh
gabyeouseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
가벼워요
gah-byuh-wuh-yoh
gabyeowoyo
Question Polite (요)
가벼워요?
gah-byuh-wuh-yoh-?
gabyeowoyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
가볍고
gah-byuhp-goh
gabyeopgo
Conditional "if" — (면)
가벼우면
gah-byuh-oo-myuhn
gabyeoumyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
가볍고 있어요
gah-byuhp-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
gabyeopgo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
가볍고 싶어요
gah-byuhp-goh shee-puh-yoh
gabyeopgo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
가벼울 수 있어요
gah-byuh-ool soo ee-ssuh-yoh
gabyeoul su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
가벼워서
gah-byuh-wuh-suh
gabyeowoseo
Noun form — (기)
가볍기
gah-byuhp-gee
gabyeopgi
Noun form — (음)
가벼움
gah-byuh-oom
gabyeoum