가소로워
gah-soh-roh-wuh
gasorowo
가소롭다
To say to be ridiculous, to be laughable politely in the present tense, use 가소로워요 (gah-soh-roh-wuh-yoh) · gasorowoyo. Below is the full conjugation of 가소롭다 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 | 가소로워요 gah-soh-roh-wuh-yoh gasorowoyo | 가소롭습니다 gah-soh-rohp-sseum-nee-dah gasoropsseumnida | |
| Past | 가소로웠어 gah-soh-roh-wuh-ssuh gasorowosseo | 가소로웠어요 gah-soh-roh-wuh-ssuh-yoh gasorowosseoyo | 가소로웠습니다 gah-soh-roh-wuh-sseum-nee-dah gasorowosseumnida |
| Future | 가소로울 거야 gah-soh-roh-ool guh-yah gasoroul geoya | 가소로울 거예요 gah-soh-roh-ool guh-yae-yoh gasoroul geoyeyo | 가소로울 겁니다 gah-soh-roh-ool guhm-nee-dah gasoroul geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
가소로우세요
gah-soh-roh-oo-sae-yoh
gasorouseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
가소로워요
gah-soh-roh-wuh-yoh
gasorowoyo
Question Polite (요)
가소로워요?
gah-soh-roh-wuh-yoh-?
gasorowoyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
가소롭고
gah-soh-rohp-goh
gasoropgo
Conditional "if" — (면)
가소로우면
gah-soh-roh-oo-myuhn
gasoroumyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
가소롭고 있어요
gah-soh-rohp-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
gasoropgo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
가소롭고 싶어요
gah-soh-rohp-goh shee-puh-yoh
gasoropgo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
가소로울 수 있어요
gah-soh-roh-ool soo ee-ssuh-yoh
gasoroul su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
가소로워서
gah-soh-roh-wuh-suh
gasorowoseo
Noun form — (기)
가소롭기
gah-soh-rohp-gee
gasoropgi
Noun form — (음)
가소로움
gah-soh-roh-oom
gasoroum