근지러워
geun-chee-ruh-wuh
geunjireowo
근지럽다
To say to be itchy, scratchy politely in the present tense, use 근지러워요 (geun-chee-ruh-wuh-yoh) · geunjireowoyo. Below is the full conjugation of 근지럽다 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 | 근지러워요 geun-chee-ruh-wuh-yoh geunjireowoyo | 근지럽습니다 geun-chee-ruhp-sseum-nee-dah geunjireopsseumnida | |
| Past | 근지러웠어 geun-chee-ruh-wuh-ssuh geunjireowosseo | 근지러웠어요 geun-chee-ruh-wuh-ssuh-yoh geunjireowosseoyo | 근지러웠습니다 geun-chee-ruh-wuh-sseum-nee-dah geunjireowosseumnida |
| Future | 근지러울 거야 geun-chee-ruh-ool guh-yah geunjireoul geoya | 근지러울 거예요 geun-chee-ruh-ool guh-yae-yoh geunjireoul geoyeyo | 근지러울 겁니다 geun-chee-ruh-ool guhm-nee-dah geunjireoul geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
근지러우세요
geun-chee-ruh-oo-sae-yoh
geunjireouseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
근지러워요
geun-chee-ruh-wuh-yoh
geunjireowoyo
Question Polite (요)
근지러워요?
geun-chee-ruh-wuh-yoh-?
geunjireowoyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
근지럽고
geun-chee-ruhp-goh
geunjireopgo
Conditional "if" — (면)
근지러우면
geun-chee-ruh-oo-myuhn
geunjireoumyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
근지럽고 있어요
geun-chee-ruhp-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
geunjireopgo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
근지럽고 싶어요
geun-chee-ruhp-goh shee-puh-yoh
geunjireopgo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
근지러울 수 있어요
geun-chee-ruh-ool soo ee-ssuh-yoh
geunjireoul su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
근지러워서
geun-chee-ruh-wuh-suh
geunjireowoseo
Noun form — (기)
근지럽기
geun-chee-ruhp-gee
geunjireopgi
Noun form — (음)
근지러움
geun-chee-ruh-oom
geunjireoum