기뻐
gee-bbuh
gippeo
기쁘다
To say to be happy, to be glad politely in the present tense, use 기뻐요 (gee-bbuh-yoh) · gippeoyo. Below is the full conjugation of 기쁘다 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 | 기뻐요 gee-bbuh-yoh gippeoyo | 기쁩니다 gee-bbeum-nee-dah gippeumnida | |
| Past | 기뻤어 gee-bbuh-ssuh gippeosseo | 기뻤어요 gee-bbuh-ssuh-yoh gippeosseoyo | 기뻤습니다 gee-bbuh-sseum-nee-dah gippeosseumnida |
| Future | 기쁠 거야 gee-bbeul guh-yah gippeul geoya | 기쁠 거예요 gee-bbeul guh-yae-yoh gippeul geoyeyo | 기쁠 겁니다 gee-bbeul guhm-nee-dah gippeul geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
기쁘세요
gee-bbeu-sae-yoh
gippeuseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
기뻐요
gee-bbuh-yoh
gippeoyo
Question Polite (요)
기뻐요?
gee-bbuh-yoh-?
gippeoyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
기쁘고
gee-bbeu-goh
gippeugo
Conditional "if" — (면)
기쁘면
gee-bbeu-myuhn
gippeumyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
기쁘고 있어요
gee-bbeu-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
gippeugo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
기쁘고 싶어요
gee-bbeu-goh shee-puh-yoh
gippeugo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
기쁠 수 있어요
gee-bbeul soo ee-ssuh-yoh
gippeul su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
기뻐서
gee-bbuh-suh
gippeoseo
Noun form — (기)
기쁘기
gee-bbeu-gee
gippeugi
Noun form — (음)
기쁨
gee-bbeum
gippeum