괴로워
gwae-roh-wuh
goerowo
괴롭다
To say painful, distressing politely in the present tense, use 괴로워요 (gwae-roh-wuh-yoh) · goerowoyo. Below is the full conjugation of 괴롭다 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 | 괴로워요 gwae-roh-wuh-yoh goerowoyo | 괴롭습니다 gwae-rohp-sseum-nee-dah goeropsseumnida | |
| Past | 괴로웠어 gwae-roh-wuh-ssuh goerowosseo | 괴로웠어요 gwae-roh-wuh-ssuh-yoh goerowosseoyo | 괴로웠습니다 gwae-roh-wuh-sseum-nee-dah goerowosseumnida |
| Future | 괴로울 거야 gwae-roh-ool guh-yah goeroul geoya | 괴로울 거예요 gwae-roh-ool guh-yae-yoh goeroul geoyeyo | 괴로울 겁니다 gwae-roh-ool guhm-nee-dah goeroul geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
괴로우세요
gwae-roh-oo-sae-yoh
goerouseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
괴로워요
gwae-roh-wuh-yoh
goerowoyo
Question Polite (요)
괴로워요?
gwae-roh-wuh-yoh-?
goerowoyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
괴롭고
gwae-rohp-goh
goeropgo
Conditional "if" — (면)
괴로우면
gwae-roh-oo-myuhn
goeroumyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
괴롭고 있어요
gwae-rohp-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
goeropgo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
괴롭고 싶어요
gwae-rohp-goh shee-puh-yoh
goeropgo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
괴로울 수 있어요
gwae-roh-ool soo ee-ssuh-yoh
goeroul su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
괴로워서
gwae-roh-wuh-suh
goerowoseo
Noun form — (기)
괴롭기
gwae-rohp-gee
goeropgi
Noun form — (음)
괴로움
gwae-roh-oom
goeroum