곱다래
gohp-dah-rae
gopdarae
곱다랗다
To say very beautiful (of character, face, figure, etc.) politely in the present tense, use 곱다래요 (gohp-dah-rae-yoh) · gopdaraeyo. Below is the full conjugation of 곱다랗다 across the three tenses and three everyday speech levels.
Grammar note (ㅎ irregular (adj)): ㅎ-irregular adjectives end in 다 with ㅎ as the final consonant. Before a vowel, the ㅎ drops and the preceding vowel often contracts: 노랗다 (yellow) → 노래요, 이렇다 (like this) → 이래요. The ㅎ stays before consonant suffixes: 노랗고, 이렇지. See all ㅎ-irregular adjectives →
Conjugation table
pron. = pronunciation guide · RR = Revised Romanization
Highlighted = where the stem changes
| Tense | Casual (반말) | Polite (요) | Formal (합니다) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Present | 곱다래요 gohp-dah-rae-yoh gopdaraeyo | 곱다랗습니다 gohp-dah-rah-sseum-nee-dah gopdarasseumnida | |
| Past | 곱다랬어 gohp-dah-rae-ssuh gopdaraesseo | 곱다랬어요 gohp-dah-rae-ssuh-yoh gopdaraesseoyo | 곱다랬습니다 gohp-dah-rae-sseum-nee-dah gopdaraesseumnida |
| Future | 곱다랄 거야 gohp-dah-rahl guh-yah gopdaral geoya | 곱다랄 거예요 gohp-dah-rahl guh-yae-yoh gopdaral geoyeyo | 곱다랄 겁니다 gohp-dah-rahl guhm-nee-dah gopdaral geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
곱다라세요
gohp-dah-rah-sae-yoh
gopdaraseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
곱다래요
gohp-dah-rae-yoh
gopdaraeyo
Question Polite (요)
곱다래요?
gohp-dah-rae-yoh-?
gopdaraeyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
곱다랗고
gohp-dah-rah-koh
gopdarako
Conditional "if" — (면)
곱다라면
gohp-dah-rah-myuhn
gopdaramyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
곱다랗고 있어요
gohp-dah-rah-koh ee-ssuh-yoh
gopdarako isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
곱다랗고 싶어요
gohp-dah-rah-koh shee-puh-yoh
gopdarako sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
곱다랄 수 있어요
gohp-dah-rahl soo ee-ssuh-yoh
gopdaral su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
곱다래서
gohp-dah-rae-suh
gopdaraeseo
Noun form — (기)
곱다랗기
gohp-dah-rah-kee
gopdaraki
Noun form — (음)
곱다람
gohp-dah-rahm
gopdaram