귀찮아
gwee-chahn-ah
gwichaa
descriptive
귀찮다
To say tiresome, annoying, bothering, troublesome politely in the present tense, use 귀찮아요 (gwee-chahn-ah-yoh) · gwichaayo. Below is the full conjugation of 귀찮다 across the three tenses and three everyday speech levels.
Grammar note (descriptive): Descriptive verbs (형용사) function like adjectives in Korean and conjugate the same way as regular action verbs. They cannot take the progressive -고 있어요 or imperative forms. 좋다 (to be good) → 좋아요; 크다 (to be big) → 커요 (으-irregular).
Conjugation table
pron. = pronunciation guide · RR = Revised Romanization
| Tense | Casual (반말) | Polite (요) | Formal (합니다) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Present | 귀찮아요 gwee-chahn-ah-yoh gwichaayo | 귀찮습니다 gwee-chahn-seum-nee-dah gwichaseumnida | |
| Past | 귀찮았어 gwee-chahn-ah-ssuh gwichaasseo | 귀찮았어요 gwee-chahn-ah-ssuh-yoh gwichaasseoyo | 귀찮았습니다 gwee-chahn-ah-sseum-nee-dah gwichaasseumnida |
| Future | 귀찮을 거야 gwee-chahn-eul guh-yah gwichaeul geoya | 귀찮을 거예요 gwee-chahn-eul guh-yae-yoh gwichaeul geoyeyo | 귀찮을 겁니다 gwee-chahn-eul guhm-nee-dah gwichaeul geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
귀찮으세요
gwee-chahn-eu-sae-yoh
gwichaeuseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
귀찮아요
gwee-chahn-ah-yoh
gwichaayo
Question Polite (요)
귀찮아요?
gwee-chahn-ah-yoh-?
gwichaayo?
Connective "and" — (고)
귀찮고
gwee-chahn-goh
gwichago
Conditional "if" — (면)
귀찮으면
gwee-chahn-eu-myuhn
gwichaeumyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
귀찮고 있어요
gwee-chahn-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
gwichago isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
귀찮고 싶어요
gwee-chahn-goh shee-puh-yoh
gwichago sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
귀찮을 수 있어요
gwee-chahn-eul soo ee-ssuh-yoh
gwichaeul su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
귀찮아서
gwee-chahn-ah-suh
gwichaaseo
Noun form — (기)
귀찮기
gwee-chahn-gee
gwichagi
Noun form — (음)
귀찮음
gwee-chahn-eum
gwichaeum