겨워
gyuh-wuh
gyeowo
겹다
To say to be too much (for someone) politely in the present tense, use 겨워요 (gyuh-wuh-yoh) · gyeowoyo. Below is the full conjugation of 겹다 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 | 겨워요 gyuh-wuh-yoh gyeowoyo | 겹습니다 gyuhp-sseum-nee-dah gyeopsseumnida | |
| Past | 겨웠어 gyuh-wuh-ssuh gyeowosseo | 겨웠어요 gyuh-wuh-ssuh-yoh gyeowosseoyo | 겨웠습니다 gyuh-wuh-sseum-nee-dah gyeowosseumnida |
| Future | 겨울 거야 gyuh-ool guh-yah gyeoul geoya | 겨울 거예요 gyuh-ool guh-yae-yoh gyeoul geoyeyo | 겨울 겁니다 gyuh-ool guhm-nee-dah gyeoul geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
겨우세요
gyuh-oo-sae-yoh
gyeouseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
겨워요
gyuh-wuh-yoh
gyeowoyo
Question Polite (요)
겨워요?
gyuh-wuh-yoh-?
gyeowoyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
겹고
gyuhp-goh
gyeopgo
Conditional "if" — (면)
겨우면
gyuh-oo-myuhn
gyeoumyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
겹고 있어요
gyuhp-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
gyeopgo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
겹고 싶어요
gyuhp-goh shee-puh-yoh
gyeopgo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
겨울 수 있어요
gyuh-ool soo ee-ssuh-yoh
gyeoul su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
겨워서
gyuh-wuh-suh
gyeowoseo
Noun form — (기)
겹기
gyuhp-gee
gyeopgi
Noun form — (음)
겨움
gyuh-oom
gyeoum