형편없어
hyuhng-pyuh-nuhp-ssuh
descriptive
To say terrible, awful (of a very poor quality) politely in the present tense, use 형편없어요 (hyuhng-pyuh-nuhp-ssuh-yoh). Below is the full conjugation of 형편없다 across the three tenses and three everyday speech levels.
Conjugation table
| Tense | Casual (반말) | Polite (요) | Formal (합니다) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Present | 형편없어요 hyuhng-pyuh-nuhp-ssuh-yoh | 형편없습니다 hyuhng-pyuh-nuhp-seum-nee-dah | |
| Past | 형편없었어 hyuhng-pyuh-nuhp-ssuh-ssuh | 형편없었어요 hyuhng-pyuh-nuhp-ssuh-ssuh-yoh | 형편없었습니다 hyuhng-pyuh-nuhp-ssuh-sseum-nee-dah |
| Future | 형편없을 거야 hyuhng-pyuh-nuhp-sseul- -guh-yah | 형편없을 거예요 hyuhng-pyuh-nuhp-sseul- -guh-yae-yoh | 형편없을 겁니다 hyuhng-pyuh-nuhp-sseul- -guhm-nee-dah |
Other useful forms
Command Polite (세요)
형편없으세요
hyuhng-pyuh-nuhp-sseu-sae-yoh
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
형편없어요
hyuhng-pyuh-nuhp-ssuh-yoh
Question Polite (요)
형편없어요?
hyuhng-pyuh-nuhp-ssuh-yoh-?
Connective “and” — (고)
형편없고
hyuhng-pyuh-nuhp-goh
Conditional “if” — (면)
형편없으면
hyuhng-pyuh-nuhp-sseu-myuhn
Noun form — (기)
형편없음
hyuhng-pyuh-nuhp-sseum