익살스러워
eeg-ssahl-seu-ruh-wuh
ikssalseureowo
익살스럽다
To say comical, funny, humorous politely in the present tense, use 익살스러워요 (eeg-ssahl-seu-ruh-wuh-yoh) · ikssalseureowoyo. Below is the full conjugation of 익살스럽다 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 | 익살스러워요 eeg-ssahl-seu-ruh-wuh-yoh ikssalseureowoyo | 익살스럽습니다 eeg-ssahl-seu-ruhp-sseum-nee-dah ikssalseureopsseumnida | |
| Past | 익살스러웠어 eeg-ssahl-seu-ruh-wuh-ssuh ikssalseureowosseo | 익살스러웠어요 eeg-ssahl-seu-ruh-wuh-ssuh-yoh ikssalseureowosseoyo | 익살스러웠습니다 eeg-ssahl-seu-ruh-wuh-sseum-nee-dah ikssalseureowosseumnida |
| Future | 익살스러울 거야 eeg-ssahl-seu-ruh-ool guh-yah ikssalseureoul geoya | 익살스러울 거예요 eeg-ssahl-seu-ruh-ool guh-yae-yoh ikssalseureoul geoyeyo | 익살스러울 겁니다 eeg-ssahl-seu-ruh-ool guhm-nee-dah ikssalseureoul geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
익살스러우세요
eeg-ssahl-seu-ruh-oo-sae-yoh
ikssalseureouseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
익살스러워요
eeg-ssahl-seu-ruh-wuh-yoh
ikssalseureowoyo
Question Polite (요)
익살스러워요?
eeg-ssahl-seu-ruh-wuh-yoh-?
ikssalseureowoyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
익살스럽고
eeg-ssahl-seu-ruhp-goh
ikssalseureopgo
Conditional "if" — (면)
익살스러우면
eeg-ssahl-seu-ruh-oo-myuhn
ikssalseureoumyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
익살스럽고 있어요
eeg-ssahl-seu-ruhp-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
ikssalseureopgo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
익살스럽고 싶어요
eeg-ssahl-seu-ruhp-goh shee-puh-yoh
ikssalseureopgo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
익살스러울 수 있어요
eeg-ssahl-seu-ruh-ool soo ee-ssuh-yoh
ikssalseureoul su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
익살스러워서
eeg-ssahl-seu-ruh-wuh-suh
ikssalseureowoseo
Noun form — (기)
익살스럽기
eeg-ssahl-seu-ruhp-gee
ikssalseureopgi
Noun form — (음)
익살스러움
eeg-ssahl-seu-ruh-oom
ikssalseureoum