이뻐
ee-bbuh
ippeo
이쁘다
To say alternative form of 예쁘다 (to be pretty) politely in the present tense, use 이뻐요 (ee-bbuh-yoh) · ippeoyo. Below is the full conjugation of 이쁘다 across the three tenses and three everyday speech levels.
Grammar note (으 irregular (adj)): 으-irregular adjectives end in ㅡ before 다. The ㅡ drops when a vowel suffix is added. 배고프다 (to be hungry) → 배고파요; 슬프다 (to be sad) → 슬퍼요. The resulting vowel (아 vs 어) follows the vowel of the syllable before ㅡ. See all 으-irregular verbs →
Conjugation table
pron. = pronunciation guide · RR = Revised Romanization
Highlighted = where the stem changes
| Tense | Casual (반말) | Polite (요) | Formal (합니다) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Present | 이뻐요 ee-bbuh-yoh ippeoyo | 이쁩니다 ee-bbeum-nee-dah ippeumnida | |
| Past | 이뻤어 ee-bbuh-ssuh ippeosseo | 이뻤어요 ee-bbuh-ssuh-yoh ippeosseoyo | 이뻤습니다 ee-bbuh-sseum-nee-dah ippeosseumnida |
| Future | 이쁠 거야 ee-bbeul guh-yah ippeul geoya | 이쁠 거예요 ee-bbeul guh-yae-yoh ippeul geoyeyo | 이쁠 겁니다 ee-bbeul guhm-nee-dah ippeul geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
이쁘세요
ee-bbeu-sae-yoh
ippeuseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
이뻐요
ee-bbuh-yoh
ippeoyo
Question Polite (요)
이뻐요?
ee-bbuh-yoh-?
ippeoyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
이쁘고
ee-bbeu-goh
ippeugo
Conditional "if" — (면)
이쁘면
ee-bbeu-myuhn
ippeumyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
이쁘고 있어요
ee-bbeu-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
ippeugo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
이쁘고 싶어요
ee-bbeu-goh shee-puh-yoh
ippeugo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
이쁠 수 있어요
ee-bbeul soo ee-ssuh-yoh
ippeul su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
이뻐서
ee-bbuh-suh
ippeoseo
Noun form — (기)
이쁘기
ee-bbeu-gee
ippeugi
Noun form — (음)
이쁨
ee-bbeum
ippeum