자애로워
chah-ae-roh-wuh
jaaerowo
자애롭다
To say benevolent politely in the present tense, use 자애로워요 (chah-ae-roh-wuh-yoh) · jaaerowoyo. Below is the full conjugation of 자애롭다 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 | 자애로워요 chah-ae-roh-wuh-yoh jaaerowoyo | 자애롭습니다 chah-ae-rohp-sseum-nee-dah jaaeropsseumnida | |
| Past | 자애로웠어 chah-ae-roh-wuh-ssuh jaaerowosseo | 자애로웠어요 chah-ae-roh-wuh-ssuh-yoh jaaerowosseoyo | 자애로웠습니다 chah-ae-roh-wuh-sseum-nee-dah jaaerowosseumnida |
| Future | 자애로울 거야 chah-ae-roh-ool guh-yah jaaeroul geoya | 자애로울 거예요 chah-ae-roh-ool guh-yae-yoh jaaeroul geoyeyo | 자애로울 겁니다 chah-ae-roh-ool guhm-nee-dah jaaeroul geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
자애로우세요
chah-ae-roh-oo-sae-yoh
jaaerouseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
자애로워요
chah-ae-roh-wuh-yoh
jaaerowoyo
Question Polite (요)
자애로워요?
chah-ae-roh-wuh-yoh-?
jaaerowoyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
자애롭고
chah-ae-rohp-goh
jaaeropgo
Conditional "if" — (면)
자애로우면
chah-ae-roh-oo-myuhn
jaaeroumyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
자애롭고 있어요
chah-ae-rohp-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
jaaeropgo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
자애롭고 싶어요
chah-ae-rohp-goh shee-puh-yoh
jaaeropgo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
자애로울 수 있어요
chah-ae-roh-ool soo ee-ssuh-yoh
jaaeroul su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
자애로워서
chah-ae-roh-wuh-suh
jaaerowoseo
Noun form — (기)
자애롭기
chah-ae-rohp-gee
jaaeropgi
Noun form — (음)
자애로움
chah-ae-roh-oom
jaaeroum