자비로워
chah-bee-roh-wuh
jabirowo
자비롭다
To say merciful politely in the present tense, use 자비로워요 (chah-bee-roh-wuh-yoh) · jabirowoyo. Below is the full conjugation of 자비롭다 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 | 자비로워요 chah-bee-roh-wuh-yoh jabirowoyo | 자비롭습니다 chah-bee-rohp-sseum-nee-dah jabiropsseumnida | |
| Past | 자비로웠어 chah-bee-roh-wuh-ssuh jabirowosseo | 자비로웠어요 chah-bee-roh-wuh-ssuh-yoh jabirowosseoyo | 자비로웠습니다 chah-bee-roh-wuh-sseum-nee-dah jabirowosseumnida |
| Future | 자비로울 거야 chah-bee-roh-ool guh-yah jabiroul geoya | 자비로울 거예요 chah-bee-roh-ool guh-yae-yoh jabiroul geoyeyo | 자비로울 겁니다 chah-bee-roh-ool guhm-nee-dah jabiroul geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
자비로우세요
chah-bee-roh-oo-sae-yoh
jabirouseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
자비로워요
chah-bee-roh-wuh-yoh
jabirowoyo
Question Polite (요)
자비로워요?
chah-bee-roh-wuh-yoh-?
jabirowoyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
자비롭고
chah-bee-rohp-goh
jabiropgo
Conditional "if" — (면)
자비로우면
chah-bee-roh-oo-myuhn
jabiroumyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
자비롭고 있어요
chah-bee-rohp-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
jabiropgo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
자비롭고 싶어요
chah-bee-rohp-goh shee-puh-yoh
jabiropgo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
자비로울 수 있어요
chah-bee-roh-ool soo ee-ssuh-yoh
jabiroul su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
자비로워서
chah-bee-roh-wuh-suh
jabirowoseo
Noun form — (기)
자비롭기
chah-bee-rohp-gee
jabiropgi
Noun form — (음)
자비로움
chah-bee-roh-oom
jabiroum