자랑스러워
chah-rahng-seu-ruh-wuh
jarangseureowo
자랑스럽다
To say to be proud politely in the present tense, use 자랑스러워요 (chah-rahng-seu-ruh-wuh-yoh) · jarangseureowoyo. Below is the full conjugation of 자랑스럽다 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 | 자랑스러워요 chah-rahng-seu-ruh-wuh-yoh jarangseureowoyo | 자랑스럽습니다 chah-rahng-seu-ruhp-sseum-nee-dah jarangseureopsseumnida | |
| Past | 자랑스러웠어 chah-rahng-seu-ruh-wuh-ssuh jarangseureowosseo | 자랑스러웠어요 chah-rahng-seu-ruh-wuh-ssuh-yoh jarangseureowosseoyo | 자랑스러웠습니다 chah-rahng-seu-ruh-wuh-sseum-nee-dah jarangseureowosseumnida |
| Future | 자랑스러울 거야 chah-rahng-seu-ruh-ool guh-yah jarangseureoul geoya | 자랑스러울 거예요 chah-rahng-seu-ruh-ool guh-yae-yoh jarangseureoul geoyeyo | 자랑스러울 겁니다 chah-rahng-seu-ruh-ool guhm-nee-dah jarangseureoul geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
자랑스러우세요
chah-rahng-seu-ruh-oo-sae-yoh
jarangseureouseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
자랑스러워요
chah-rahng-seu-ruh-wuh-yoh
jarangseureowoyo
Question Polite (요)
자랑스러워요?
chah-rahng-seu-ruh-wuh-yoh-?
jarangseureowoyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
자랑스럽고
chah-rahng-seu-ruhp-goh
jarangseureopgo
Conditional "if" — (면)
자랑스러우면
chah-rahng-seu-ruh-oo-myuhn
jarangseureoumyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
자랑스럽고 있어요
chah-rahng-seu-ruhp-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
jarangseureopgo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
자랑스럽고 싶어요
chah-rahng-seu-ruhp-goh shee-puh-yoh
jarangseureopgo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
자랑스러울 수 있어요
chah-rahng-seu-ruh-ool soo ee-ssuh-yoh
jarangseureoul su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
자랑스러워서
chah-rahng-seu-ruh-wuh-suh
jarangseureowoseo
Noun form — (기)
자랑스럽기
chah-rahng-seu-ruhp-gee
jarangseureopgi
Noun form — (음)
자랑스러움
chah-rahng-seu-ruh-oom
jarangseureoum