자유로워
chah-yoo-roh-wuh
jayurowo
자유롭다
To say free politely in the present tense, use 자유로워요 (chah-yoo-roh-wuh-yoh) · jayurowoyo. Below is the full conjugation of 자유롭다 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 | 자유로워요 chah-yoo-roh-wuh-yoh jayurowoyo | 자유롭습니다 chah-yoo-rohp-sseum-nee-dah jayuropsseumnida | |
| Past | 자유로웠어 chah-yoo-roh-wuh-ssuh jayurowosseo | 자유로웠어요 chah-yoo-roh-wuh-ssuh-yoh jayurowosseoyo | 자유로웠습니다 chah-yoo-roh-wuh-sseum-nee-dah jayurowosseumnida |
| Future | 자유로울 거야 chah-yoo-roh-ool guh-yah jayuroul geoya | 자유로울 거예요 chah-yoo-roh-ool guh-yae-yoh jayuroul geoyeyo | 자유로울 겁니다 chah-yoo-roh-ool guhm-nee-dah jayuroul geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
자유로우세요
chah-yoo-roh-oo-sae-yoh
jayurouseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
자유로워요
chah-yoo-roh-wuh-yoh
jayurowoyo
Question Polite (요)
자유로워요?
chah-yoo-roh-wuh-yoh-?
jayurowoyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
자유롭고
chah-yoo-rohp-goh
jayuropgo
Conditional "if" — (면)
자유로우면
chah-yoo-roh-oo-myuhn
jayuroumyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
자유롭고 있어요
chah-yoo-rohp-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
jayuropgo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
자유롭고 싶어요
chah-yoo-rohp-goh shee-puh-yoh
jayuropgo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
자유로울 수 있어요
chah-yoo-roh-ool soo ee-ssuh-yoh
jayuroul su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
자유로워서
chah-yoo-roh-wuh-suh
jayurowoseo
Noun form — (기)
자유롭기
chah-yoo-rohp-gee
jayuropgi
Noun form — (음)
자유로움
chah-yoo-roh-oom
jayuroum