젊어
chuhl-muh
jeolmeo
descriptive
젊다
To say to be young, to be youthful politely in the present tense, use 젊어요 (chuhl-muh-yoh) · jeolmeoyo. Below is the full conjugation of 젊다 across the three tenses and three everyday speech levels.
Grammar note (descriptive): Descriptive verbs (형용사) function like adjectives in Korean and conjugate the same way as regular action verbs. They cannot take the progressive -고 있어요 or imperative forms. 좋다 (to be good) → 좋아요; 크다 (to be big) → 커요 (으-irregular).
Conjugation table
pron. = pronunciation guide · RR = Revised Romanization
| Tense | Casual (반말) | Polite (요) | Formal (합니다) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Present | 젊어요 chuhl-muh-yoh jeolmeoyo | 젊습니다 chuhm-seum-nee-dah jeomseumnida | |
| Past | 젊었어 chuhl-muh-ssuh jeolmeosseo | 젊었어요 chuhl-muh-ssuh-yoh jeolmeosseoyo | 젊었습니다 chuhl-muh-sseum-nee-dah jeolmeosseumnida |
| Future | 젊을 거야 chuhl-meul guh-yah jeolmeul geoya | 젊을 거예요 chuhl-meul guh-yae-yoh jeolmeul geoyeyo | 젊을 겁니다 chuhl-meul guhm-nee-dah jeolmeul geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
젊으세요
chuhl-meu-sae-yoh
jeolmeuseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
젊어요
chuhl-muh-yoh
jeolmeoyo
Question Polite (요)
젊어요?
chuhl-muh-yoh-?
jeolmeoyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
젊고
chuhm-goh
jeomgo
Conditional "if" — (면)
젊으면
chuhl-meu-myuhn
jeolmeumyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
젊고 있어요
chuhm-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
jeomgo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
젊고 싶어요
chuhm-goh shee-puh-yoh
jeomgo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
젊을 수 있어요
chuhl-meul soo ee-ssuh-yoh
jeolmeul su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
젊어서
chuhl-muh-suh
jeolmeoseo
Noun form — (기)
젊기
chuhm-gee
jeomgi
Noun form — (음)
젊음
chuhl-meum
jeolmeum