정다워
chuhng-dah-wuh
jeongdawo
정답다
To say to be warm and loving politely in the present tense, use 정다워요 (chuhng-dah-wuh-yoh) · jeongdawoyo. Below is the full conjugation of 정답다 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 | 정다워요 chuhng-dah-wuh-yoh jeongdawoyo | 정답습니다 chuhng-dahp-sseum-nee-dah jeongdapsseumnida | |
| Past | 정다웠어 chuhng-dah-wuh-ssuh jeongdawosseo | 정다웠어요 chuhng-dah-wuh-ssuh-yoh jeongdawosseoyo | 정다웠습니다 chuhng-dah-wuh-sseum-nee-dah jeongdawosseumnida |
| Future | 정다울 거야 chuhng-dah-ool guh-yah jeongdaul geoya | 정다울 거예요 chuhng-dah-ool guh-yae-yoh jeongdaul geoyeyo | 정다울 겁니다 chuhng-dah-ool guhm-nee-dah jeongdaul geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
정다우세요
chuhng-dah-oo-sae-yoh
jeongdauseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
정다워요
chuhng-dah-wuh-yoh
jeongdawoyo
Question Polite (요)
정다워요?
chuhng-dah-wuh-yoh-?
jeongdawoyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
정답고
chuhng-dahp-goh
jeongdapgo
Conditional "if" — (면)
정다우면
chuhng-dah-oo-myuhn
jeongdaumyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
정답고 있어요
chuhng-dahp-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
jeongdapgo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
정답고 싶어요
chuhng-dahp-goh shee-puh-yoh
jeongdapgo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
정다울 수 있어요
chuhng-dah-ool soo ee-ssuh-yoh
jeongdaul su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
정다워서
chuhng-dah-wuh-suh
jeongdawoseo
Noun form — (기)
정답기
chuhng-dahp-gee
jeongdapgi
Noun form — (음)
정다움
chuhng-dah-oom
jeongdaum