정겨워
chuhng-gyuh-wuh
jeonggyeowo
정겹다
To say to be friendly and warm politely in the present tense, use 정겨워요 (chuhng-gyuh-wuh-yoh) · jeonggyeowoyo. Below is the full conjugation of 정겹다 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 | 정겨워요 chuhng-gyuh-wuh-yoh jeonggyeowoyo | 정겹습니다 chuhng-gyuhp-sseum-nee-dah jeonggyeopsseumnida | |
| Past | 정겨웠어 chuhng-gyuh-wuh-ssuh jeonggyeowosseo | 정겨웠어요 chuhng-gyuh-wuh-ssuh-yoh jeonggyeowosseoyo | 정겨웠습니다 chuhng-gyuh-wuh-sseum-nee-dah jeonggyeowosseumnida |
| Future | 정겨울 거야 chuhng-gyuh-ool guh-yah jeonggyeoul geoya | 정겨울 거예요 chuhng-gyuh-ool guh-yae-yoh jeonggyeoul geoyeyo | 정겨울 겁니다 chuhng-gyuh-ool guhm-nee-dah jeonggyeoul geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
정겨우세요
chuhng-gyuh-oo-sae-yoh
jeonggyeouseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
정겨워요
chuhng-gyuh-wuh-yoh
jeonggyeowoyo
Question Polite (요)
정겨워요?
chuhng-gyuh-wuh-yoh-?
jeonggyeowoyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
정겹고
chuhng-gyuhp-goh
jeonggyeopgo
Conditional "if" — (면)
정겨우면
chuhng-gyuh-oo-myuhn
jeonggyeoumyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
정겹고 있어요
chuhng-gyuhp-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
jeonggyeopgo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
정겹고 싶어요
chuhng-gyuhp-goh shee-puh-yoh
jeonggyeopgo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
정겨울 수 있어요
chuhng-gyuh-ool soo ee-ssuh-yoh
jeonggyeoul su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
정겨워서
chuhng-gyuh-wuh-suh
jeonggyeowoseo
Noun form — (기)
정겹기
chuhng-gyuhp-gee
jeonggyeopgi
Noun form — (음)
정겨움
chuhng-gyuh-oom
jeonggyeoum