즐거워
cheul-guh-wuh
jeulgeowo
즐겁다
To say to be pleasant, to be enjoyable politely in the present tense, use 즐거워요 (cheul-guh-wuh-yoh) · jeulgeowoyo. Below is the full conjugation of 즐겁다 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 | 즐거워요 cheul-guh-wuh-yoh jeulgeowoyo | 즐겁습니다 cheul-guhp-sseum-nee-dah jeulgeopsseumnida | |
| Past | 즐거웠어 cheul-guh-wuh-ssuh jeulgeowosseo | 즐거웠어요 cheul-guh-wuh-ssuh-yoh jeulgeowosseoyo | 즐거웠습니다 cheul-guh-wuh-sseum-nee-dah jeulgeowosseumnida |
| Future | 즐거울 거야 cheul-guh-ool guh-yah jeulgeoul geoya | 즐거울 거예요 cheul-guh-ool guh-yae-yoh jeulgeoul geoyeyo | 즐거울 겁니다 cheul-guh-ool guhm-nee-dah jeulgeoul geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
즐거우세요
cheul-guh-oo-sae-yoh
jeulgeouseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
즐거워요
cheul-guh-wuh-yoh
jeulgeowoyo
Question Polite (요)
즐거워요?
cheul-guh-wuh-yoh-?
jeulgeowoyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
즐겁고
cheul-guhp-goh
jeulgeopgo
Conditional "if" — (면)
즐거우면
cheul-guh-oo-myuhn
jeulgeoumyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
즐겁고 있어요
cheul-guhp-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
jeulgeopgo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
즐겁고 싶어요
cheul-guhp-goh shee-puh-yoh
jeulgeopgo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
즐거울 수 있어요
cheul-guh-ool soo ee-ssuh-yoh
jeulgeoul su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
즐거워서
cheul-guh-wuh-suh
jeulgeowoseo
Noun form — (기)
즐겁기
cheul-guhp-gee
jeulgeopgi
Noun form — (음)
즐거움
cheul-guh-oom
jeulgeoum