지혜로워
chee-hyae-roh-wuh
jihyerowo
지혜롭다
To say wise, sagacious politely in the present tense, use 지혜로워요 (chee-hyae-roh-wuh-yoh) · jihyerowoyo. Below is the full conjugation of 지혜롭다 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 | 지혜로워요 chee-hyae-roh-wuh-yoh jihyerowoyo | 지혜롭습니다 chee-hyae-rohp-sseum-nee-dah jihyeropsseumnida | |
| Past | 지혜로웠어 chee-hyae-roh-wuh-ssuh jihyerowosseo | 지혜로웠어요 chee-hyae-roh-wuh-ssuh-yoh jihyerowosseoyo | 지혜로웠습니다 chee-hyae-roh-wuh-sseum-nee-dah jihyerowosseumnida |
| Future | 지혜로울 거야 chee-hyae-roh-ool guh-yah jihyeroul geoya | 지혜로울 거예요 chee-hyae-roh-ool guh-yae-yoh jihyeroul geoyeyo | 지혜로울 겁니다 chee-hyae-roh-ool guhm-nee-dah jihyeroul geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
지혜로우세요
chee-hyae-roh-oo-sae-yoh
jihyerouseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
지혜로워요
chee-hyae-roh-wuh-yoh
jihyerowoyo
Question Polite (요)
지혜로워요?
chee-hyae-roh-wuh-yoh-?
jihyerowoyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
지혜롭고
chee-hyae-rohp-goh
jihyeropgo
Conditional "if" — (면)
지혜로우면
chee-hyae-roh-oo-myuhn
jihyeroumyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
지혜롭고 있어요
chee-hyae-rohp-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
jihyeropgo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
지혜롭고 싶어요
chee-hyae-rohp-goh shee-puh-yoh
jihyeropgo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
지혜로울 수 있어요
chee-hyae-roh-ool soo ee-ssuh-yoh
jihyeroul su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
지혜로워서
chee-hyae-roh-wuh-suh
jihyerowoseo
Noun form — (기)
지혜롭기
chee-hyae-rohp-gee
jihyeropgi
Noun form — (음)
지혜로움
chee-hyae-roh-oom
jihyeroum