징그러워
cheeng-geu-ruh-wuh
jinggeureowo
징그럽다
To say to be creepy, disgusting politely in the present tense, use 징그러워요 (cheeng-geu-ruh-wuh-yoh) · jinggeureowoyo. Below is the full conjugation of 징그럽다 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 | 징그러워요 cheeng-geu-ruh-wuh-yoh jinggeureowoyo | 징그럽습니다 cheeng-geu-ruhp-sseum-nee-dah jinggeureopsseumnida | |
| Past | 징그러웠어 cheeng-geu-ruh-wuh-ssuh jinggeureowosseo | 징그러웠어요 cheeng-geu-ruh-wuh-ssuh-yoh jinggeureowosseoyo | 징그러웠습니다 cheeng-geu-ruh-wuh-sseum-nee-dah jinggeureowosseumnida |
| Future | 징그러울 거야 cheeng-geu-ruh-ool guh-yah jinggeureoul geoya | 징그러울 거예요 cheeng-geu-ruh-ool guh-yae-yoh jinggeureoul geoyeyo | 징그러울 겁니다 cheeng-geu-ruh-ool guhm-nee-dah jinggeureoul geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
징그러우세요
cheeng-geu-ruh-oo-sae-yoh
jinggeureouseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
징그러워요
cheeng-geu-ruh-wuh-yoh
jinggeureowoyo
Question Polite (요)
징그러워요?
cheeng-geu-ruh-wuh-yoh-?
jinggeureowoyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
징그럽고
cheeng-geu-ruhp-goh
jinggeureopgo
Conditional "if" — (면)
징그러우면
cheeng-geu-ruh-oo-myuhn
jinggeureoumyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
징그럽고 있어요
cheeng-geu-ruhp-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
jinggeureopgo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
징그럽고 싶어요
cheeng-geu-ruhp-goh shee-puh-yoh
jinggeureopgo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
징그러울 수 있어요
cheeng-geu-ruh-ool soo ee-ssuh-yoh
jinggeureoul su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
징그러워서
cheeng-geu-ruh-wuh-suh
jinggeureowoseo
Noun form — (기)
징그럽기
cheeng-geu-ruhp-gee
jinggeureopgi
Noun form — (음)
징그러움
cheeng-geu-ruh-oom
jinggeureoum