지루해
chee-roo-hae
jiruhae
지루하다
To say to be boring, tedious, dull politely in the present tense, use 지루해요 (chee-roo-hae-yoh) · jiruhaeyo. Below is the full conjugation of 지루하다 across the three tenses and three everyday speech levels.
Grammar note (하다 verb (adj)): 하다 adjectives use the same verb 하다 as a suffix to turn descriptive nouns into predicates (행복하다 = to be happy). They conjugate identically to 하다 verbs: the 하 contracts before -아/-어 suffixes to give 해. 행복해요, 행복했어요, 행복합니다. See all 하다 verbs →
Conjugation table
pron. = pronunciation guide · RR = Revised Romanization
Highlighted = where the stem changes
| Tense | Casual (반말) | Polite (요) | Formal (합니다) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Present | 지루해요 chee-roo-hae-yoh jiruhaeyo | 지루합니다 chee-roo-hahm-nee-dah jiruhamnida | |
| Past | 지루했어 chee-roo-hae-ssuh jiruhaesseo | 지루했어요 chee-roo-hae-ssuh-yoh jiruhaesseoyo | 지루했습니다 chee-roo-hae-sseum-nee-dah jiruhaesseumnida |
| Future | 지루할 거야 chee-roo-hahl guh-yah jiruhal geoya | 지루할 거예요 chee-roo-hahl guh-yae-yoh jiruhal geoyeyo | 지루할 겁니다 chee-roo-hahl guhm-nee-dah jiruhal geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
지루하세요
chee-roo-hah-sae-yoh
jiruhaseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
지루해요
chee-roo-hae-yoh
jiruhaeyo
Question Polite (요)
지루해요?
chee-roo-hae-yoh-?
jiruhaeyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
지루하고
chee-roo-hah-goh
jiruhago
Conditional "if" — (면)
지루하면
chee-roo-hah-myuhn
jiruhamyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
지루하고 있어요
chee-roo-hah-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
jiruhago isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
지루하고 싶어요
chee-roo-hah-goh shee-puh-yoh
jiruhago sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
지루할 수 있어요
chee-roo-hahl soo ee-ssuh-yoh
jiruhal su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
지루해서
chee-roo-hae-suh
jiruhaeseo
Noun form — (기)
지루하기
chee-roo-hah-gee
jiruhagi
Noun form — (음)
지루함
chee-roo-hahm
jiruham