짓궂어
cheet-goo-chuh
jitgujeo
descriptive
짓궂다
To say to be mischievous, to be mean politely in the present tense, use 짓궂어요 (cheet-goo-chuh-yoh) · jitgujeoyo. Below is the full conjugation of 짓궂다 across the three tenses and three everyday speech levels.
Grammar note (descriptive): Descriptive verbs (형용사) function like adjectives in Korean and conjugate the same way as regular action verbs. They cannot take the progressive -고 있어요 or imperative forms. 좋다 (to be good) → 좋아요; 크다 (to be big) → 커요 (으-irregular).
Conjugation table
pron. = pronunciation guide · RR = Revised Romanization
| Tense | Casual (반말) | Polite (요) | Formal (합니다) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Present | 짓궂어요 cheet-goo-chuh-yoh jitgujeoyo | 짓궂습니다 cheet-goot-seum-nee-dah jitgutseumnida | |
| Past | 짓궂었어 cheet-goo-chuh-ssuh jitgujeosseo | 짓궂었어요 cheet-goo-chuh-ssuh-yoh jitgujeosseoyo | 짓궂었습니다 cheet-goo-chuh-sseum-nee-dah jitgujeosseumnida |
| Future | 짓궂을 거야 cheet-goo-cheul guh-yah jitgujeul geoya | 짓궂을 거예요 cheet-goo-cheul guh-yae-yoh jitgujeul geoyeyo | 짓궂을 겁니다 cheet-goo-cheul guhm-nee-dah jitgujeul geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
짓궂으세요
cheet-goo-cheu-sae-yoh
jitgujeuseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
짓궂어요
cheet-goo-chuh-yoh
jitgujeoyo
Question Polite (요)
짓궂어요?
cheet-goo-chuh-yoh-?
jitgujeoyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
짓궂고
cheet-goot-goh
jitgutgo
Conditional "if" — (면)
짓궂으면
cheet-goo-cheu-myuhn
jitgujeumyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
짓궂고 있어요
cheet-goot-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
jitgutgo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
짓궂고 싶어요
cheet-goot-goh shee-puh-yoh
jitgutgo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
짓궂을 수 있어요
cheet-goo-cheul soo ee-ssuh-yoh
jitgujeul su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
짓궂어서
cheet-goo-chuh-suh
jitgujeoseo
Noun form — (기)
짓궂기
cheet-goot-gee
jitgutgi
Noun form — (음)
짓궂음
cheet-goo-cheum
jitgujeum