조심스러워
choh-sheem-seu-ruh-wuh
ㅂ irregular (adj)
To say to be chary, to be careful, to be cautious politely in the present tense, use 조심스러워요 (choh-sheem-seu-ruh-wuh-yoh). Below is the full conjugation of 조심스럽다 across the three tenses and three everyday speech levels.
Conjugation table
| Tense | Casual (반말) | Polite (요) | Formal (합니다) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Present | 조심스러워요 choh-sheem-seu-ruh-wuh-yoh | 조심스럽습니다 choh-sheem-seu-ruhp-sseum-nee-dah | |
| Past | 조심스러웠어 choh-sheem-seu-ruh-wuh-ssuh | 조심스러웠어요 choh-sheem-seu-ruh-wuh-ssuh-yoh | 조심스러웠습니다 choh-sheem-seu-ruh-wuh-sseum-nee-dah |
| Future | 조심스러울 거야 choh-sheem-seu-ruh-ool- -guh-yah | 조심스러울 거예요 choh-sheem-seu-ruh-ool- -guh-yae-yoh | 조심스러울 겁니다 choh-sheem-seu-ruh-ool- -guhm-nee-dah |
Other useful forms
Command Polite (세요)
조심스러우세요
choh-sheem-seu-ruh-oo-sae-yoh
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
조심스러워요
choh-sheem-seu-ruh-wuh-yoh
Question Polite (요)
조심스러워요?
choh-sheem-seu-ruh-wuh-yoh-?
Connective “and” — (고)
조심스럽고
choh-sheem-seu-ruhp-goh
Conditional “if” — (면)
조심스러우면
choh-sheem-seu-ruh-oo-myuhn
Noun form — (기)
조심스러움
choh-sheem-seu-ruh-oom