까다로워
ggah-dah-roh-wuh
kkadarowo
까다롭다
To say particular, fussy, picky, grumpy politely in the present tense, use 까다로워요 (ggah-dah-roh-wuh-yoh) · kkadarowoyo. Below is the full conjugation of 까다롭다 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 | 까다로워요 ggah-dah-roh-wuh-yoh kkadarowoyo | 까다롭습니다 ggah-dah-rohp-sseum-nee-dah kkadaropsseumnida | |
| Past | 까다로웠어 ggah-dah-roh-wuh-ssuh kkadarowosseo | 까다로웠어요 ggah-dah-roh-wuh-ssuh-yoh kkadarowosseoyo | 까다로웠습니다 ggah-dah-roh-wuh-sseum-nee-dah kkadarowosseumnida |
| Future | 까다로울 거야 ggah-dah-roh-ool guh-yah kkadaroul geoya | 까다로울 거예요 ggah-dah-roh-ool guh-yae-yoh kkadaroul geoyeyo | 까다로울 겁니다 ggah-dah-roh-ool guhm-nee-dah kkadaroul geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
까다로우세요
ggah-dah-roh-oo-sae-yoh
kkadarouseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
까다로워요
ggah-dah-roh-wuh-yoh
kkadarowoyo
Question Polite (요)
까다로워요?
ggah-dah-roh-wuh-yoh-?
kkadarowoyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
까다롭고
ggah-dah-rohp-goh
kkadaropgo
Conditional "if" — (면)
까다로우면
ggah-dah-roh-oo-myuhn
kkadaroumyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
까다롭고 있어요
ggah-dah-rohp-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
kkadaropgo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
까다롭고 싶어요
ggah-dah-rohp-goh shee-puh-yoh
kkadaropgo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
까다로울 수 있어요
ggah-dah-roh-ool soo ee-ssuh-yoh
kkadaroul su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
까다로워서
ggah-dah-roh-wuh-suh
kkadarowoseo
Noun form — (기)
까다롭기
ggah-dah-rohp-gee
kkadaropgi
Noun form — (음)
까다로움
ggah-dah-roh-oom
kkadaroum