꼴사나워
ggohl-sah-nah-wuh
kkolsanawo
꼴사납다
To say unsightly, ungainly, unseemly, shabby, ugly politely in the present tense, use 꼴사나워요 (ggohl-sah-nah-wuh-yoh) · kkolsanawoyo. Below is the full conjugation of 꼴사납다 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 | 꼴사나워요 ggohl-sah-nah-wuh-yoh kkolsanawoyo | 꼴사납습니다 ggohl-sah-nahp-sseum-nee-dah kkolsanapsseumnida | |
| Past | 꼴사나웠어 ggohl-sah-nah-wuh-ssuh kkolsanawosseo | 꼴사나웠어요 ggohl-sah-nah-wuh-ssuh-yoh kkolsanawosseoyo | 꼴사나웠습니다 ggohl-sah-nah-wuh-sseum-nee-dah kkolsanawosseumnida |
| Future | 꼴사나울 거야 ggohl-sah-nah-ool guh-yah kkolsanaul geoya | 꼴사나울 거예요 ggohl-sah-nah-ool guh-yae-yoh kkolsanaul geoyeyo | 꼴사나울 겁니다 ggohl-sah-nah-ool guhm-nee-dah kkolsanaul geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
꼴사나우세요
ggohl-sah-nah-oo-sae-yoh
kkolsanauseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
꼴사나워요
ggohl-sah-nah-wuh-yoh
kkolsanawoyo
Question Polite (요)
꼴사나워요?
ggohl-sah-nah-wuh-yoh-?
kkolsanawoyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
꼴사납고
ggohl-sah-nahp-goh
kkolsanapgo
Conditional "if" — (면)
꼴사나우면
ggohl-sah-nah-oo-myuhn
kkolsanaumyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
꼴사납고 있어요
ggohl-sah-nahp-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
kkolsanapgo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
꼴사납고 싶어요
ggohl-sah-nahp-goh shee-puh-yoh
kkolsanapgo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
꼴사나울 수 있어요
ggohl-sah-nah-ool soo ee-ssuh-yoh
kkolsanaul su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
꼴사나워서
ggohl-sah-nah-wuh-suh
kkolsanawoseo
Noun form — (기)
꼴사납기
ggohl-sah-nahp-gee
kkolsanapgi
Noun form — (음)
꼴사나움
ggohl-sah-nah-oom
kkolsanaum