매끄러워
mae-ggeu-ruh-wuh
ㅂ irregular (adj)
To say to be smooth, velvety, slippery politely in the present tense, use 매끄러워요 (mae-ggeu-ruh-wuh-yoh). Below is the full conjugation of 매끄럽다 across the three tenses and three everyday speech levels.
Conjugation table
| Tense | Casual (반말) | Polite (요) | Formal (합니다) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Present | 매끄러워요 mae-ggeu-ruh-wuh-yoh | 매끄럽습니다 mae-ggeu-ruhp-sseum-nee-dah | |
| Past | 매끄러웠어 mae-ggeu-ruh-wuh-ssuh | 매끄러웠어요 mae-ggeu-ruh-wuh-ssuh-yoh | 매끄러웠습니다 mae-ggeu-ruh-wuh-sseum-nee-dah |
| Future | 매끄러울 거야 mae-ggeu-ruh-ool- -guh-yah | 매끄러울 거예요 mae-ggeu-ruh-ool- -guh-yae-yoh | 매끄러울 겁니다 mae-ggeu-ruh-ool- -guhm-nee-dah |
Other useful forms
Command Polite (세요)
매끄러우세요
mae-ggeu-ruh-oo-sae-yoh
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
매끄러워요
mae-ggeu-ruh-wuh-yoh
Question Polite (요)
매끄러워요?
mae-ggeu-ruh-wuh-yoh-?
Connective “and” — (고)
매끄럽고
mae-ggeu-ruhp-goh
Conditional “if” — (면)
매끄러우면
mae-ggeu-ruh-oo-myuhn
Noun form — (기)
매끄러움
mae-ggeu-ruh-oom