매끄러워
mae-ggeu-ruh-wuh
maekkeureowo
매끄럽다
To say to be smooth, velvety, slippery politely in the present tense, use 매끄러워요 (mae-ggeu-ruh-wuh-yoh) · maekkeureowoyo. Below is the full conjugation of 매끄럽다 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 | 매끄러워요 mae-ggeu-ruh-wuh-yoh maekkeureowoyo | 매끄럽습니다 mae-ggeu-ruhp-sseum-nee-dah maekkeureopsseumnida | |
| Past | 매끄러웠어 mae-ggeu-ruh-wuh-ssuh maekkeureowosseo | 매끄러웠어요 mae-ggeu-ruh-wuh-ssuh-yoh maekkeureowosseoyo | 매끄러웠습니다 mae-ggeu-ruh-wuh-sseum-nee-dah maekkeureowosseumnida |
| Future | 매끄러울 거야 mae-ggeu-ruh-ool guh-yah maekkeureoul geoya | 매끄러울 거예요 mae-ggeu-ruh-ool guh-yae-yoh maekkeureoul geoyeyo | 매끄러울 겁니다 mae-ggeu-ruh-ool guhm-nee-dah maekkeureoul geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
매끄러우세요
mae-ggeu-ruh-oo-sae-yoh
maekkeureouseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
매끄러워요
mae-ggeu-ruh-wuh-yoh
maekkeureowoyo
Question Polite (요)
매끄러워요?
mae-ggeu-ruh-wuh-yoh-?
maekkeureowoyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
매끄럽고
mae-ggeu-ruhp-goh
maekkeureopgo
Conditional "if" — (면)
매끄러우면
mae-ggeu-ruh-oo-myuhn
maekkeureoumyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
매끄럽고 있어요
mae-ggeu-ruhp-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
maekkeureopgo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
매끄럽고 싶어요
mae-ggeu-ruhp-goh shee-puh-yoh
maekkeureopgo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
매끄러울 수 있어요
mae-ggeu-ruh-ool soo ee-ssuh-yoh
maekkeureoul su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
매끄러워서
mae-ggeu-ruh-wuh-suh
maekkeureowoseo
Noun form — (기)
매끄럽기
mae-ggeu-ruhp-gee
maekkeureopgi
Noun form — (음)
매끄러움
mae-ggeu-ruh-oom
maekkeureoum