말라빠져
mahl-rah-bbah-chyuh
malrappajyeo
descriptive
말라빠지다
To say scrawny, rawboned politely in the present tense, use 말라빠져요 (mahl-rah-bbah-chyuh-yoh) · malrappajyeoyo. Below is the full conjugation of 말라빠지다 across the three tenses and three everyday speech levels.
Grammar note (descriptive): Descriptive verbs (형용사) function like adjectives in Korean and conjugate the same way as regular action verbs. They cannot take the progressive -고 있어요 or imperative forms. 좋다 (to be good) → 좋아요; 크다 (to be big) → 커요 (으-irregular).
Conjugation table
pron. = pronunciation guide · RR = Revised Romanization
| Tense | Casual (반말) | Polite (요) | Formal (합니다) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Present | 말라빠져요 mahl-rah-bbah-chyuh-yoh malrappajyeoyo | 말라빠집니다 mahl-rah-bbah-cheem-nee-dah malrappajimnida | |
| Past | 말라빠졌어 mahl-rah-bbah-chyuh-ssuh malrappajyeosseo | 말라빠졌어요 mahl-rah-bbah-chyuh-ssuh-yoh malrappajyeosseoyo | 말라빠졌습니다 mahl-rah-bbah-chyuh-sseum-nee-dah malrappajyeosseumnida |
| Future | 말라빠질 거야 mahl-rah-bbah-cheel guh-yah malrappajil geoya | 말라빠질 거예요 mahl-rah-bbah-cheel guh-yae-yoh malrappajil geoyeyo | 말라빠질 겁니다 mahl-rah-bbah-cheel guhm-nee-dah malrappajil geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
말라빠지세요
mahl-rah-bbah-chee-sae-yoh
malrappajiseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
말라빠져요
mahl-rah-bbah-chyuh-yoh
malrappajyeoyo
Question Polite (요)
말라빠져요?
mahl-rah-bbah-chyuh-yoh-?
malrappajyeoyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
말라빠지고
mahl-rah-bbah-chee-goh
malrappajigo
Conditional "if" — (면)
말라빠지면
mahl-rah-bbah-chee-myuhn
malrappajimyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
말라빠지고 있어요
mahl-rah-bbah-chee-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
malrappajigo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
말라빠지고 싶어요
mahl-rah-bbah-chee-goh shee-puh-yoh
malrappajigo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
말라빠질 수 있어요
mahl-rah-bbah-cheel soo ee-ssuh-yoh
malrappajil su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
말라빠져서
mahl-rah-bbah-chyuh-suh
malrappajyeoseo
Noun form — (기)
말라빠지기
mahl-rah-bbah-chee-gee
malrappajigi
Noun form — (음)
말라빠짐
mahl-rah-bbah-cheem
malrappajim