멋있어
muh-shee-ssuh
meosisseo
descriptive
멋있다
To say wonderful, nice, cool politely in the present tense, use 멋있어요 (muh-shee-ssuh-yoh) · meosisseoyo. Below is the full conjugation of 멋있다 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 | 멋있어요 muh-shee-ssuh-yoh meosisseoyo | 멋있습니다 muh-shee-sseum-nee-dah meosisseumnida | |
| Past | 멋있었어 muh-shee-ssuh-ssuh meosisseosseo | 멋있었어요 muh-shee-ssuh-ssuh-yoh meosisseosseoyo | 멋있었습니다 muh-shee-ssuh-sseum-nee-dah meosisseosseumnida |
| Future | 멋있을 거야 muh-shee-sseul guh-yah meosisseul geoya | 멋있을 거예요 muh-shee-sseul guh-yae-yoh meosisseul geoyeyo | 멋있을 겁니다 muh-shee-sseul guhm-nee-dah meosisseul geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
멋있으세요
muh-shee-sseu-sae-yoh
meosisseuseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
멋있어요
muh-shee-ssuh-yoh
meosisseoyo
Question Polite (요)
멋있어요?
muh-shee-ssuh-yoh-?
meosisseoyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
멋있고
muh-sheet-goh
meositgo
Conditional "if" — (면)
멋있으면
muh-shee-sseu-myuhn
meosisseumyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
멋있고 있어요
muh-sheet-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
meositgo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
멋있고 싶어요
muh-sheet-goh shee-puh-yoh
meositgo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
멋있을 수 있어요
muh-shee-sseul soo ee-ssuh-yoh
meosisseul su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
멋있어서
muh-shee-ssuh-suh
meosisseoseo
Noun form — (기)
멋있기
muh-sheet-gee
meositgi
Noun form — (음)
멋있음
muh-shee-sseum
meosisseum