미끄러워
mee-ggeu-ruh-wuh
mikkeureowo
미끄럽다
To say to be slippery politely in the present tense, use 미끄러워요 (mee-ggeu-ruh-wuh-yoh) · mikkeureowoyo. Below is the full conjugation of 미끄럽다 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 | 미끄러워요 mee-ggeu-ruh-wuh-yoh mikkeureowoyo | 미끄럽습니다 mee-ggeu-ruhp-sseum-nee-dah mikkeureopsseumnida | |
| Past | 미끄러웠어 mee-ggeu-ruh-wuh-ssuh mikkeureowosseo | 미끄러웠어요 mee-ggeu-ruh-wuh-ssuh-yoh mikkeureowosseoyo | 미끄러웠습니다 mee-ggeu-ruh-wuh-sseum-nee-dah mikkeureowosseumnida |
| Future | 미끄러울 거야 mee-ggeu-ruh-ool guh-yah mikkeureoul geoya | 미끄러울 거예요 mee-ggeu-ruh-ool guh-yae-yoh mikkeureoul geoyeyo | 미끄러울 겁니다 mee-ggeu-ruh-ool guhm-nee-dah mikkeureoul geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
미끄러우세요
mee-ggeu-ruh-oo-sae-yoh
mikkeureouseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
미끄러워요
mee-ggeu-ruh-wuh-yoh
mikkeureowoyo
Question Polite (요)
미끄러워요?
mee-ggeu-ruh-wuh-yoh-?
mikkeureowoyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
미끄럽고
mee-ggeu-ruhp-goh
mikkeureopgo
Conditional "if" — (면)
미끄러우면
mee-ggeu-ruh-oo-myuhn
mikkeureoumyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
미끄럽고 있어요
mee-ggeu-ruhp-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
mikkeureopgo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
미끄럽고 싶어요
mee-ggeu-ruhp-goh shee-puh-yoh
mikkeureopgo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
미끄러울 수 있어요
mee-ggeu-ruh-ool soo ee-ssuh-yoh
mikkeureoul su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
미끄러워서
mee-ggeu-ruh-wuh-suh
mikkeureowoseo
Noun form — (기)
미끄럽기
mee-ggeu-ruhp-gee
mikkeureopgi
Noun form — (음)
미끄러움
mee-ggeu-ruh-oom
mikkeureoum