미워
mee-wuh
miwo
밉다
To say unpleasant, to dislike politely in the present tense, use 미워요 (mee-wuh-yoh) · miwoyo. Below is the full conjugation of 밉다 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 | 미워요 mee-wuh-yoh miwoyo | 밉습니다 meep-sseum-nee-dah mipsseumnida | |
| Past | 미웠어 mee-wuh-ssuh miwosseo | 미웠어요 mee-wuh-ssuh-yoh miwosseoyo | 미웠습니다 mee-wuh-sseum-nee-dah miwosseumnida |
| Future | 미울 거야 mee-ool guh-yah miul geoya | 미울 거예요 mee-ool guh-yae-yoh miul geoyeyo | 미울 겁니다 mee-ool guhm-nee-dah miul geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
미우세요
mee-oo-sae-yoh
miuseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
미워요
mee-wuh-yoh
miwoyo
Question Polite (요)
미워요?
mee-wuh-yoh-?
miwoyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
밉고
meep-goh
mipgo
Conditional "if" — (면)
미우면
mee-oo-myuhn
miumyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
밉고 있어요
meep-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
mipgo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
밉고 싶어요
meep-goh shee-puh-yoh
mipgo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
미울 수 있어요
mee-ool soo ee-ssuh-yoh
miul su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
미워서
mee-wuh-suh
miwoseo
Noun form — (기)
밉기
meep-gee
mipgi
Noun form — (음)
미움
mee-oom
mium