무더워
moo-duh-wuh
mudeowo
무덥다
To say hot politely in the present tense, use 무더워요 (moo-duh-wuh-yoh) · mudeowoyo. Below is the full conjugation of 무덥다 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 | 무더워요 moo-duh-wuh-yoh mudeowoyo | 무덥습니다 moo-duhp-sseum-nee-dah mudeopsseumnida | |
| Past | 무더웠어 moo-duh-wuh-ssuh mudeowosseo | 무더웠어요 moo-duh-wuh-ssuh-yoh mudeowosseoyo | 무더웠습니다 moo-duh-wuh-sseum-nee-dah mudeowosseumnida |
| Future | 무더울 거야 moo-duh-ool guh-yah mudeoul geoya | 무더울 거예요 moo-duh-ool guh-yae-yoh mudeoul geoyeyo | 무더울 겁니다 moo-duh-ool guhm-nee-dah mudeoul geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
무더우세요
moo-duh-oo-sae-yoh
mudeouseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
무더워요
moo-duh-wuh-yoh
mudeowoyo
Question Polite (요)
무더워요?
moo-duh-wuh-yoh-?
mudeowoyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
무덥고
moo-duhp-goh
mudeopgo
Conditional "if" — (면)
무더우면
moo-duh-oo-myuhn
mudeoumyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
무덥고 있어요
moo-duhp-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
mudeopgo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
무덥고 싶어요
moo-duhp-goh shee-puh-yoh
mudeopgo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
무더울 수 있어요
moo-duh-ool soo ee-ssuh-yoh
mudeoul su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
무더워서
moo-duh-wuh-suh
mudeowoseo
Noun form — (기)
무덥기
moo-duhp-gee
mudeopgi
Noun form — (음)
무더움
moo-duh-oom
mudeoum