무거워
moo-guh-wuh
mugeowo
무겁다
To say to be heavy politely in the present tense, use 무거워요 (moo-guh-wuh-yoh) · mugeowoyo. Below is the full conjugation of 무겁다 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 | 무거워요 moo-guh-wuh-yoh mugeowoyo | 무겁습니다 moo-guhp-sseum-nee-dah mugeopsseumnida | |
| Past | 무거웠어 moo-guh-wuh-ssuh mugeowosseo | 무거웠어요 moo-guh-wuh-ssuh-yoh mugeowosseoyo | 무거웠습니다 moo-guh-wuh-sseum-nee-dah mugeowosseumnida |
| Future | 무거울 거야 moo-guh-ool guh-yah mugeoul geoya | 무거울 거예요 moo-guh-ool guh-yae-yoh mugeoul geoyeyo | 무거울 겁니다 moo-guh-ool guhm-nee-dah mugeoul geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
무거우세요
moo-guh-oo-sae-yoh
mugeouseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
무거워요
moo-guh-wuh-yoh
mugeowoyo
Question Polite (요)
무거워요?
moo-guh-wuh-yoh-?
mugeowoyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
무겁고
moo-guhp-goh
mugeopgo
Conditional "if" — (면)
무거우면
moo-guh-oo-myuhn
mugeoumyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
무겁고 있어요
moo-guhp-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
mugeopgo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
무겁고 싶어요
moo-guhp-goh shee-puh-yoh
mugeopgo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
무거울 수 있어요
moo-guh-ool soo ee-ssuh-yoh
mugeoul su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
무거워서
moo-guh-wuh-suh
mugeowoseo
Noun form — (기)
무겁기
moo-guhp-gee
mugeopgi
Noun form — (음)
무거움
moo-guh-oom
mugeoum