날카로워
nahl-kah-roh-wuh
nalkarowo
날카롭다
To say to be sharp, pointed politely in the present tense, use 날카로워요 (nahl-kah-roh-wuh-yoh) · nalkarowoyo. Below is the full conjugation of 날카롭다 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 | 날카로워요 nahl-kah-roh-wuh-yoh nalkarowoyo | 날카롭습니다 nahl-kah-rohp-sseum-nee-dah nalkaropsseumnida | |
| Past | 날카로웠어 nahl-kah-roh-wuh-ssuh nalkarowosseo | 날카로웠어요 nahl-kah-roh-wuh-ssuh-yoh nalkarowosseoyo | 날카로웠습니다 nahl-kah-roh-wuh-sseum-nee-dah nalkarowosseumnida |
| Future | 날카로울 거야 nahl-kah-roh-ool guh-yah nalkaroul geoya | 날카로울 거예요 nahl-kah-roh-ool guh-yae-yoh nalkaroul geoyeyo | 날카로울 겁니다 nahl-kah-roh-ool guhm-nee-dah nalkaroul geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
날카로우세요
nahl-kah-roh-oo-sae-yoh
nalkarouseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
날카로워요
nahl-kah-roh-wuh-yoh
nalkarowoyo
Question Polite (요)
날카로워요?
nahl-kah-roh-wuh-yoh-?
nalkarowoyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
날카롭고
nahl-kah-rohp-goh
nalkaropgo
Conditional "if" — (면)
날카로우면
nahl-kah-roh-oo-myuhn
nalkaroumyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
날카롭고 있어요
nahl-kah-rohp-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
nalkaropgo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
날카롭고 싶어요
nahl-kah-rohp-goh shee-puh-yoh
nalkaropgo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
날카로울 수 있어요
nahl-kah-roh-ool soo ee-ssuh-yoh
nalkaroul su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
날카로워서
nahl-kah-roh-wuh-suh
nalkarowoseo
Noun form — (기)
날카롭기
nahl-kah-rohp-gee
nalkaropgi
Noun form — (음)
날카로움
nahl-kah-roh-oom
nalkaroum