남자다워
nahm-chah-dah-wuh
ㅂ irregular (adj)
To say manly, masculine politely in the present tense, use 남자다워요 (nahm-chah-dah-wuh-yoh). Below is the full conjugation of 남자답다 across the three tenses and three everyday speech levels.
Conjugation table
| Tense | Casual (반말) | Polite (요) | Formal (합니다) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Present | 남자다워요 nahm-chah-dah-wuh-yoh | 남자답습니다 nahm-chah-dahp-sseum-nee-dah | |
| Past | 남자다웠어 nahm-chah-dah-wuh-ssuh | 남자다웠어요 nahm-chah-dah-wuh-ssuh-yoh | 남자다웠습니다 nahm-chah-dah-wuh-sseum-nee-dah |
| Future | 남자다울 거야 nahm-chah-dah-ool- -guh-yah | 남자다울 거예요 nahm-chah-dah-ool- -guh-yae-yoh | 남자다울 겁니다 nahm-chah-dah-ool- -guhm-nee-dah |
Other useful forms
Command Polite (세요)
남자다우세요
nahm-chah-dah-oo-sae-yoh
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
남자다워요
nahm-chah-dah-wuh-yoh
Question Polite (요)
남자다워요?
nahm-chah-dah-wuh-yoh-?
Connective “and” — (고)
남자답고
nahm-chah-dahp-goh
Conditional “if” — (면)
남자다우면
nahm-chah-dah-oo-myuhn
Noun form — (기)
남자다움
nahm-chah-dah-oom