남자다워
nahm-chah-dah-wuh
namjadawo
남자답다
To say manly, masculine politely in the present tense, use 남자다워요 (nahm-chah-dah-wuh-yoh) · namjadawoyo. Below is the full conjugation of 남자답다 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 | 남자다워요 nahm-chah-dah-wuh-yoh namjadawoyo | 남자답습니다 nahm-chah-dahp-sseum-nee-dah namjadapsseumnida | |
| Past | 남자다웠어 nahm-chah-dah-wuh-ssuh namjadawosseo | 남자다웠어요 nahm-chah-dah-wuh-ssuh-yoh namjadawosseoyo | 남자다웠습니다 nahm-chah-dah-wuh-sseum-nee-dah namjadawosseumnida |
| Future | 남자다울 거야 nahm-chah-dah-ool guh-yah namjadaul geoya | 남자다울 거예요 nahm-chah-dah-ool guh-yae-yoh namjadaul geoyeyo | 남자다울 겁니다 nahm-chah-dah-ool guhm-nee-dah namjadaul geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
남자다우세요
nahm-chah-dah-oo-sae-yoh
namjadauseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
남자다워요
nahm-chah-dah-wuh-yoh
namjadawoyo
Question Polite (요)
남자다워요?
nahm-chah-dah-wuh-yoh-?
namjadawoyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
남자답고
nahm-chah-dahp-goh
namjadapgo
Conditional "if" — (면)
남자다우면
nahm-chah-dah-oo-myuhn
namjadaumyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
남자답고 있어요
nahm-chah-dahp-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
namjadapgo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
남자답고 싶어요
nahm-chah-dahp-goh shee-puh-yoh
namjadapgo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
남자다울 수 있어요
nahm-chah-dah-ool soo ee-ssuh-yoh
namjadaul su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
남자다워서
nahm-chah-dah-wuh-suh
namjadawoseo
Noun form — (기)
남자답기
nahm-chah-dahp-gee
namjadapgi
Noun form — (음)
남자다움
nahm-chah-dah-oom
namjadaum