낯익어
nah-chee-guh
nachigeo
descriptive
낯익다
To say to become used to seeing (a person/a thing) politely in the present tense, use 낯익어요 (nah-chee-guh-yoh) · nachigeoyo. Below is the full conjugation of 낯익다 across the three tenses and three everyday speech levels.
Grammar note (descriptive): Descriptive verbs (형용사) function like adjectives in Korean and conjugate the same way as regular action verbs. They cannot take the progressive -고 있어요 or imperative forms. 좋다 (to be good) → 좋아요; 크다 (to be big) → 커요 (으-irregular).
Conjugation table
pron. = pronunciation guide · RR = Revised Romanization
| Tense | Casual (반말) | Polite (요) | Formal (합니다) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Present | 낯익어요 nah-chee-guh-yoh nachigeoyo | 낯익습니다 nah-cheeg-sseum-nee-dah nachiksseumnida | |
| Past | 낯익었어 nah-chee-guh-ssuh nachigeosseo | 낯익었어요 nah-chee-guh-ssuh-yoh nachigeosseoyo | 낯익었습니다 nah-chee-guh-sseum-nee-dah nachigeosseumnida |
| Future | 낯익을 거야 nah-chee-geul guh-yah nachigeul geoya | 낯익을 거예요 nah-chee-geul guh-yae-yoh nachigeul geoyeyo | 낯익을 겁니다 nah-chee-geul guhm-nee-dah nachigeul geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
낯익으세요
nah-chee-geu-sae-yoh
nachigeuseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
낯익어요
nah-chee-guh-yoh
nachigeoyo
Question Polite (요)
낯익어요?
nah-chee-guh-yoh-?
nachigeoyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
낯익고
nah-cheeg-ggoh
nachikkko
Conditional "if" — (면)
낯익으면
nah-chee-geu-myuhn
nachigeumyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
낯익고 있어요
nah-cheeg-ggoh ee-ssuh-yoh
nachikkko isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
낯익고 싶어요
nah-cheeg-ggoh shee-puh-yoh
nachikkko sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
낯익을 수 있어요
nah-chee-geul soo ee-ssuh-yoh
nachigeul su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
낯익어서
nah-chee-guh-suh
nachigeoseo
Noun form — (기)
낯익기
nah-cheeg-ggee
nachikkki
Noun form — (음)
낯익음
nah-chee-geum
nachigeum