너그러워
nuh-geu-ruh-wuh
neogeureowo
너그럽다
To say to be generous politely in the present tense, use 너그러워요 (nuh-geu-ruh-wuh-yoh) · neogeureowoyo. Below is the full conjugation of 너그럽다 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 | 너그러워요 nuh-geu-ruh-wuh-yoh neogeureowoyo | 너그럽습니다 nuh-geu-ruhp-sseum-nee-dah neogeureopsseumnida | |
| Past | 너그러웠어 nuh-geu-ruh-wuh-ssuh neogeureowosseo | 너그러웠어요 nuh-geu-ruh-wuh-ssuh-yoh neogeureowosseoyo | 너그러웠습니다 nuh-geu-ruh-wuh-sseum-nee-dah neogeureowosseumnida |
| Future | 너그러울 거야 nuh-geu-ruh-ool guh-yah neogeureoul geoya | 너그러울 거예요 nuh-geu-ruh-ool guh-yae-yoh neogeureoul geoyeyo | 너그러울 겁니다 nuh-geu-ruh-ool guhm-nee-dah neogeureoul geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
너그러우세요
nuh-geu-ruh-oo-sae-yoh
neogeureouseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
너그러워요
nuh-geu-ruh-wuh-yoh
neogeureowoyo
Question Polite (요)
너그러워요?
nuh-geu-ruh-wuh-yoh-?
neogeureowoyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
너그럽고
nuh-geu-ruhp-goh
neogeureopgo
Conditional "if" — (면)
너그러우면
nuh-geu-ruh-oo-myuhn
neogeureoumyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
너그럽고 있어요
nuh-geu-ruhp-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
neogeureopgo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
너그럽고 싶어요
nuh-geu-ruhp-goh shee-puh-yoh
neogeureopgo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
너그러울 수 있어요
nuh-geu-ruh-ool soo ee-ssuh-yoh
neogeureoul su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
너그러워서
nuh-geu-ruh-wuh-suh
neogeureowoseo
Noun form — (기)
너그럽기
nuh-geu-ruhp-gee
neogeureopgi
Noun form — (음)
너그러움
nuh-geu-ruh-oom
neogeureoum