넢어
nuh-puh
neopeo
descriptive
넢다
To say Seoul and Chungcheong form of 높다 (to be high) politely in the present tense, use 넢어요 (nuh-puh-yoh) · neopeoyo. Below is the full conjugation of 넢다 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 | 넢어요 nuh-puh-yoh neopeoyo | 넢습니다 nuhp-sseum-nee-dah neopseumnida | |
| Past | 넢었어 nuh-puh-ssuh neopeosseo | 넢었어요 nuh-puh-ssuh-yoh neopeosseoyo | 넢었습니다 nuh-puh-sseum-nee-dah neopeosseumnida |
| Future | 넢을 거야 nuh-peul guh-yah neopeul geoya | 넢을 거예요 nuh-peul guh-yae-yoh neopeul geoyeyo | 넢을 겁니다 nuh-peul guhm-nee-dah neopeul geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
넢으세요
nuh-peu-sae-yoh
neopeuseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
넢어요
nuh-puh-yoh
neopeoyo
Question Polite (요)
넢어요?
nuh-puh-yoh-?
neopeoyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
넢고
nuhp-goh
neopgo
Conditional "if" — (면)
넢으면
nuh-peu-myuhn
neopeumyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
넢고 있어요
nuhp-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
neopgo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
넢고 싶어요
nuhp-goh shee-puh-yoh
neopgo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
넢을 수 있어요
nuh-peul soo ee-ssuh-yoh
neopeul su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
넢어서
nuh-puh-suh
neopeoseo
Noun form — (기)
넢기
nuhp-gee
neopgi
Noun form — (음)
넢음
nuh-peum
neopeum