놀라워
nohl-rah-wuh
nolrawo
놀랍다
To say to be surprising politely in the present tense, use 놀라워요 (nohl-rah-wuh-yoh) · nolrawoyo. Below is the full conjugation of 놀랍다 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 | 놀라워요 nohl-rah-wuh-yoh nolrawoyo | 놀랍습니다 nohl-rahp-sseum-nee-dah nolrapsseumnida | |
| Past | 놀라웠어 nohl-rah-wuh-ssuh nolrawosseo | 놀라웠어요 nohl-rah-wuh-ssuh-yoh nolrawosseoyo | 놀라웠습니다 nohl-rah-wuh-sseum-nee-dah nolrawosseumnida |
| Future | 놀라울 거야 nohl-rah-ool guh-yah nolraul geoya | 놀라울 거예요 nohl-rah-ool guh-yae-yoh nolraul geoyeyo | 놀라울 겁니다 nohl-rah-ool guhm-nee-dah nolraul geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
놀라우세요
nohl-rah-oo-sae-yoh
nolrauseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
놀라워요
nohl-rah-wuh-yoh
nolrawoyo
Question Polite (요)
놀라워요?
nohl-rah-wuh-yoh-?
nolrawoyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
놀랍고
nohl-rahp-goh
nolrapgo
Conditional "if" — (면)
놀라우면
nohl-rah-oo-myuhn
nolraumyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
놀랍고 있어요
nohl-rahp-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
nolrapgo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
놀랍고 싶어요
nohl-rahp-goh shee-puh-yoh
nolrapgo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
놀라울 수 있어요
nohl-rah-ool soo ee-ssuh-yoh
nolraul su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
놀라워서
nohl-rah-wuh-suh
nolrawoseo
Noun form — (기)
놀랍기
nohl-rahp-gee
nolrapgi
Noun form — (음)
놀라움
nohl-rah-oom
nolraum