노래
noh-rae
norae
노랗다
To say to be yellow politely in the present tense, use 노래요 (noh-rae-yoh) · noraeyo. Below is the full conjugation of 노랗다 across the three tenses and three everyday speech levels.
Grammar note (ㅎ irregular (adj)): ㅎ-irregular adjectives end in 다 with ㅎ as the final consonant. Before a vowel, the ㅎ drops and the preceding vowel often contracts: 노랗다 (yellow) → 노래요, 이렇다 (like this) → 이래요. The ㅎ stays before consonant suffixes: 노랗고, 이렇지. See all ㅎ-irregular adjectives →
Conjugation table
pron. = pronunciation guide · RR = Revised Romanization
Highlighted = where the stem changes
| Tense | Casual (반말) | Polite (요) | Formal (합니다) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Present | 노래요 noh-rae-yoh noraeyo | 노랗습니다 noh-rah-sseum-nee-dah norasseumnida | |
| Past | 노랬어 noh-rae-ssuh noraesseo | 노랬어요 noh-rae-ssuh-yoh noraesseoyo | 노랬습니다 noh-rae-sseum-nee-dah noraesseumnida |
| Future | 노랄 거야 noh-rahl guh-yah noral geoya | 노랄 거예요 noh-rahl guh-yae-yoh noral geoyeyo | 노랄 겁니다 noh-rahl guhm-nee-dah noral geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
노라세요
noh-rah-sae-yoh
noraseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
노래요
noh-rae-yoh
noraeyo
Question Polite (요)
노래요?
noh-rae-yoh-?
noraeyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
노랗고
noh-rah-koh
norako
Conditional "if" — (면)
노라면
noh-rah-myuhn
noramyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
노랗고 있어요
noh-rah-koh ee-ssuh-yoh
norako isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
노랗고 싶어요
noh-rah-koh shee-puh-yoh
norako sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
노랄 수 있어요
noh-rahl soo ee-ssuh-yoh
noral su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
노래서
noh-rae-suh
noraeseo
Noun form — (기)
노랗기
noh-rah-kee
noraki
Noun form — (음)
노람
noh-rahm
noram