눅어
noo-guh
nugeo
descriptive
눅다
To say (to be) cheap politely in the present tense, use 눅어요 (noo-guh-yoh) · nugeoyo. Below is the full conjugation of 눅다 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 | 눅어요 noo-guh-yoh nugeoyo | 눅습니다 noog-sseum-nee-dah nuksseumnida | |
| Past | 눅었어 noo-guh-ssuh nugeosseo | 눅었어요 noo-guh-ssuh-yoh nugeosseoyo | 눅었습니다 noo-guh-sseum-nee-dah nugeosseumnida |
| Future | 눅을 거야 noo-geul guh-yah nugeul geoya | 눅을 거예요 noo-geul guh-yae-yoh nugeul geoyeyo | 눅을 겁니다 noo-geul guhm-nee-dah nugeul geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
눅으세요
noo-geu-sae-yoh
nugeuseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
눅어요
noo-guh-yoh
nugeoyo
Question Polite (요)
눅어요?
noo-guh-yoh-?
nugeoyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
눅고
noog-ggoh
nukkko
Conditional "if" — (면)
눅으면
noo-geu-myuhn
nugeumyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
눅고 있어요
noog-ggoh ee-ssuh-yoh
nukkko isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
눅고 싶어요
noog-ggoh shee-puh-yoh
nukkko sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
눅을 수 있어요
noo-geul soo ee-ssuh-yoh
nugeul su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
눅어서
noo-guh-suh
nugeoseo
Noun form — (기)
눅기
noog-ggee
nukkki
Noun form — (음)
눅음
noo-geum
nugeum