눈부셔
noon-boo-syuh
nunbusyeo
descriptive
눈부시다
To say to be dazzling politely in the present tense, use 눈부셔요 (noon-boo-syuh-yoh) · nunbusyeoyo. Below is the full conjugation of 눈부시다 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 | 눈부셔요 noon-boo-syuh-yoh nunbusyeoyo | 눈부십니다 noon-boo-sheem-nee-dah nunbusimnida | |
| Past | 눈부셨어 noon-boo-syuh-ssuh nunbusyeosseo | 눈부셨어요 noon-boo-syuh-ssuh-yoh nunbusyeosseoyo | 눈부셨습니다 noon-boo-syuh-sseum-nee-dah nunbusyeosseumnida |
| Future | 눈부실 거야 noon-boo-sheel guh-yah nunbusil geoya | 눈부실 거예요 noon-boo-sheel guh-yae-yoh nunbusil geoyeyo | 눈부실 겁니다 noon-boo-sheel guhm-nee-dah nunbusil geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
눈부시세요
noon-boo-shee-sae-yoh
nunbusiseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
눈부셔요
noon-boo-syuh-yoh
nunbusyeoyo
Question Polite (요)
눈부셔요?
noon-boo-syuh-yoh-?
nunbusyeoyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
눈부시고
noon-boo-shee-goh
nunbusigo
Conditional "if" — (면)
눈부시면
noon-boo-shee-myuhn
nunbusimyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
눈부시고 있어요
noon-boo-shee-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
nunbusigo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
눈부시고 싶어요
noon-boo-shee-goh shee-puh-yoh
nunbusigo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
눈부실 수 있어요
noon-boo-sheel soo ee-ssuh-yoh
nunbusil su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
눈부셔서
noon-boo-syuh-suh
nunbusyeoseo
Noun form — (기)
눈부시기
noon-boo-shee-gee
nunbusigi
Noun form — (음)
눈부심
noon-boo-sheem
nunbusim