누래
noo-rae
nurae
누렇다
To say to be murky yellow politely in the present tense, use 누래요 (noo-rae-yoh) · nuraeyo. Below is the full conjugation of 누렇다 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 | 누래요 noo-rae-yoh nuraeyo | 누렇습니다 noo-ruh-sseum-nee-dah nureosseumnida | |
| Past | 누랬어 noo-rae-ssuh nuraesseo | 누랬어요 noo-rae-ssuh-yoh nuraesseoyo | 누랬습니다 noo-rae-sseum-nee-dah nuraesseumnida |
| Future | 누럴 거야 noo-ruhl guh-yah nureol geoya | 누럴 거예요 noo-ruhl guh-yae-yoh nureol geoyeyo | 누럴 겁니다 noo-ruhl guhm-nee-dah nureol geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
누러세요
noo-ruh-sae-yoh
nureoseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
누래요
noo-rae-yoh
nuraeyo
Question Polite (요)
누래요?
noo-rae-yoh-?
nuraeyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
누렇고
noo-ruh-koh
nureoko
Conditional "if" — (면)
누러면
noo-ruh-myuhn
nureomyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
누렇고 있어요
noo-ruh-koh ee-ssuh-yoh
nureoko isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
누렇고 싶어요
noo-ruh-koh shee-puh-yoh
nureoko sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
누럴 수 있어요
noo-ruhl soo ee-ssuh-yoh
nureol su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
누래서
noo-rae-suh
nuraeseo
Noun form — (기)
누렇기
noo-ruh-kee
nureoki
Noun form — (음)
누럼
noo-ruhm
nureom