외로워
wae-roh-wuh
oerowo
외롭다
To say alone, lonely, solitary politely in the present tense, use 외로워요 (wae-roh-wuh-yoh) · oerowoyo. Below is the full conjugation of 외롭다 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 | 외로워요 wae-roh-wuh-yoh oerowoyo | 외롭습니다 wae-rohp-sseum-nee-dah oeropsseumnida | |
| Past | 외로웠어 wae-roh-wuh-ssuh oerowosseo | 외로웠어요 wae-roh-wuh-ssuh-yoh oerowosseoyo | 외로웠습니다 wae-roh-wuh-sseum-nee-dah oerowosseumnida |
| Future | 외로울 거야 wae-roh-ool guh-yah oeroul geoya | 외로울 거예요 wae-roh-ool guh-yae-yoh oeroul geoyeyo | 외로울 겁니다 wae-roh-ool guhm-nee-dah oeroul geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
외로우세요
wae-roh-oo-sae-yoh
oerouseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
외로워요
wae-roh-wuh-yoh
oerowoyo
Question Polite (요)
외로워요?
wae-roh-wuh-yoh-?
oerowoyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
외롭고
wae-rohp-goh
oeropgo
Conditional "if" — (면)
외로우면
wae-roh-oo-myuhn
oeroumyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
외롭고 있어요
wae-rohp-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
oeropgo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
외롭고 싶어요
wae-rohp-goh shee-puh-yoh
oeropgo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
외로울 수 있어요
wae-roh-ool soo ee-ssuh-yoh
oeroul su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
외로워서
wae-roh-wuh-suh
oerowoseo
Noun form — (기)
외롭기
wae-rohp-gee
oeropgi
Noun form — (음)
외로움
wae-roh-oom
oeroum