편찮아
pyuhn-chahn-ah
pyeonchaa
descriptive
편찮다
To say to be ill, sick politely in the present tense, use 편찮아요 (pyuhn-chahn-ah-yoh) · pyeonchaayo. Below is the full conjugation of 편찮다 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 | 편찮아요 pyuhn-chahn-ah-yoh pyeonchaayo | 편찮습니다 pyuhn-chahn-seum-nee-dah pyeonchaseumnida | |
| Past | 편찮았어 pyuhn-chahn-ah-ssuh pyeonchaasseo | 편찮았어요 pyuhn-chahn-ah-ssuh-yoh pyeonchaasseoyo | 편찮았습니다 pyuhn-chahn-ah-sseum-nee-dah pyeonchaasseumnida |
| Future | 편찮을 거야 pyuhn-chahn-eul guh-yah pyeonchaeul geoya | 편찮을 거예요 pyuhn-chahn-eul guh-yae-yoh pyeonchaeul geoyeyo | 편찮을 겁니다 pyuhn-chahn-eul guhm-nee-dah pyeonchaeul geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
편찮으세요
pyuhn-chahn-eu-sae-yoh
pyeonchaeuseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
편찮아요
pyuhn-chahn-ah-yoh
pyeonchaayo
Question Polite (요)
편찮아요?
pyuhn-chahn-ah-yoh-?
pyeonchaayo?
Connective "and" — (고)
편찮고
pyuhn-chahn-goh
pyeonchago
Conditional "if" — (면)
편찮으면
pyuhn-chahn-eu-myuhn
pyeonchaeumyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
편찮고 있어요
pyuhn-chahn-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
pyeonchago isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
편찮고 싶어요
pyuhn-chahn-goh shee-puh-yoh
pyeonchago sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
편찮을 수 있어요
pyuhn-chahn-eul soo ee-ssuh-yoh
pyeonchaeul su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
편찮아서
pyuhn-chahn-ah-suh
pyeonchaaseo
Noun form — (기)
편찮기
pyuhn-chahn-gee
pyeonchagi
Noun form — (음)
편찮음
pyuhn-chahn-eum
pyeonchaeum