편찮으셔
pyuhn-chahn-eu-syuh
pyeonchaeusyeo
descriptive
편찮으시다
To say to be unwell (honorific of 아프다) politely in the present tense, use 편찮으셔요 (pyuhn-chahn-eu-syuh-yoh) · pyeonchaeusyeoyo. Below is the full conjugation of 편찮으시다 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 | 편찮으셔요 pyuhn-chahn-eu-syuh-yoh pyeonchaeusyeoyo | 편찮으십니다 pyuhn-chahn-eu-sheem-nee-dah pyeonchaeusimnida | |
| Past | 편찮으셨어 pyuhn-chahn-eu-syuh-ssuh pyeonchaeusyeosseo | 편찮으셨어요 pyuhn-chahn-eu-syuh-ssuh-yoh pyeonchaeusyeosseoyo | 편찮으셨습니다 pyuhn-chahn-eu-syuh-sseum-nee-dah pyeonchaeusyeosseumnida |
| Future | 편찮으실 거야 pyuhn-chahn-eu-sheel guh-yah pyeonchaeusil geoya | 편찮으실 거예요 pyuhn-chahn-eu-sheel guh-yae-yoh pyeonchaeusil geoyeyo | 편찮으실 겁니다 pyuhn-chahn-eu-sheel guhm-nee-dah pyeonchaeusil geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
편찮으시세요
pyuhn-chahn-eu-shee-sae-yoh
pyeonchaeusiseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
편찮으셔요
pyuhn-chahn-eu-syuh-yoh
pyeonchaeusyeoyo
Question Polite (요)
편찮으셔요?
pyuhn-chahn-eu-syuh-yoh-?
pyeonchaeusyeoyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
편찮으시고
pyuhn-chahn-eu-shee-goh
pyeonchaeusigo
Conditional "if" — (면)
편찮으시면
pyuhn-chahn-eu-shee-myuhn
pyeonchaeusimyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
편찮으시고 있어요
pyuhn-chahn-eu-shee-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
pyeonchaeusigo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
편찮으시고 싶어요
pyuhn-chahn-eu-shee-goh shee-puh-yoh
pyeonchaeusigo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
편찮으실 수 있어요
pyuhn-chahn-eu-sheel soo ee-ssuh-yoh
pyeonchaeusil su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
편찮으셔서
pyuhn-chahn-eu-syuh-suh
pyeonchaeusyeoseo
Noun form — (기)
편찮으시기
pyuhn-chahn-eu-shee-gee
pyeonchaeusigi
Noun form — (음)
편찮으심
pyuhn-chahn-eu-sheem
pyeonchaeusim