새로워
sae-roh-wuh
saerowo
새롭다
To say to be new politely in the present tense, use 새로워요 (sae-roh-wuh-yoh) · saerowoyo. Below is the full conjugation of 새롭다 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 | 새로워요 sae-roh-wuh-yoh saerowoyo | 새롭습니다 sae-rohp-sseum-nee-dah saeropsseumnida | |
| Past | 새로웠어 sae-roh-wuh-ssuh saerowosseo | 새로웠어요 sae-roh-wuh-ssuh-yoh saerowosseoyo | 새로웠습니다 sae-roh-wuh-sseum-nee-dah saerowosseumnida |
| Future | 새로울 거야 sae-roh-ool guh-yah saeroul geoya | 새로울 거예요 sae-roh-ool guh-yae-yoh saeroul geoyeyo | 새로울 겁니다 sae-roh-ool guhm-nee-dah saeroul geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
새로우세요
sae-roh-oo-sae-yoh
saerouseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
새로워요
sae-roh-wuh-yoh
saerowoyo
Question Polite (요)
새로워요?
sae-roh-wuh-yoh-?
saerowoyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
새롭고
sae-rohp-goh
saeropgo
Conditional "if" — (면)
새로우면
sae-roh-oo-myuhn
saeroumyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
새롭고 있어요
sae-rohp-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
saeropgo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
새롭고 싶어요
sae-rohp-goh shee-puh-yoh
saeropgo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
새로울 수 있어요
sae-roh-ool soo ee-ssuh-yoh
saeroul su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
새로워서
sae-roh-wuh-suh
saerowoseo
Noun form — (기)
새롭기
sae-rohp-gee
saeropgi
Noun form — (음)
새로움
sae-roh-oom
saeroum