사나워
sah-nah-wuh
sanawo
사납다
To say to be harsh, to be wild, to be ferocious politely in the present tense, use 사나워요 (sah-nah-wuh-yoh) · sanawoyo. Below is the full conjugation of 사납다 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 | 사나워요 sah-nah-wuh-yoh sanawoyo | 사납습니다 sah-nahp-sseum-nee-dah sanapsseumnida | |
| Past | 사나웠어 sah-nah-wuh-ssuh sanawosseo | 사나웠어요 sah-nah-wuh-ssuh-yoh sanawosseoyo | 사나웠습니다 sah-nah-wuh-sseum-nee-dah sanawosseumnida |
| Future | 사나울 거야 sah-nah-ool guh-yah sanaul geoya | 사나울 거예요 sah-nah-ool guh-yae-yoh sanaul geoyeyo | 사나울 겁니다 sah-nah-ool guhm-nee-dah sanaul geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
사나우세요
sah-nah-oo-sae-yoh
sanauseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
사나워요
sah-nah-wuh-yoh
sanawoyo
Question Polite (요)
사나워요?
sah-nah-wuh-yoh-?
sanawoyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
사납고
sah-nahp-goh
sanapgo
Conditional "if" — (면)
사나우면
sah-nah-oo-myuhn
sanaumyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
사납고 있어요
sah-nahp-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
sanapgo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
사납고 싶어요
sah-nahp-goh shee-puh-yoh
sanapgo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
사나울 수 있어요
sah-nah-ool soo ee-ssuh-yoh
sanaul su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
사나워서
sah-nah-wuh-suh
sanawoseo
Noun form — (기)
사납기
sah-nahp-gee
sanapgi
Noun form — (음)
사나움
sah-nah-oom
sanaum