사랑스러워
sah-rahng-seu-ruh-wuh
sarangseureowo
사랑스럽다
To say to be lovely politely in the present tense, use 사랑스러워요 (sah-rahng-seu-ruh-wuh-yoh) · sarangseureowoyo. Below is the full conjugation of 사랑스럽다 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 | 사랑스러워요 sah-rahng-seu-ruh-wuh-yoh sarangseureowoyo | 사랑스럽습니다 sah-rahng-seu-ruhp-sseum-nee-dah sarangseureopsseumnida | |
| Past | 사랑스러웠어 sah-rahng-seu-ruh-wuh-ssuh sarangseureowosseo | 사랑스러웠어요 sah-rahng-seu-ruh-wuh-ssuh-yoh sarangseureowosseoyo | 사랑스러웠습니다 sah-rahng-seu-ruh-wuh-sseum-nee-dah sarangseureowosseumnida |
| Future | 사랑스러울 거야 sah-rahng-seu-ruh-ool guh-yah sarangseureoul geoya | 사랑스러울 거예요 sah-rahng-seu-ruh-ool guh-yae-yoh sarangseureoul geoyeyo | 사랑스러울 겁니다 sah-rahng-seu-ruh-ool guhm-nee-dah sarangseureoul geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
사랑스러우세요
sah-rahng-seu-ruh-oo-sae-yoh
sarangseureouseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
사랑스러워요
sah-rahng-seu-ruh-wuh-yoh
sarangseureowoyo
Question Polite (요)
사랑스러워요?
sah-rahng-seu-ruh-wuh-yoh-?
sarangseureowoyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
사랑스럽고
sah-rahng-seu-ruhp-goh
sarangseureopgo
Conditional "if" — (면)
사랑스러우면
sah-rahng-seu-ruh-oo-myuhn
sarangseureoumyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
사랑스럽고 있어요
sah-rahng-seu-ruhp-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
sarangseureopgo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
사랑스럽고 싶어요
sah-rahng-seu-ruhp-goh shee-puh-yoh
sarangseureopgo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
사랑스러울 수 있어요
sah-rahng-seu-ruh-ool soo ee-ssuh-yoh
sarangseureoul su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
사랑스러워서
sah-rahng-seu-ruh-wuh-suh
sarangseureowoseo
Noun form — (기)
사랑스럽기
sah-rahng-seu-ruhp-gee
sarangseureopgi
Noun form — (음)
사랑스러움
sah-rahng-seu-ruh-oom
sarangseureoum