설어
suh-ruh
seoreo
설다
To say unripe, green, undercooked, half-boiled, immature politely in the present tense, use 설어요 (suh-ruh-yoh) · seoreoyo. Below is the full conjugation of 설다 across the three tenses and three everyday speech levels.
Grammar note (ㄹ stem (adj)): ㄹ-stem adjectives follow the same pattern as ㄹ-stem verbs: the ㄹ is kept before vowel suffixes and drops before ㄴ, ㅂ, and 습니다. 길다 (to be long) → 길어요, 긴, 깁니다. 멀다 (to be far) → 멀어요, 먼, 멉니다. See all ㄹ-stem verbs →
Conjugation table
pron. = pronunciation guide · RR = Revised Romanization
Highlighted = where the stem changes
| Tense | Casual (반말) | Polite (요) | Formal (합니다) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Present | 설어요 suh-ruh-yoh seoreoyo | 섭니다 suhm-nee-dah seomnida | |
| Past | 설었어 suh-ruh-ssuh seoreosseo | 설었어요 suh-ruh-ssuh-yoh seoreosseoyo | 설었습니다 suh-ruh-sseum-nee-dah seoreosseumnida |
| Future | 설 거야 suhl guh-yah seol geoya | 설 거예요 suhl guh-yae-yoh seol geoyeyo | 설 겁니다 suhl guhm-nee-dah seol geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
서세요
suh-sae-yoh
seoseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
설어요
suh-ruh-yoh
seoreoyo
Question Polite (요)
설어요?
suh-ruh-yoh-?
seoreoyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
설고
suhl-goh
seolgo
Conditional "if" — (면)
설면
suhl-myuhn
seolmyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
설고 있어요
suhl-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
seolgo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
설고 싶어요
suhl-goh shee-puh-yoh
seolgo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
설 수 있어요
suhl soo ee-ssuh-yoh
seol su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
설어서
suh-ruh-suh
seoreoseo
Noun form — (기)
설기
suhl-gee
seolgi
Noun form — (음)
섦
suhm
seom