서러워
suh-ruh-wuh
seoreowo
서럽다
To say to be sorrowful politely in the present tense, use 서러워요 (suh-ruh-wuh-yoh) · seoreowoyo. Below is the full conjugation of 서럽다 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 | 서러워요 suh-ruh-wuh-yoh seoreowoyo | 서럽습니다 suh-ruhp-sseum-nee-dah seoreopsseumnida | |
| Past | 서러웠어 suh-ruh-wuh-ssuh seoreowosseo | 서러웠어요 suh-ruh-wuh-ssuh-yoh seoreowosseoyo | 서러웠습니다 suh-ruh-wuh-sseum-nee-dah seoreowosseumnida |
| Future | 서러울 거야 suh-ruh-ool guh-yah seoreoul geoya | 서러울 거예요 suh-ruh-ool guh-yae-yoh seoreoul geoyeyo | 서러울 겁니다 suh-ruh-ool guhm-nee-dah seoreoul geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
서러우세요
suh-ruh-oo-sae-yoh
seoreouseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
서러워요
suh-ruh-wuh-yoh
seoreowoyo
Question Polite (요)
서러워요?
suh-ruh-wuh-yoh-?
seoreowoyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
서럽고
suh-ruhp-goh
seoreopgo
Conditional "if" — (면)
서러우면
suh-ruh-oo-myuhn
seoreoumyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
서럽고 있어요
suh-ruhp-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
seoreopgo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
서럽고 싶어요
suh-ruhp-goh shee-puh-yoh
seoreopgo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
서러울 수 있어요
suh-ruh-ool soo ee-ssuh-yoh
seoreoul su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
서러워서
suh-ruh-wuh-suh
seoreowoseo
Noun form — (기)
서럽기
suh-ruhp-gee
seoreopgi
Noun form — (음)
서러움
suh-ruh-oom
seoreoum