서툴러
suh-tool-ruh
seotulreo
서투르다
To say to be unskillful, inexperienced, unhandy politely in the present tense, use 서툴러요 (suh-tool-ruh-yoh) · seotulreoyo. Below is the full conjugation of 서투르다 across the three tenses and three everyday speech levels.
Grammar note (르 irregular (adj)): 르-irregular adjectives follow the same pattern as 르-irregular verbs: 르 splits before -어/-아 suffixes. 다르다 (to be different) → 달라요, 빠르다 (to be fast) → 빨라요. Before consonants 르 is unchanged: 다르고, 빠르지. See all 르-irregular verbs →
Conjugation table
pron. = pronunciation guide · RR = Revised Romanization
Highlighted = where the stem changes
| Tense | Casual (반말) | Polite (요) | Formal (합니다) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Present | 서툴러요 suh-tool-ruh-yoh seotulreoyo | 서투릅니다 suh-too-reum-nee-dah seotureumnida | |
| Past | 서툴렀어 suh-tool-ruh-ssuh seotulreosseo | 서툴렀어요 suh-tool-ruh-ssuh-yoh seotulreosseoyo | 서툴렀습니다 suh-tool-ruh-sseum-nee-dah seotulreosseumnida |
| Future | 서투를 거야 suh-too-reul guh-yah seotureul geoya | 서투를 거예요 suh-too-reul guh-yae-yoh seotureul geoyeyo | 서투를 겁니다 suh-too-reul guhm-nee-dah seotureul geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
서투르세요
suh-too-reu-sae-yoh
seotureuseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
서툴러요
suh-tool-ruh-yoh
seotulreoyo
Question Polite (요)
서툴러요?
suh-tool-ruh-yoh-?
seotulreoyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
서투르고
suh-too-reu-goh
seotureugo
Conditional "if" — (면)
서투르면
suh-too-reu-myuhn
seotureumyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
서투르고 있어요
suh-too-reu-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
seotureugo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
서투르고 싶어요
suh-too-reu-goh shee-puh-yoh
seotureugo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
서투를 수 있어요
suh-too-reul soo ee-ssuh-yoh
seotureul su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
서툴러서
suh-tool-ruh-suh
seotulreoseo
Noun form — (기)
서투르기
suh-too-reu-gee
seotureugi
Noun form — (음)
서투름
suh-too-reum
seotureum