슬기로워
seul-gee-roh-wuh
seulgirowo
슬기롭다
To say intelligent, wise, bright politely in the present tense, use 슬기로워요 (seul-gee-roh-wuh-yoh) · seulgirowoyo. Below is the full conjugation of 슬기롭다 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 | 슬기로워요 seul-gee-roh-wuh-yoh seulgirowoyo | 슬기롭습니다 seul-gee-rohp-sseum-nee-dah seulgiropsseumnida | |
| Past | 슬기로웠어 seul-gee-roh-wuh-ssuh seulgirowosseo | 슬기로웠어요 seul-gee-roh-wuh-ssuh-yoh seulgirowosseoyo | 슬기로웠습니다 seul-gee-roh-wuh-sseum-nee-dah seulgirowosseumnida |
| Future | 슬기로울 거야 seul-gee-roh-ool guh-yah seulgiroul geoya | 슬기로울 거예요 seul-gee-roh-ool guh-yae-yoh seulgiroul geoyeyo | 슬기로울 겁니다 seul-gee-roh-ool guhm-nee-dah seulgiroul geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
슬기로우세요
seul-gee-roh-oo-sae-yoh
seulgirouseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
슬기로워요
seul-gee-roh-wuh-yoh
seulgirowoyo
Question Polite (요)
슬기로워요?
seul-gee-roh-wuh-yoh-?
seulgirowoyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
슬기롭고
seul-gee-rohp-goh
seulgiropgo
Conditional "if" — (면)
슬기로우면
seul-gee-roh-oo-myuhn
seulgiroumyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
슬기롭고 있어요
seul-gee-rohp-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
seulgiropgo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
슬기롭고 싶어요
seul-gee-rohp-goh shee-puh-yoh
seulgiropgo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
슬기로울 수 있어요
seul-gee-roh-ool soo ee-ssuh-yoh
seulgiroul su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
슬기로워서
seul-gee-roh-wuh-suh
seulgirowoseo
Noun form — (기)
슬기롭기
seul-gee-rohp-gee
seulgiropgi
Noun form — (음)
슬기로움
seul-gee-roh-oom
seulgiroum