슬퍼
seul-puh
seulpeo
슬프다
To say to be sad politely in the present tense, use 슬퍼요 (seul-puh-yoh) · seulpeoyo. Below is the full conjugation of 슬프다 across the three tenses and three everyday speech levels.
Grammar note (으 irregular (adj)): 으-irregular adjectives end in ㅡ before 다. The ㅡ drops when a vowel suffix is added. 배고프다 (to be hungry) → 배고파요; 슬프다 (to be sad) → 슬퍼요. The resulting vowel (아 vs 어) follows the vowel of the syllable before ㅡ. See all 으-irregular verbs →
Conjugation table
pron. = pronunciation guide · RR = Revised Romanization
Highlighted = where the stem changes
| Tense | Casual (반말) | Polite (요) | Formal (합니다) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Present | 슬퍼요 seul-puh-yoh seulpeoyo | 슬픕니다 seul-peum-nee-dah seulpeumnida | |
| Past | 슬펐어 seul-puh-ssuh seulpeosseo | 슬펐어요 seul-puh-ssuh-yoh seulpeosseoyo | 슬펐습니다 seul-puh-sseum-nee-dah seulpeosseumnida |
| Future | 슬플 거야 seul-peul guh-yah seulpeul geoya | 슬플 거예요 seul-peul guh-yae-yoh seulpeul geoyeyo | 슬플 겁니다 seul-peul guhm-nee-dah seulpeul geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
슬프세요
seul-peu-sae-yoh
seulpeuseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
슬퍼요
seul-puh-yoh
seulpeoyo
Question Polite (요)
슬퍼요?
seul-puh-yoh-?
seulpeoyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
슬프고
seul-peu-goh
seulpeugo
Conditional "if" — (면)
슬프면
seul-peu-myuhn
seulpeumyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
슬프고 있어요
seul-peu-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
seulpeugo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
슬프고 싶어요
seul-peu-goh shee-puh-yoh
seulpeugo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
슬플 수 있어요
seul-peul soo ee-ssuh-yoh
seulpeul su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
슬퍼서
seul-puh-suh
seulpeoseo
Noun form — (기)
슬프기
seul-peu-gee
seulpeugi
Noun form — (음)
슬픔
seul-peum
seulpeum