싱거워
sheeng-guh-wuh
singgeowo
싱겁다
To say to be bland, not salty politely in the present tense, use 싱거워요 (sheeng-guh-wuh-yoh) · singgeowoyo. Below is the full conjugation of 싱겁다 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 | 싱거워요 sheeng-guh-wuh-yoh singgeowoyo | 싱겁습니다 sheeng-guhp-sseum-nee-dah singgeopsseumnida | |
| Past | 싱거웠어 sheeng-guh-wuh-ssuh singgeowosseo | 싱거웠어요 sheeng-guh-wuh-ssuh-yoh singgeowosseoyo | 싱거웠습니다 sheeng-guh-wuh-sseum-nee-dah singgeowosseumnida |
| Future | 싱거울 거야 sheeng-guh-ool guh-yah singgeoul geoya | 싱거울 거예요 sheeng-guh-ool guh-yae-yoh singgeoul geoyeyo | 싱거울 겁니다 sheeng-guh-ool guhm-nee-dah singgeoul geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
싱거우세요
sheeng-guh-oo-sae-yoh
singgeouseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
싱거워요
sheeng-guh-wuh-yoh
singgeowoyo
Question Polite (요)
싱거워요?
sheeng-guh-wuh-yoh-?
singgeowoyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
싱겁고
sheeng-guhp-goh
singgeopgo
Conditional "if" — (면)
싱거우면
sheeng-guh-oo-myuhn
singgeoumyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
싱겁고 있어요
sheeng-guhp-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
singgeopgo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
싱겁고 싶어요
sheeng-guhp-goh shee-puh-yoh
singgeopgo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
싱거울 수 있어요
sheeng-guh-ool soo ee-ssuh-yoh
singgeoul su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
싱거워서
sheeng-guh-wuh-suh
singgeowoseo
Noun form — (기)
싱겁기
sheeng-guhp-gee
singgeopgi
Noun form — (음)
싱거움
sheeng-guh-oom
singgeoum