수줍어
soo-choo-buh
sujubeo
descriptive
수줍다
To say to be bashful, shy, coy politely in the present tense, use 수줍어요 (soo-choo-buh-yoh) · sujubeoyo. Below is the full conjugation of 수줍다 across the three tenses and three everyday speech levels.
Grammar note (descriptive): Descriptive verbs (형용사) function like adjectives in Korean and conjugate the same way as regular action verbs. They cannot take the progressive -고 있어요 or imperative forms. 좋다 (to be good) → 좋아요; 크다 (to be big) → 커요 (으-irregular).
Conjugation table
pron. = pronunciation guide · RR = Revised Romanization
| Tense | Casual (반말) | Polite (요) | Formal (합니다) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Present | 수줍어요 soo-choo-buh-yoh sujubeoyo | 수줍습니다 soo-choop-sseum-nee-dah sujupsseumnida | |
| Past | 수줍었어 soo-choo-buh-ssuh sujubeosseo | 수줍었어요 soo-choo-buh-ssuh-yoh sujubeosseoyo | 수줍었습니다 soo-choo-buh-sseum-nee-dah sujubeosseumnida |
| Future | 수줍을 거야 soo-choo-beul guh-yah sujubeul geoya | 수줍을 거예요 soo-choo-beul guh-yae-yoh sujubeul geoyeyo | 수줍을 겁니다 soo-choo-beul guhm-nee-dah sujubeul geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
수줍으세요
soo-choo-beu-sae-yoh
sujubeuseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
수줍어요
soo-choo-buh-yoh
sujubeoyo
Question Polite (요)
수줍어요?
soo-choo-buh-yoh-?
sujubeoyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
수줍고
soo-choop-goh
sujupgo
Conditional "if" — (면)
수줍으면
soo-choo-beu-myuhn
sujubeumyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
수줍고 있어요
soo-choop-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
sujupgo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
수줍고 싶어요
soo-choop-goh shee-puh-yoh
sujupgo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
수줍을 수 있어요
soo-choo-beul soo ee-ssuh-yoh
sujubeul su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
수줍어서
soo-choo-buh-suh
sujubeoseo
Noun form — (기)
수줍기
soo-choop-gee
sujupgi
Noun form — (음)
수줍음
soo-choo-beum
sujubeum