때늦어
ttae-neu-chuh
ttaeneujeo
descriptive
때늦다
To say to be late, belated politely in the present tense, use 때늦어요 (ttae-neu-chuh-yoh) · ttaeneujeoyo. Below is the full conjugation of 때늦다 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 | 때늦어요 ttae-neu-chuh-yoh ttaeneujeoyo | 때늦습니다 ttae-neut-seum-nee-dah ttaeneutseumnida | |
| Past | 때늦었어 ttae-neu-chuh-ssuh ttaeneujeosseo | 때늦었어요 ttae-neu-chuh-ssuh-yoh ttaeneujeosseoyo | 때늦었습니다 ttae-neu-chuh-sseum-nee-dah ttaeneujeosseumnida |
| Future | 때늦을 거야 ttae-neu-cheul guh-yah ttaeneujeul geoya | 때늦을 거예요 ttae-neu-cheul guh-yae-yoh ttaeneujeul geoyeyo | 때늦을 겁니다 ttae-neu-cheul guhm-nee-dah ttaeneujeul geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
때늦으세요
ttae-neu-cheu-sae-yoh
ttaeneujeuseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
때늦어요
ttae-neu-chuh-yoh
ttaeneujeoyo
Question Polite (요)
때늦어요?
ttae-neu-chuh-yoh-?
ttaeneujeoyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
때늦고
ttae-neut-goh
ttaeneutgo
Conditional "if" — (면)
때늦으면
ttae-neu-cheu-myuhn
ttaeneujeumyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
때늦고 있어요
ttae-neut-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
ttaeneutgo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
때늦고 싶어요
ttae-neut-goh shee-puh-yoh
ttaeneutgo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
때늦을 수 있어요
ttae-neu-cheul soo ee-ssuh-yoh
ttaeneujeul su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
때늦어서
ttae-neu-chuh-suh
ttaeneujeoseo
Noun form — (기)
때늦기
ttae-neut-gee
ttaeneutgi
Noun form — (음)
때늦음
ttae-neu-cheum
ttaeneujeum