떫디떫어
ttuhl-dee-ttuhl-uh
tteoditteoeo
descriptive
떫디떫다
To say to be very astringent politely in the present tense, use 떫디떫어요 (ttuhl-dee-ttuhl-uh-yoh) · tteoditteoeoyo. Below is the full conjugation of 떫디떫다 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 | 떫디떫어요 ttuhl-dee-ttuhl-uh-yoh tteoditteoeoyo | 떫디떫습니다 ttuhl-dee-ttuhl-seum-nee-dah tteoditteoseumnida | |
| Past | 떫디떫었어 ttuhl-dee-ttuhl-uh-ssuh tteoditteoeosseo | 떫디떫었어요 ttuhl-dee-ttuhl-uh-ssuh-yoh tteoditteoeosseoyo | 떫디떫었습니다 ttuhl-dee-ttuhl-uh-sseum-nee-dah tteoditteoeosseumnida |
| Future | 떫디떫을 거야 ttuhl-dee-ttuhl-eul guh-yah tteoditteoeul geoya | 떫디떫을 거예요 ttuhl-dee-ttuhl-eul guh-yae-yoh tteoditteoeul geoyeyo | 떫디떫을 겁니다 ttuhl-dee-ttuhl-eul guhm-nee-dah tteoditteoeul geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
떫디떫으세요
ttuhl-dee-ttuhl-eu-sae-yoh
tteoditteoeuseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
떫디떫어요
ttuhl-dee-ttuhl-uh-yoh
tteoditteoeoyo
Question Polite (요)
떫디떫어요?
ttuhl-dee-ttuhl-uh-yoh-?
tteoditteoeoyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
떫디떫고
ttuhl-dee-ttuhl-goh
tteoditteogo
Conditional "if" — (면)
떫디떫으면
ttuhl-dee-ttuhl-eu-myuhn
tteoditteoeumyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
떫디떫고 있어요
ttuhl-dee-ttuhl-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
tteoditteogo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
떫디떫고 싶어요
ttuhl-dee-ttuhl-goh shee-puh-yoh
tteoditteogo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
떫디떫을 수 있어요
ttuhl-dee-ttuhl-eul soo ee-ssuh-yoh
tteoditteoeul su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
떫디떫어서
ttuhl-dee-ttuhl-uh-suh
tteoditteoeoseo
Noun form — (기)
떫디떫기
ttuhl-dee-ttuhl-gee
tteoditteogi
Noun form — (음)
떫디떫음
ttuhl-dee-ttuhl-eum
tteoditteoeum