뜨거워
tteu-guh-wuh
tteugeowo
뜨겁다
To say to be hot (of the temperature of an object) politely in the present tense, use 뜨거워요 (tteu-guh-wuh-yoh) · tteugeowoyo. Below is the full conjugation of 뜨겁다 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 | 뜨거워요 tteu-guh-wuh-yoh tteugeowoyo | 뜨겁습니다 tteu-guhp-sseum-nee-dah tteugeopsseumnida | |
| Past | 뜨거웠어 tteu-guh-wuh-ssuh tteugeowosseo | 뜨거웠어요 tteu-guh-wuh-ssuh-yoh tteugeowosseoyo | 뜨거웠습니다 tteu-guh-wuh-sseum-nee-dah tteugeowosseumnida |
| Future | 뜨거울 거야 tteu-guh-ool guh-yah tteugeoul geoya | 뜨거울 거예요 tteu-guh-ool guh-yae-yoh tteugeoul geoyeyo | 뜨거울 겁니다 tteu-guh-ool guhm-nee-dah tteugeoul geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
뜨거우세요
tteu-guh-oo-sae-yoh
tteugeouseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
뜨거워요
tteu-guh-wuh-yoh
tteugeowoyo
Question Polite (요)
뜨거워요?
tteu-guh-wuh-yoh-?
tteugeowoyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
뜨겁고
tteu-guhp-goh
tteugeopgo
Conditional "if" — (면)
뜨거우면
tteu-guh-oo-myuhn
tteugeoumyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
뜨겁고 있어요
tteu-guhp-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
tteugeopgo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
뜨겁고 싶어요
tteu-guhp-goh shee-puh-yoh
tteugeopgo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
뜨거울 수 있어요
tteu-guh-ool soo ee-ssuh-yoh
tteugeoul su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
뜨거워서
tteu-guh-wuh-suh
tteugeowoseo
Noun form — (기)
뜨겁기
tteu-guhp-gee
tteugeopgi
Noun form — (음)
뜨거움
tteu-guh-oom
tteugeoum