뛰어나
ttwee-uh-nah
ttwieona
descriptive
뛰어나다
To say to excel politely in the present tense, use 뛰어나요 (ttwee-uh-nah-yoh) · ttwieonayo. Below is the full conjugation of 뛰어나다 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 | 뛰어나요 ttwee-uh-nah-yoh ttwieonayo | 뛰어납니다 ttwee-uh-nahm-nee-dah ttwieonamnida | |
| Past | 뛰어났어 ttwee-uh-nah-ssuh ttwieonasseo | 뛰어났어요 ttwee-uh-nah-ssuh-yoh ttwieonasseoyo | 뛰어났습니다 ttwee-uh-nah-sseum-nee-dah ttwieonasseumnida |
| Future | 뛰어날 거야 ttwee-uh-nahl guh-yah ttwieonal geoya | 뛰어날 거예요 ttwee-uh-nahl guh-yae-yoh ttwieonal geoyeyo | 뛰어날 겁니다 ttwee-uh-nahl guhm-nee-dah ttwieonal geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
뛰어나세요
ttwee-uh-nah-sae-yoh
ttwieonaseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
뛰어나요
ttwee-uh-nah-yoh
ttwieonayo
Question Polite (요)
뛰어나요?
ttwee-uh-nah-yoh-?
ttwieonayo?
Connective "and" — (고)
뛰어나고
ttwee-uh-nah-goh
ttwieonago
Conditional "if" — (면)
뛰어나면
ttwee-uh-nah-myuhn
ttwieonamyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
뛰어나고 있어요
ttwee-uh-nah-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
ttwieonago isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
뛰어나고 싶어요
ttwee-uh-nah-goh shee-puh-yoh
ttwieonago sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
뛰어날 수 있어요
ttwee-uh-nahl soo ee-ssuh-yoh
ttwieonal su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
뛰어나서
ttwee-uh-nah-suh
ttwieonaseo
Noun form — (기)
뛰어나기
ttwee-uh-nah-gee
ttwieonagi
Noun form — (음)
뛰어남
ttwee-uh-nahm
ttwieonam