퉁명스러워
toong-myuhng-seu-ruh-wuh
tungmyeongseureowo
퉁명스럽다
To say to be curt, to be blunt politely in the present tense, use 퉁명스러워요 (toong-myuhng-seu-ruh-wuh-yoh) · tungmyeongseureowoyo. Below is the full conjugation of 퉁명스럽다 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 | 퉁명스러워요 toong-myuhng-seu-ruh-wuh-yoh tungmyeongseureowoyo | 퉁명스럽습니다 toong-myuhng-seu-ruhp-sseum-nee-dah tungmyeongseureopsseumnida | |
| Past | 퉁명스러웠어 toong-myuhng-seu-ruh-wuh-ssuh tungmyeongseureowosseo | 퉁명스러웠어요 toong-myuhng-seu-ruh-wuh-ssuh-yoh tungmyeongseureowosseoyo | 퉁명스러웠습니다 toong-myuhng-seu-ruh-wuh-sseum-nee-dah tungmyeongseureowosseumnida |
| Future | 퉁명스러울 거야 toong-myuhng-seu-ruh-ool guh-yah tungmyeongseureoul geoya | 퉁명스러울 거예요 toong-myuhng-seu-ruh-ool guh-yae-yoh tungmyeongseureoul geoyeyo | 퉁명스러울 겁니다 toong-myuhng-seu-ruh-ool guhm-nee-dah tungmyeongseureoul geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
퉁명스러우세요
toong-myuhng-seu-ruh-oo-sae-yoh
tungmyeongseureouseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
퉁명스러워요
toong-myuhng-seu-ruh-wuh-yoh
tungmyeongseureowoyo
Question Polite (요)
퉁명스러워요?
toong-myuhng-seu-ruh-wuh-yoh-?
tungmyeongseureowoyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
퉁명스럽고
toong-myuhng-seu-ruhp-goh
tungmyeongseureopgo
Conditional "if" — (면)
퉁명스러우면
toong-myuhng-seu-ruh-oo-myuhn
tungmyeongseureoumyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
퉁명스럽고 있어요
toong-myuhng-seu-ruhp-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
tungmyeongseureopgo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
퉁명스럽고 싶어요
toong-myuhng-seu-ruhp-goh shee-puh-yoh
tungmyeongseureopgo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
퉁명스러울 수 있어요
toong-myuhng-seu-ruh-ool soo ee-ssuh-yoh
tungmyeongseureoul su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
퉁명스러워서
toong-myuhng-seu-ruh-wuh-suh
tungmyeongseureowoseo
Noun form — (기)
퉁명스럽기
toong-myuhng-seu-ruhp-gee
tungmyeongseureopgi
Noun form — (음)
퉁명스러움
toong-myuhng-seu-ruh-oom
tungmyeongseureoum