우스워
oo-seu-wuh
useuwo
우습다
To say funny, laughable, amusing politely in the present tense, use 우스워요 (oo-seu-wuh-yoh) · useuwoyo. Below is the full conjugation of 우습다 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 | 우스워요 oo-seu-wuh-yoh useuwoyo | 우습습니다 oo-seup-sseum-nee-dah useupsseumnida | |
| Past | 우스웠어 oo-seu-wuh-ssuh useuwosseo | 우스웠어요 oo-seu-wuh-ssuh-yoh useuwosseoyo | 우스웠습니다 oo-seu-wuh-sseum-nee-dah useuwosseumnida |
| Future | 우스울 거야 oo-seu-ool guh-yah useuul geoya | 우스울 거예요 oo-seu-ool guh-yae-yoh useuul geoyeyo | 우스울 겁니다 oo-seu-ool guhm-nee-dah useuul geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
우스우세요
oo-seu-oo-sae-yoh
useuuseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
우스워요
oo-seu-wuh-yoh
useuwoyo
Question Polite (요)
우스워요?
oo-seu-wuh-yoh-?
useuwoyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
우습고
oo-seup-goh
useupgo
Conditional "if" — (면)
우스우면
oo-seu-oo-myuhn
useuumyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
우습고 있어요
oo-seup-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
useupgo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
우습고 싶어요
oo-seup-goh shee-puh-yoh
useupgo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
우스울 수 있어요
oo-seu-ool soo ee-ssuh-yoh
useuul su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
우스워서
oo-seu-wuh-suh
useuwoseo
Noun form — (기)
우습기
oo-seup-gee
useupgi
Noun form — (음)
우스움
oo-seu-oom
useuum