엷어
yuhl-uh
yeoeo
descriptive
엷다
To say thin politely in the present tense, use 엷어요 (yuhl-uh-yoh) · yeoeoyo. Below is the full conjugation of 엷다 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 | 엷어요 yuhl-uh-yoh yeoeoyo | 엷습니다 yuhl-seum-nee-dah yeoseumnida | |
| Past | 엷었어 yuhl-uh-ssuh yeoeosseo | 엷었어요 yuhl-uh-ssuh-yoh yeoeosseoyo | 엷었습니다 yuhl-uh-sseum-nee-dah yeoeosseumnida |
| Future | 엷을 거야 yuhl-eul guh-yah yeoeul geoya | 엷을 거예요 yuhl-eul guh-yae-yoh yeoeul geoyeyo | 엷을 겁니다 yuhl-eul guhm-nee-dah yeoeul geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
엷으세요
yuhl-eu-sae-yoh
yeoeuseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
엷어요
yuhl-uh-yoh
yeoeoyo
Question Polite (요)
엷어요?
yuhl-uh-yoh-?
yeoeoyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
엷고
yuhl-goh
yeogo
Conditional "if" — (면)
엷으면
yuhl-eu-myuhn
yeoeumyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
엷고 있어요
yuhl-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
yeogo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
엷고 싶어요
yuhl-goh shee-puh-yoh
yeogo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
엷을 수 있어요
yuhl-eul soo ee-ssuh-yoh
yeoeul su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
엷어서
yuhl-uh-suh
yeoeoseo
Noun form — (기)
엷기
yuhl-gee
yeogi
Noun form — (음)
엷음
yuhl-eum
yeoeum