엷파래
yuhl-pah-rae
yeoparae
엷파랗다
To say to be pale blue politely in the present tense, use 엷파래요 (yuhl-pah-rae-yoh) · yeoparaeyo. Below is the full conjugation of 엷파랗다 across the three tenses and three everyday speech levels.
Grammar note (ㅎ irregular (adj)): ㅎ-irregular adjectives end in 다 with ㅎ as the final consonant. Before a vowel, the ㅎ drops and the preceding vowel often contracts: 노랗다 (yellow) → 노래요, 이렇다 (like this) → 이래요. The ㅎ stays before consonant suffixes: 노랗고, 이렇지. See all ㅎ-irregular adjectives →
Conjugation table
pron. = pronunciation guide · RR = Revised Romanization
Highlighted = where the stem changes
| Tense | Casual (반말) | Polite (요) | Formal (합니다) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Present | 엷파래요 yuhl-pah-rae-yoh yeoparaeyo | 엷파랗습니다 yuhl-pah-rah-sseum-nee-dah yeoparasseumnida | |
| Past | 엷파랬어 yuhl-pah-rae-ssuh yeoparaesseo | 엷파랬어요 yuhl-pah-rae-ssuh-yoh yeoparaesseoyo | 엷파랬습니다 yuhl-pah-rae-sseum-nee-dah yeoparaesseumnida |
| Future | 엷파랄 거야 yuhl-pah-rahl guh-yah yeoparal geoya | 엷파랄 거예요 yuhl-pah-rahl guh-yae-yoh yeoparal geoyeyo | 엷파랄 겁니다 yuhl-pah-rahl guhm-nee-dah yeoparal geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
엷파라세요
yuhl-pah-rah-sae-yoh
yeoparaseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
엷파래요
yuhl-pah-rae-yoh
yeoparaeyo
Question Polite (요)
엷파래요?
yuhl-pah-rae-yoh-?
yeoparaeyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
엷파랗고
yuhl-pah-rah-koh
yeoparako
Conditional "if" — (면)
엷파라면
yuhl-pah-rah-myuhn
yeoparamyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
엷파랗고 있어요
yuhl-pah-rah-koh ee-ssuh-yoh
yeoparako isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
엷파랗고 싶어요
yuhl-pah-rah-koh shee-puh-yoh
yeoparako sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
엷파랄 수 있어요
yuhl-pah-rahl soo ee-ssuh-yoh
yeoparal su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
엷파래서
yuhl-pah-rae-suh
yeoparaeseo
Noun form — (기)
엷파랗기
yuhl-pah-rah-kee
yeoparaki
Noun form — (음)
엷파람
yuhl-pah-rahm
yeoparam