안쓰럽다 Korean adjective conjugation
to be moved by pity, feel sorry for
Every form of 안쓰럽다 across the four speech levels. It is ㅂ irregular — ㅂ becomes 우 before a vowel: 춥다 → 추워요.
기본형Principal parts
The four forms the dictionary prints. Every other form on this page is derived from them.
- 관형사형Modifier
- 안쓰러운
- 아/어Infinitive
- 안쓰러워
- -으니Since
- 안쓰러우니
- 합니다Formal
- 안쓰럽습니다
현재Present
The tense that does the most work. 해요체 is the one to learn first — it is polite without being formal, and it is what most conversation is in.
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 안쓰러워요 | 안쓰럽습니다 | 안쓰러워 | 안쓰럽다 |
과거Past
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 안쓰러웠어요 | 안쓰러웠습니다 | 안쓰러웠어 | 안쓰러웠다 |
미래·추측Future & presumptive
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -겠-Will / must be | 안쓰럽겠어요 | 안쓰럽겠습니다 | 안쓰럽겠어 | 안쓰럽겠다 |
| -을 것이다Going to | 안쓰러울 거예요 | 안쓰러울 것입니다 | 안쓰러울 거야 | 안쓰러울 것이다 |
의문Questions
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 안쓰러워요? | 안쓰럽습니까? | 안쓰러워? | 안쓰러우니? |
| 과거Past | 안쓰러웠어요? | 안쓰러웠습니까? | 안쓰러웠어? | 안쓰러웠니? |
부정Negation
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 안Not (short) | 안 안쓰러워요 | 안 안쓰럽습니다 | 안 안쓰러워 | 안 안쓰럽다 |
| -지 않다Not (long) | 안쓰럽지 않아요 | 안쓰럽지 않습니다 | 안쓰럽지 않아 | 안쓰럽지 않다 |
높임Honorific
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 안쓰러우세요 | 안쓰러우십니다 | 안쓰러우셔 | 안쓰러우시다 |
| 과거Past | 안쓰러우셨어요 | 안쓰러우셨습니다 | 안쓰러우셨어 | 안쓰러우셨다 |
관형사형Modifying a noun
- 현재Present
- 안쓰러운
- 과거Past
- 안쓰러운
- 미래Future
- 안쓰러울
- 회상Used to
- 안쓰럽던
연결Joining clauses
- -고and
- 안쓰럽고
- -게-ly / so that
- 안쓰럽게
- -어서so / and then
- 안쓰러워서
- -으니까since
- 안쓰러우니까
- -으면if / when
- 안쓰러우면
- -지만but
- 안쓰럽지만
- -는데and / but (setting up)
- 안쓰러운데
- -어도even if
- 안쓰러워도
문형Sentence patterns
How the dictionary says this verb is used. The numbers are slots: 1 is the subject, 2 the object.
- 1이 2가 안쓰럽다
예문In real sentences
From the dictionary, each with its translation.
보기 안쓰럽다 야 조용히 해
She told you to go screw yourself.
아니, 그렇지 않아 근무 시간도 아니었어 그리고 정말로 나는 그가 안쓰러웠다구
He said you were hounding his daughter for information about the Nightingale.
마크조차 제시카를 안쓰럽게 여겼다.
Even Mark felt bad for Jessica.
안쓰러워 마세요.
But don't pity us.
자주 묻는 질문Common questions
How do you conjugate 안쓰럽다 in Korean?
안쓰럽다 (to be moved by pity, feel sorry for) is 안쓰러워요 in the polite 해요체, 안쓰럽습니다 in formal 합니다체, 안쓰러워 in casual 반말 and 안쓰럽다 in the plain written style. The past is 안쓰러웠어요.
What is the past tense of 안쓰럽다?
안쓰러웠어요 in everyday polite speech, 안쓰러웠습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 안쓰러워 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.
Is 안쓰럽다 irregular?
Yes — it is ㅂ irregular (ㅂ 불규칙). ㅂ becomes 우 before a vowel: 춥다 → 추워요. That is why the stem looks different in 안쓰러워 and 안쓰러우니 but unchanged in 안쓰럽습니다.
What TOPIK level is 안쓰럽다?
6급 — TOPIK 6, mastery.
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