번거롭다 Korean adjective conjugation
cumbersome, (to be) inconvenient
Every form of 번거롭다 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
- 번거로운
- 아/어Infinitive
- 번거로워
- -으니Since
- 번거로우니
- 합니다Formal
- 번거롭습니다
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 | 번거로워요 | 번거롭습니다 | 번거로워 | 번거롭다 |
과거Past
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 번거로웠어요 | 번거로웠습니다 | 번거로웠어 | 번거로웠다 |
미래·추측Future & presumptive
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -겠-Will / must be | 번거롭겠어요 | 번거롭겠습니다 | 번거롭겠어 | 번거롭겠다 |
| -을 것이다Going to | 번거로울 거예요 | 번거로울 것입니다 | 번거로울 거야 | 번거로울 것이다 |
의문Questions
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 번거로워요? | 번거롭습니까? | 번거로워? | 번거로우니? |
| 과거Past | 번거로웠어요? | 번거로웠습니까? | 번거로웠어? | 번거로웠니? |
부정Negation
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 안Not (short) | 안 번거로워요 | 안 번거롭습니다 | 안 번거로워 | 안 번거롭다 |
| -지 않다Not (long) | 번거롭지 않아요 | 번거롭지 않습니다 | 번거롭지 않아 | 번거롭지 않다 |
높임Honorific
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 번거로우세요 | 번거로우십니다 | 번거로우셔 | 번거로우시다 |
| 과거Past | 번거로우셨어요 | 번거로우셨습니다 | 번거로우셨어 | 번거로우셨다 |
관형사형Modifying a noun
- 현재Present
- 번거로운
- 과거Past
- 번거로운
- 미래Future
- 번거로울
- 회상Used to
- 번거롭던
연결Joining clauses
- -고and
- 번거롭고
- -게-ly / so that
- 번거롭게
- -어서so / and then
- 번거로워서
- -으니까since
- 번거로우니까
- -으면if / when
- 번거로우면
- -지만but
- 번거롭지만
- -는데and / but (setting up)
- 번거로운데
- -어도even if
- 번거로워도
문형Sentence patterns
How the dictionary says this verb is used. The numbers are slots: 1 is the subject, 2 the object.
- 1이 번거롭다
- 1이 2가 번거롭다
예문In real sentences
From the dictionary, each with its translation.
또 나만 번거롭게 생겼네
Great. Something else I got to take care of.
이 문제를 다 쓰기는 좀 번거로우니 그냥 제가 읽을게요
So I'll just read it out, because I don't want to write it out all here, but this is the actual diagram.
번거롭게 해 드려 죄송하지만, 저 좀 도와주시겠어요?
Sorry to trouble you, but can you help me?
번거롭게 일을 하게 만들어서 미안해요
I'm sorry to add to your workload right now.
자주 묻는 질문Common questions
How do you conjugate 번거롭다 in Korean?
번거롭다 (cumbersome, (to be) inconvenient) is 번거로워요 in the polite 해요체, 번거롭습니다 in formal 합니다체, 번거로워 in casual 반말 and 번거롭다 in the plain written style. The past is 번거로웠어요.
What is the past tense of 번거롭다?
번거로웠어요 in everyday polite speech, 번거로웠습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 번거로워 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.
Is 번거롭다 irregular?
Yes — it is ㅂ irregular (ㅂ 불규칙). ㅂ becomes 우 before a vowel: 춥다 → 추워요. That is why the stem looks different in 번거로워 and 번거로우니 but unchanged in 번거롭습니다.
What TOPIK level is 번거롭다?
4급 — TOPIK 4, upper intermediate.
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