곱다

beautiful, pretty

Principal parts

관형사형Modifier
고운
아/어Infinitive
고와
-으니Since
고우니
합니다Formal
곱습니다

Present

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
서술Statement 고와요곱습니다고와곱다

Past

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
서술Statement 고왔어요고왔습니다고왔어고왔다

Future & presumptive

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
-겠-Will / must be 곱겠어요곱겠습니다곱겠어곱겠다
-을 것이다Going to 고울 거예요고울 것입니다고울 거야고울 것이다

Questions

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Present 고와요?곱습니까?고와?고우니?
과거Past 고왔어요?고왔습니까?고왔어?고왔니?

Negation

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
안Not (short) 안 고와요안 곱습니다안 고와안 곱다
-지 않다Not (long) 곱지 않아요곱지 않습니다곱지 않아곱지 않다

Honorific

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Present 고우세요고우십니다고우셔고우시다
과거Past 고우셨어요고우셨습니다고우셨어고우셨다

Modifying a noun

현재Present
고운
과거Past
고운
미래Future
고울
회상Used to
곱던

Joining clauses

-고and
곱고
-게-ly / so that
곱게
-어서so / and then
고와서
-으니까since
고우니까
-으면if / when
고우면
-지만but
곱지만
-는데and / but (setting up)
고운데
-어도even if
고와도

Sentence patterns

In real sentences

난 곱게 자란 놈이라고!

I come from a different kind of lifestyle, brah.

놈을 곱게 죽일 필요는 없어

You don't have to kill him with kindness.

잠도 못 잤을 텐데 피부가 이렇게도 곱다니

You're so young. How can you look so lovely and fresh without sleep?

너무 곱게 자라서 요리도 못해.

He grew up too sheltered, so he can't even cook.

Common questions

How do you conjugate 곱다 in Korean?

곱다 (beautiful, pretty) is 고와요 in the polite 해요체, 곱습니다 in formal 합니다체, 고와 in casual 반말 and 곱다 in the plain written style. The past is 고왔어요.

What is the past tense of 곱다?

고왔어요 in everyday polite speech, 고왔습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 고와 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.

Is 곱다 irregular?

Yes — it is ㅂ irregular (ㅂ 불규칙). ㅂ becomes 우 before a vowel: 춥다 → 추워요. That is why the stem looks different in 고와 and 고우니 but unchanged in 곱습니다.

What TOPIK level is 곱다?

3급 — TOPIK 3, lower intermediate.

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