귀엽다

to be cute

Principal parts

관형사형Modifier
귀여운
아/어Infinitive
귀여워
-으니Since
귀여우니
합니다Formal
귀엽습니다

Present

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
서술Statement 귀여워요귀엽습니다귀여워귀엽다

Past

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
서술Statement 귀여웠어요귀여웠습니다귀여웠어귀여웠다

Future & presumptive

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
-겠-Will / must be 귀엽겠어요귀엽겠습니다귀엽겠어귀엽겠다
-을 것이다Going to 귀여울 거예요귀여울 것입니다귀여울 거야귀여울 것이다

Questions

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Present 귀여워요?귀엽습니까?귀여워?귀여우니?
과거Past 귀여웠어요?귀여웠습니까?귀여웠어?귀여웠니?

Negation

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
안Not (short) 안 귀여워요안 귀엽습니다안 귀여워안 귀엽다
-지 않다Not (long) 귀엽지 않아요귀엽지 않습니다귀엽지 않아귀엽지 않다

Honorific

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Present 귀여우세요귀여우십니다귀여우셔귀여우시다
과거Past 귀여우셨어요귀여우셨습니다귀여우셨어귀여우셨다

Modifying a noun

현재Present
귀여운
과거Past
귀여운
미래Future
귀여울
회상Used to
귀엽던

Joining clauses

-고and
귀엽고
-게-ly / so that
귀엽게
-어서so / and then
귀여워서
-으니까since
귀여우니까
-으면if / when
귀여우면
-지만but
귀엽지만
-는데and / but (setting up)
귀여운데
-어도even if
귀여워도

Sentence patterns

In real sentences

너희 둘 정말 귀엽네!

You two are adorable!

메리가 앨리스보다 훨씬 더 귀여운 것 같아.

I think Mary is way cuter than Alice.

겨우 9살이죠. 정말 귀엽지 않습니까?

Isn't that the sweetest thing you've ever seen?

아름다운 아내와 귀여운 아이들도 있고요.

He has a lovely wife and two beautiful children.

Common questions

How do you conjugate 귀엽다 in Korean?

귀엽다 (to be cute) is 귀여워요 in the polite 해요체, 귀엽습니다 in formal 합니다체, 귀여워 in casual 반말 and 귀엽다 in the plain written style. The past is 귀여웠어요.

What is the past tense of 귀엽다?

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

Is 귀엽다 irregular?

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

What TOPIK level is 귀엽다?

2급 — TOPIK 2, elementary.

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