귀엽다 Korean adjective conjugation
to be cute
Every form of 귀엽다 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
- 귀여운
- 아/어Infinitive
- 귀여워
- -으니Since
- 귀여우니
- 합니다Formal
- 귀엽습니다
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 | 귀여워요 | 귀엽습니다 | 귀여워 | 귀엽다 |
과거Past
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 귀여웠어요 | 귀여웠습니다 | 귀여웠어 | 귀여웠다 |
미래·추측Future & presumptive
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -겠-Will / must be | 귀엽겠어요 | 귀엽겠습니다 | 귀엽겠어 | 귀엽겠다 |
| -을 것이다Going to | 귀여울 거예요 | 귀여울 것입니다 | 귀여울 거야 | 귀여울 것이다 |
의문Questions
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 귀여워요? | 귀엽습니까? | 귀여워? | 귀여우니? |
| 과거Past | 귀여웠어요? | 귀여웠습니까? | 귀여웠어? | 귀여웠니? |
부정Negation
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 안Not (short) | 안 귀여워요 | 안 귀엽습니다 | 안 귀여워 | 안 귀엽다 |
| -지 않다Not (long) | 귀엽지 않아요 | 귀엽지 않습니다 | 귀엽지 않아 | 귀엽지 않다 |
높임Honorific
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 귀여우세요 | 귀여우십니다 | 귀여우셔 | 귀여우시다 |
| 과거Past | 귀여우셨어요 | 귀여우셨습니다 | 귀여우셨어 | 귀여우셨다 |
관형사형Modifying a noun
- 현재Present
- 귀여운
- 과거Past
- 귀여운
- 미래Future
- 귀여울
- 회상Used to
- 귀엽던
연결Joining 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
문형Sentence patterns
How the dictionary says this verb is used. The numbers are slots: 1 is the subject, 2 the object.
- 1이 2가 귀엽다
예문In real sentences
From the dictionary, each with its translation.
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.
자주 묻는 질문Common 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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