너그럽다

to be generous

Principal parts

관형사형Modifier
너그러운
아/어Infinitive
너그러워
-으니Since
너그러우니
합니다Formal
너그럽습니다

Present

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
서술Statement 너그러워요너그럽습니다너그러워너그럽다

Past

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
서술Statement 너그러웠어요너그러웠습니다너그러웠어너그러웠다

Future & presumptive

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
-겠-Will / must be 너그럽겠어요너그럽겠습니다너그럽겠어너그럽겠다
-을 것이다Going to 너그러울 거예요너그러울 것입니다너그러울 거야너그러울 것이다

Questions

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Present 너그러워요?너그럽습니까?너그러워?너그러우니?
과거Past 너그러웠어요?너그러웠습니까?너그러웠어?너그러웠니?

Negation

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
안Not (short) 안 너그러워요안 너그럽습니다안 너그러워안 너그럽다
-지 않다Not (long) 너그럽지 않아요너그럽지 않습니다너그럽지 않아너그럽지 않다

Honorific

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Present 너그러우세요너그러우십니다너그러우셔너그러우시다
과거Past 너그러우셨어요너그러우셨습니다너그러우셨어너그러우셨다

Modifying a noun

현재Present
너그러운
과거Past
너그러운
미래Future
너그러울
회상Used to
너그럽던

Joining clauses

-고and
너그럽고
-게-ly / so that
너그럽게
-어서so / and then
너그러워서
-으니까since
너그러우니까
-으면if / when
너그러우면
-지만but
너그럽지만
-는데and / but (setting up)
너그러운데
-어도even if
너그러워도

Sentence patterns

In real sentences

다행히 너그러우신 분들은 남았구요.

Fortunately, the good ones have stayed.

너그러운 박사후 과정생들이 저희의 과정을 지도해줬습니다.

Generous postdocs tutored us as we went along.

그는 제가 함께 지낸 많은 아프가니스탄 사람들과 마찬가지로 굉장히 너그러웠습니다.

He was very generous, like many of the Afghans I stayed with.

너그러워질 필요가 없어요

We don't get to have big hearts.

Common questions

How do you conjugate 너그럽다 in Korean?

너그럽다 (to be generous) is 너그러워요 in the polite 해요체, 너그럽습니다 in formal 합니다체, 너그러워 in casual 반말 and 너그럽다 in the plain written style. The past is 너그러웠어요.

What is the past tense of 너그럽다?

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

Is 너그럽다 irregular?

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

What TOPIK level is 너그럽다?

4급 — TOPIK 4, upper intermediate.

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