너그럽다 Korean adjective conjugation
to be generous
Every form of 너그럽다 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
- 너그러운
- 아/어Infinitive
- 너그러워
- -으니Since
- 너그러우니
- 합니다Formal
- 너그럽습니다
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 | 너그러워요 | 너그럽습니다 | 너그러워 | 너그럽다 |
과거Past
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 너그러웠어요 | 너그러웠습니다 | 너그러웠어 | 너그러웠다 |
미래·추측Future & presumptive
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -겠-Will / must be | 너그럽겠어요 | 너그럽겠습니다 | 너그럽겠어 | 너그럽겠다 |
| -을 것이다Going to | 너그러울 거예요 | 너그러울 것입니다 | 너그러울 거야 | 너그러울 것이다 |
의문Questions
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 너그러워요? | 너그럽습니까? | 너그러워? | 너그러우니? |
| 과거Past | 너그러웠어요? | 너그러웠습니까? | 너그러웠어? | 너그러웠니? |
부정Negation
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 안Not (short) | 안 너그러워요 | 안 너그럽습니다 | 안 너그러워 | 안 너그럽다 |
| -지 않다Not (long) | 너그럽지 않아요 | 너그럽지 않습니다 | 너그럽지 않아 | 너그럽지 않다 |
높임Honorific
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 너그러우세요 | 너그러우십니다 | 너그러우셔 | 너그러우시다 |
| 과거Past | 너그러우셨어요 | 너그러우셨습니다 | 너그러우셨어 | 너그러우셨다 |
관형사형Modifying a noun
- 현재Present
- 너그러운
- 과거Past
- 너그러운
- 미래Future
- 너그러울
- 회상Used to
- 너그럽던
연결Joining 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
문형Sentence patterns
How the dictionary says this verb is used. The numbers are slots: 1 is the subject, 2 the object.
- 1이 너그럽다
예문In real sentences
From the dictionary, each with its translation.
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.
자주 묻는 질문Common 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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