슬기롭다 Korean adjective conjugation
wise
Every form of 슬기롭다 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
- 슬기로운
- 아/어Infinitive
- 슬기로워
- -으니Since
- 슬기로우니
- 합니다Formal
- 슬기롭습니다
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 | 슬기로워요 | 슬기롭습니다 | 슬기로워 | 슬기롭다 |
과거Past
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 슬기로웠어요 | 슬기로웠습니다 | 슬기로웠어 | 슬기로웠다 |
미래·추측Future & presumptive
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -겠-Will / must be | 슬기롭겠어요 | 슬기롭겠습니다 | 슬기롭겠어 | 슬기롭겠다 |
| -을 것이다Going to | 슬기로울 거예요 | 슬기로울 것입니다 | 슬기로울 거야 | 슬기로울 것이다 |
의문Questions
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 슬기로워요? | 슬기롭습니까? | 슬기로워? | 슬기로우니? |
| 과거Past | 슬기로웠어요? | 슬기로웠습니까? | 슬기로웠어? | 슬기로웠니? |
부정Negation
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 안Not (short) | 안 슬기로워요 | 안 슬기롭습니다 | 안 슬기로워 | 안 슬기롭다 |
| -지 않다Not (long) | 슬기롭지 않아요 | 슬기롭지 않습니다 | 슬기롭지 않아 | 슬기롭지 않다 |
높임Honorific
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 슬기로우세요 | 슬기로우십니다 | 슬기로우셔 | 슬기로우시다 |
| 과거Past | 슬기로우셨어요 | 슬기로우셨습니다 | 슬기로우셨어 | 슬기로우셨다 |
관형사형Modifying a noun
- 현재Present
- 슬기로운
- 과거Past
- 슬기로운
- 미래Future
- 슬기로울
- 회상Used to
- 슬기롭던
연결Joining clauses
- -고and
- 슬기롭고
- -게-ly / so that
- 슬기롭게
- -어서so / and then
- 슬기로워서
- -으니까since
- 슬기로우니까
- -으면if / when
- 슬기로우면
- -지만but
- 슬기롭지만
- -는데and / but (setting up)
- 슬기로운데
- -어도even if
- 슬기로워도
문형Sentence patterns
How the dictionary says this verb is used. The numbers are slots: 1 is the subject, 2 the object.
- 1이 슬기롭다
예문In real sentences
From the dictionary, each with its translation.
그런데 누군가 아주 슬기로운 말을 해 주더군
And then, someone said something very, very wise to me.
2시: 도움 영웅은 나이가 더 많고 더 슬기로운 사람한테 도움을 받아요.
2:00: Assistance The hero needs some help, probably from someone older, wiser.
검색 엔진은 여러분에게 답을 주는데 훌륭한 역할을 하지만 현명하고 슬기로운 가이드는 여러분에게 적절한 질문을 줍니다.
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자주 묻는 질문Common questions
How do you conjugate 슬기롭다 in Korean?
슬기롭다 (wise) is 슬기로워요 in the polite 해요체, 슬기롭습니다 in formal 합니다체, 슬기로워 in casual 반말 and 슬기롭다 in the plain written style. The past is 슬기로웠어요.
What is the past tense of 슬기롭다?
슬기로웠어요 in everyday polite speech, 슬기로웠습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 슬기로워 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.
Is 슬기롭다 irregular?
Yes — it is ㅂ irregular (ㅂ 불규칙). ㅂ becomes 우 before a vowel: 춥다 → 추워요. That is why the stem looks different in 슬기로워 and 슬기로우니 but unchanged in 슬기롭습니다.
What TOPIK level is 슬기롭다?
5급 — TOPIK 5, advanced.
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