쑥스럽다 Korean adjective conjugation
to be shy
Every form of 쑥스럽다 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
- 쑥스러운
- 아/어Infinitive
- 쑥스러워
- -으니Since
- 쑥스러우니
- 합니다Formal
- 쑥스럽습니다
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 | 쑥스러워요 | 쑥스럽습니다 | 쑥스러워 | 쑥스럽다 |
과거Past
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 쑥스러웠어요 | 쑥스러웠습니다 | 쑥스러웠어 | 쑥스러웠다 |
미래·추측Future & presumptive
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -겠-Will / must be | 쑥스럽겠어요 | 쑥스럽겠습니다 | 쑥스럽겠어 | 쑥스럽겠다 |
| -을 것이다Going to | 쑥스러울 거예요 | 쑥스러울 것입니다 | 쑥스러울 거야 | 쑥스러울 것이다 |
의문Questions
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 쑥스러워요? | 쑥스럽습니까? | 쑥스러워? | 쑥스러우니? |
| 과거Past | 쑥스러웠어요? | 쑥스러웠습니까? | 쑥스러웠어? | 쑥스러웠니? |
부정Negation
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 안Not (short) | 안 쑥스러워요 | 안 쑥스럽습니다 | 안 쑥스러워 | 안 쑥스럽다 |
| -지 않다Not (long) | 쑥스럽지 않아요 | 쑥스럽지 않습니다 | 쑥스럽지 않아 | 쑥스럽지 않다 |
높임Honorific
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 쑥스러우세요 | 쑥스러우십니다 | 쑥스러우셔 | 쑥스러우시다 |
| 과거Past | 쑥스러우셨어요 | 쑥스러우셨습니다 | 쑥스러우셨어 | 쑥스러우셨다 |
관형사형Modifying a noun
- 현재Present
- 쑥스러운
- 과거Past
- 쑥스러운
- 미래Future
- 쑥스러울
- 회상Used to
- 쑥스럽던
연결Joining clauses
- -고and
- 쑥스럽고
- -게-ly / so that
- 쑥스럽게
- -어서so / and then
- 쑥스러워서
- -으니까since
- 쑥스러우니까
- -으면if / when
- 쑥스러우면
- -지만but
- 쑥스럽지만
- -는데and / but (setting up)
- 쑥스러운데
- -어도even if
- 쑥스러워도
문형Sentence patterns
How the dictionary says this verb is used. The numbers are slots: 1 is the subject, 2 the object.
- 1이 2가 쑥스럽다
예문In real sentences
From the dictionary, each with its translation.
그 수줍은 소년은 그녀의 앞에서 완전히 쑥스러웠다.
The shy boy was utterly embarrassed in her presence.
몹시 쑥스러워진 동물들은 물러갔고 그것은 동물들이 그런 모습으로 나타난 마지막이었습니다.
Embarrassed, the animals fled, and that was the last time they revealed themselves this way.
너무 쑥스러워서 원어민들과 바로 대화하기 힘들면, '자기 대화'를 해보세요.
If you're a more introverted person and you can't imagine speaking to native speakers right away, you can apply the method of self-talk.
자주 묻는 질문Common questions
How do you conjugate 쑥스럽다 in Korean?
쑥스럽다 (to be shy) is 쑥스러워요 in the polite 해요체, 쑥스럽습니다 in formal 합니다체, 쑥스러워 in casual 반말 and 쑥스럽다 in the plain written style. The past is 쑥스러웠어요.
What is the past tense of 쑥스럽다?
쑥스러웠어요 in everyday polite speech, 쑥스러웠습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 쑥스러워 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.
Is 쑥스럽다 irregular?
Yes — it is ㅂ irregular (ㅂ 불규칙). ㅂ becomes 우 before a vowel: 춥다 → 추워요. That is why the stem looks different in 쑥스러워 and 쑥스러우니 but unchanged in 쑥스럽습니다.
What TOPIK level is 쑥스럽다?
4급 — TOPIK 4, upper intermediate.
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