얄밉다 Korean adjective conjugation
be offensive, mean
Every form of 얄밉다 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
- 얄미운
- 아/어Infinitive
- 얄미워
- -으니Since
- 얄미우니
- 합니다Formal
- 얄밉습니다
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 | 얄미워요 | 얄밉습니다 | 얄미워 | 얄밉다 |
과거Past
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 얄미웠어요 | 얄미웠습니다 | 얄미웠어 | 얄미웠다 |
미래·추측Future & presumptive
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -겠-Will / must be | 얄밉겠어요 | 얄밉겠습니다 | 얄밉겠어 | 얄밉겠다 |
| -을 것이다Going to | 얄미울 거예요 | 얄미울 것입니다 | 얄미울 거야 | 얄미울 것이다 |
의문Questions
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 얄미워요? | 얄밉습니까? | 얄미워? | 얄미우니? |
| 과거Past | 얄미웠어요? | 얄미웠습니까? | 얄미웠어? | 얄미웠니? |
부정Negation
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 안Not (short) | 안 얄미워요 | 안 얄밉습니다 | 안 얄미워 | 안 얄밉다 |
| -지 않다Not (long) | 얄밉지 않아요 | 얄밉지 않습니다 | 얄밉지 않아 | 얄밉지 않다 |
높임Honorific
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 얄미우세요 | 얄미우십니다 | 얄미우셔 | 얄미우시다 |
| 과거Past | 얄미우셨어요 | 얄미우셨습니다 | 얄미우셨어 | 얄미우셨다 |
관형사형Modifying a noun
- 현재Present
- 얄미운
- 과거Past
- 얄미운
- 미래Future
- 얄미울
- 회상Used to
- 얄밉던
연결Joining clauses
- -고and
- 얄밉고
- -게-ly / so that
- 얄밉게
- -어서so / and then
- 얄미워서
- -으니까since
- 얄미우니까
- -으면if / when
- 얄미우면
- -지만but
- 얄밉지만
- -는데and / but (setting up)
- 얄미운데
- -어도even if
- 얄미워도
문형Sentence patterns
How the dictionary says this verb is used. The numbers are slots: 1 is the subject, 2 the object.
- 1이 2가 얄밉다
예문In real sentences
From the dictionary, each with its translation.
마치 다른 사람한테 화가 나서는 당신 부인에게 얄밉게 구는 것과 같은 것입니다.
It's like when you're mean to your wife because you're mad at somebody else.
계속 조언을 들으세요. 좀 얄미운 친구를 고르는 게 좋아요.
Get ongoing advice. Pick your mean friend.
자주 묻는 질문Common questions
How do you conjugate 얄밉다 in Korean?
얄밉다 (be offensive, mean) is 얄미워요 in the polite 해요체, 얄밉습니다 in formal 합니다체, 얄미워 in casual 반말 and 얄밉다 in the plain written style. The past is 얄미웠어요.
What is the past tense of 얄밉다?
얄미웠어요 in everyday polite speech, 얄미웠습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 얄미워 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.
Is 얄밉다 irregular?
Yes — it is ㅂ irregular (ㅂ 불규칙). ㅂ becomes 우 before a vowel: 춥다 → 추워요. That is why the stem looks different in 얄미워 and 얄미우니 but unchanged in 얄밉습니다.
What TOPIK level is 얄밉다?
5급 — TOPIK 5, advanced.
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