예쁘다

to be pretty

Principal parts

관형사형Modifier
예쁜
아/어Infinitive
예뻐
-으니Since
예쁘니
합니다Formal
예쁩니다

Present

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
서술Statement 예뻐요예쁩니다예뻐예쁘다

Past

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
서술Statement 예뻤어요예뻤습니다예뻤어예뻤다

Future & presumptive

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
-겠-Will / must be 예쁘겠어요예쁘겠습니다예쁘겠어예쁘겠다
-을 것이다Going to 예쁠 거예요예쁠 것입니다예쁠 거야예쁠 것이다

Questions

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Present 예뻐요?예쁩니까?예뻐?예쁘니?
과거Past 예뻤어요?예뻤습니까?예뻤어?예뻤니?

Negation

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
안Not (short) 안 예뻐요안 예쁩니다안 예뻐안 예쁘다
-지 않다Not (long) 예쁘지 않아요예쁘지 않습니다예쁘지 않아예쁘지 않다

Honorific

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Present 예쁘세요예쁘십니다예쁘셔예쁘시다
과거Past 예쁘셨어요예쁘셨습니다예쁘셨어예쁘셨다

Modifying a noun

현재Present
예쁜
과거Past
예쁜
미래Future
예쁠
회상Used to
예쁘던

Joining clauses

-고and
예쁘고
-게-ly / so that
예쁘게
-어서so / and then
예뻐서
-으니까since
예쁘니까
-으면if / when
예쁘면
-지만but
예쁘지만
-는데and / but (setting up)
예쁜데
-어도even if
예뻐도

Sentence patterns

In real sentences

리나는 예쁘기 때문에 모두들 그녀를 좋아합니다.

Lina is so beautiful that everybody likes her.

메리가 케이트보다 더 예쁘고 공부도 더 잘해.

Mary is prettier and has better grades than Kate.

그는 예쁜 여자와 결혼했다.

He married a pretty girl.

톰은 예쁜 눈을 갖고 있어.

Tom has beautiful eyes.

Common questions

How do you conjugate 예쁘다 in Korean?

예쁘다 (to be pretty) is 예뻐요 in the polite 해요체, 예쁩니다 in formal 합니다체, 예뻐 in casual 반말 and 예쁘다 in the plain written style. The past is 예뻤어요.

What is the past tense of 예쁘다?

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

Is 예쁘다 irregular?

Yes — it is 으 irregular (으 불규칙). The stem 으 drops before a vowel ending: 쓰다 → 써요. That is why the stem looks different in 예뻐 and 예쁘니 but unchanged in 예쁩니다.

What TOPIK level is 예쁘다?

1급 — TOPIK 1, beginner.

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