귀엽다 conjugation

The polite forms end in 요 and suit most conversations; the formal form is for announcements, presentations and first meetings. The same form works for I, you, she or they.

How 귀엽다 conjugates

1. Find the stem. Take 다 off 귀엽다 and you are left with 귀엽.
2. Apply the ㅂ irregular pattern. The ㅂ becomes 우 before a vowel. That gives 귀여워요.
3. Build the rest on it. The past tense adds ㅆ to the same base, giving 귀여웠어요, and the table above has the future and the formal form.

Using 귀엽다

ㅂ-irregular: 귀엽다 → 귀여워요. The ㅂ becomes 워.

• 강아지가 귀여워요.

  The puppy is cute.

• 아기가 너무 귀여워요.

  The baby is so cute.

More ㅂ irregular verbs

• 쉽다to be easy
• 어렵다to be difficult
• 돕다to help
• 외롭다to be lonely
• 그립다to miss
• 즐겁다to be enjoyable

Conjugate any other verb with the Korean verb conjugator, or read the guide to Korean verb conjugation for the rules behind the table.