귀엽다

Korean

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈkɥi(ː)jʌ̹p̚t͈a̠] ~ [ˈky(ː)jʌ̹p̚t͈a̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [귀(ː)엽따]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	gwiyeopda
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	gwiyeobda
McCune–Reischauer?	kwiyŏpta
Yale Romanization?	kwī.yepta

Adjective

귀엽다 • (gwiyeopda) (irregular, infinitive 귀여워, sequential 귀여우니)

1. (to be) cute; (to be) charming

Conjugation

    Selected forms of the adjective 귀엽다 (gwiyeopda): consonant-stem, ㅂ(b)-irregular

Sentence-final forms
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	귀엽다 gwiyeopda	귀여워 gwiyeowo	귀여워요 gwiyeowoyo	귀엽습니다 gwiyeopseumnida
	Past	귀여웠다 gwiyeowotda	귀여웠어 gwiyeowosseo	귀여웠어요 gwiyeowosseoyo	귀여웠습니다 gwiyeowotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	귀여우냐 gwiyeounya	귀여워 gwiyeowo	귀여워요 gwiyeowoyo	귀엽습니까 gwiyeopseumnikka
	Past	귀여웠냐 gwiyeowonnya	귀여웠어 gwiyeowosseo	귀여웠어요 gwiyeowosseoyo	귀여웠습니까 gwiyeowotseumnikka
Assertive		귀엽겠다 gwiyeopgetda	귀엽겠어 gwiyeopgesseo	귀엽겠어요 gwiyeopgesseoyo	귀엽겠습니다 gwiyeopgetseumnida
Connective forms
Cause/Reason		귀여워 gwiyeowo	귀여워서 gwiyeowoseo	귀여우니 gwiyeouni	귀여우니까 gwiyeounikka
Contrast		귀엽지만 gwiyeopjiman	귀여운데 gwiyeounde	귀엽더니 gwiyeopdeoni
Conjunction		귀엽고 gwiyeopgo
Condition		귀여우면 gwiyeoumyeon	귀여워야 gwiyeowoya
Noun and determiner forms
Verbal nouns		귀여움 gwiyeoum	귀엽기 gwiyeopgi
Past-tense verbal nouns		귀여웠음 gwiyeowosseum	귀여웠기 gwiyeowotgi
Determiners	Present		귀여운 gwiyeoun
	Future		귀여울 gwiyeoul

Sentence-final forms with honorific
		Plain (해라체)	Informal (해체)	Polite (해요체)	Formal (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	귀여우시다 gwiyeousida	귀여우셔 gwiyeousyeo	귀여우세요, 귀여우셔요 gwiyeouseyo, gwiyeousyeoyo	귀여우십니다 gwiyeousimnida
	Past	귀여우셨다 gwiyeousyeotda	귀여우셨어 gwiyeousyeosseo	귀여우셨어요 gwiyeousyeosseoyo	귀여우셨습니다 gwiyeousyeotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	귀여우시냐 gwiyeousinya	귀여우셔 gwiyeousyeo	귀여우세요, 귀여우셔요 gwiyeouseyo, gwiyeousyeoyo	귀여우십니까 gwiyeousimnikka
	Past	귀여우셨냐 gwiyeousyeonnya	귀여우셨어 gwiyeousyeosseo	귀여우셨어요 gwiyeousyeosseoyo	귀여우셨습니까 gwiyeousyeotseumnikka
Assertive		귀여우시겠다 gwiyeousigetda	귀여우시겠어 gwiyeousigesseo	귀여우시겠어요 gwiyeousigesseoyo	귀여우시겠습니다 gwiyeousigetseumnida
Connective forms with honorific
Cause/Reason		귀여우셔 gwiyeousyeo	귀여우셔서 gwiyeousyeoseo	귀여우시니 gwiyeousini	귀여우시니까 gwiyeousinikka
Contrast		귀여우시지만 gwiyeousijiman	귀여우신데 gwiyeousinde	귀여우시더니 gwiyeousideoni
Conjunction		귀여우시고 gwiyeousigo
Condition		귀여우시면 gwiyeousimyeon	귀여우셔야 gwiyeousyeoya
Noun and determiner forms with honorific
Verbal nouns		귀여우심 gwiyeousim	귀여우시기 gwiyeousigi
Past-tense verbal nouns		귀여우셨음 gwiyeousyeosseum	귀여우셨기 gwiyeousyeotgi
Determiners	Present		귀여우신 gwiyeousin
	Future		귀여우실 gwiyeousil

Derived terms

• 커엽다 (keoyeopda)

References

• National Institute of the Korean Language (Naver.com mirror) (2007 May 27 (last accessed)) “귀엽다 [gwiyeopda]”, in 표준국어대사전 [pyojun'gugeodaesajeon]‎^[1]