조심스럽다

Korean

Etymology

조심(操心) (josim) +‎ 스럽다 (-seureopda, adjective-deriving suffix).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈt͡ɕo̞(ː)ɕʰimsʰɯɾʌ̹p̚t͈a̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [조(ː)심스럽따]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	josimseureopda
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	josimseuleobda
McCune–Reischauer?	chosimsŭrŏpta
Yale Romanization?	cōsimsulepta

Adjective

조심스럽다 • (josimseureopda) (infinitive 조심스러워, sequential 조심스러우니)

1. to be chary, to be careful, to be cautious

Conjugation

    Selected forms of the adjective 조심스럽다 (josimseureopda): 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	조심스럽다 josimseureopda	조심스러워 josimseureowo	조심스러워요 josimseureowoyo	조심스럽습니다 josimseureopseumnida
	Past	조심스러웠다 josimseureowotda	조심스러웠어 josimseureowosseo	조심스러웠어요 josimseureowosseoyo	조심스러웠습니다 josimseureowotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	조심스러우냐 josimseureounya	조심스러워 josimseureowo	조심스러워요 josimseureowoyo	조심스럽습니까 josimseureopseumnikka
	Past	조심스러웠냐 josimseureowonnya	조심스러웠어 josimseureowosseo	조심스러웠어요 josimseureowosseoyo	조심스러웠습니까 josimseureowotseumnikka
Assertive		조심스럽겠다 josimseureopgetda	조심스럽겠어 josimseureopgesseo	조심스럽겠어요 josimseureopgesseoyo	조심스럽겠습니다 josimseureopgetseumnida
Connective forms
Cause/Reason		조심스러워 josimseureowo	조심스러워서 josimseureowoseo	조심스러우니 josimseureouni	조심스러우니까 josimseureounikka
Contrast		조심스럽지만 josimseureopjiman	조심스러운데 josimseureounde	조심스럽더니 josimseureopdeoni
Conjunction		조심스럽고 josimseureopgo
Condition		조심스러우면 josimseureoumyeon	조심스러워야 josimseureowoya
Noun and determiner forms
Verbal nouns		조심스러움 josimseureoum	조심스럽기 josimseureopgi
Past-tense verbal nouns		조심스러웠음 josimseureowosseum	조심스러웠기 josimseureowotgi
Determiners	Present		조심스러운 josimseureoun
	Future		조심스러울 josimseureoul

Sentence-final forms with honorific
		Plain (해라체)	Informal (해체)	Polite (해요체)	Formal (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	조심스러우시다 josimseureousida	조심스러우셔 josimseureousyeo	조심스러우세요, 조심스러우셔요 josimseureouseyo, josimseureousyeoyo	조심스러우십니다 josimseureousimnida
	Past	조심스러우셨다 josimseureousyeotda	조심스러우셨어 josimseureousyeosseo	조심스러우셨어요 josimseureousyeosseoyo	조심스러우셨습니다 josimseureousyeotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	조심스러우시냐 josimseureousinya	조심스러우셔 josimseureousyeo	조심스러우세요, 조심스러우셔요 josimseureouseyo, josimseureousyeoyo	조심스러우십니까 josimseureousimnikka
	Past	조심스러우셨냐 josimseureousyeonnya	조심스러우셨어 josimseureousyeosseo	조심스러우셨어요 josimseureousyeosseoyo	조심스러우셨습니까 josimseureousyeotseumnikka
Assertive		조심스러우시겠다 josimseureousigetda	조심스러우시겠어 josimseureousigesseo	조심스러우시겠어요 josimseureousigesseoyo	조심스러우시겠습니다 josimseureousigetseumnida
Connective forms with honorific
Cause/Reason		조심스러우셔 josimseureousyeo	조심스러우셔서 josimseureousyeoseo	조심스러우시니 josimseureousini	조심스러우시니까 josimseureousinikka
Contrast		조심스러우시지만 josimseureousijiman	조심스러우신데 josimseureousinde	조심스러우시더니 josimseureousideoni
Conjunction		조심스러우시고 josimseureousigo
Condition		조심스러우시면 josimseureousimyeon	조심스러우셔야 josimseureousyeoya
Noun and determiner forms with honorific
Verbal nouns		조심스러우심 josimseureousim	조심스러우시기 josimseureousigi
Past-tense verbal nouns		조심스러우셨음 josimseureousyeosseum	조심스러우셨기 josimseureousyeotgi
Determiners	Present		조심스러우신 josimseureousin
	Future		조심스러우실 josimseureousil