From the root 너글 (neogeul, “*generosity”) and the adjectival suffix —ㅂ— (-b-). The former in turn came from 넓다 (neolda, “wide”).
| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | neogeureopda |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | neogeuleobda |
| McCune–Reischauer? | nŏgŭrŏpta |
| Yale Romanization? | nekulepta |
너그럽다 • (neogeureopda) (irregular, infinitive 너그러워, sequential 너그러우니)
| Sentence-final forms | |||||
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| Formal non-polite (해라체) |
Informal non-polite (해체) |
Informal polite (해요체) |
Formal polite (하십시오체) | ||
| Indicative | Non-past | 너그럽다 neogeureopda |
너그러워 neogeureowo |
너그러워요 neogeureowoyo |
너그럽습니다 neogeureopseumnida |
| Past | 너그러웠다 neogeureowotda |
너그러웠어 neogeureowosseo |
너그러웠어요 neogeureowosseoyo |
너그러웠습니다 neogeureowotseumnida | |
| Interrogative | Non-past | 너그러우냐 neogeureounya |
너그러워 neogeureowo |
너그러워요 neogeureowoyo |
너그럽습니까 neogeureopseumnikka |
| Past | 너그러웠냐 neogeureowonnya |
너그러웠어 neogeureowosseo |
너그러웠어요 neogeureowosseoyo |
너그러웠습니까 neogeureowotseumnikka | |
| Assertive | 너그럽겠다 neogeureopgetda |
너그럽겠어 neogeureopgesseo |
너그럽겠어요 neogeureopgesseoyo |
너그럽겠습니다 neogeureopgetseumnida | |
| Connective forms | |||||
| Cause/Reason | 너그러워 neogeureowo |
너그러워서 neogeureowoseo |
너그러우니 neogeureouni |
너그러우니까 neogeureounikka | |
| Contrast | 너그럽지만 neogeureopjiman |
너그러운데 neogeureounde |
너그럽더니 neogeureopdeoni |
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| Conjunction | 너그럽고 neogeureopgo |
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| Condition | 너그러우면 neogeureoumyeon |
너그러워야 neogeureowoya |
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| Noun and determiner forms | |||||
| Verbal nouns | 너그러움 neogeureoum |
너그럽기 neogeureopgi | |||
| Past-tense verbal nouns | 너그러웠음 neogeureowosseum |
너그러웠기 neogeureowotgi | |||
| Determiners | Present | 너그러운 neogeureoun | |||
| Future | 너그러울 neogeureoul | ||||
| Sentence-final forms with honorific | |||||
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| Plain (해라체) | Informal (해체) | Polite (해요체) | Formal (하십시오체) | ||
| Indicative | Non-past | 너그러우시다 neogeureousida |
너그러우셔 neogeureousyeo |
너그러우세요, 너그러우셔요 neogeureouseyo, neogeureousyeoyo |
너그러우십니다 neogeureousimnida |
| Past | 너그러우셨다 neogeureousyeotda |
너그러우셨어 neogeureousyeosseo |
너그러우셨어요 neogeureousyeosseoyo |
너그러우셨습니다 neogeureousyeotseumnida | |
| Interrogative | Non-past | 너그러우시냐 neogeureousinya |
너그러우셔 neogeureousyeo |
너그러우세요, 너그러우셔요 neogeureouseyo, neogeureousyeoyo |
너그러우십니까 neogeureousimnikka |
| Past | 너그러우셨냐 neogeureousyeonnya |
너그러우셨어 neogeureousyeosseo |
너그러우셨어요 neogeureousyeosseoyo |
너그러우셨습니까 neogeureousyeotseumnikka | |
| Assertive | 너그러우시겠다 neogeureousigetda |
너그러우시겠어 neogeureousigesseo |
너그러우시겠어요 neogeureousigesseoyo |
너그러우시겠습니다 neogeureousigetseumnida | |
| Connective forms with honorific | |||||
| Cause/Reason | 너그러우셔 neogeureousyeo |
너그러우셔서 neogeureousyeoseo |
너그러우시니 neogeureousini |
너그러우시니까 neogeureousinikka | |
| Contrast | 너그러우시지만 neogeureousijiman |
너그러우신데 neogeureousinde |
너그러우시더니 neogeureousideoni |
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| Conjunction | 너그러우시고 neogeureousigo |
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| Condition | 너그러우시면 neogeureousimyeon |
너그러우셔야 neogeureousyeoya |
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| Noun and determiner forms with honorific | |||||
| Verbal nouns | 너그러우심 neogeureousim |
너그러우시기 neogeureousigi | |||
| Past-tense verbal nouns | 너그러우셨음 neogeureousyeosseum |
너그러우셨기 neogeureousyeotgi | |||
| Determiners | Present | 너그러우신 neogeureousin | |||
| Future | 너그러우실 neogeureousil | ||||