예쁘다

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Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean 어〯엿〮브다〮 (Yale: ěyéspùtá). Original meaning was “pitiful”.

Compare doublet 어여쁘다 (eoyeoppeuda, “pretty, lovely”), which preserves the original form more closely.

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key):
  • Phonetic hangul:
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?yeppeuda
Revised Romanization (translit.)?ye'ppeuda
McCune–Reischauer?yeppŭda
Yale Romanization?yēy.pputa

Adjective

예쁘다 • (yeppeuda) (infinitive 예뻐, sequential 예쁘니)

  1. to be pretty, lovely, beautiful, comely
    Synonyms: 어여쁘다 (eoyeoppeuda), 아름답다 (areumdapda)
    리나는 예쁘기 때문에 모두들 그녀를 좋아합니다.
    Rina-neun yeppeugi ttaemune modu-deul geunyeo-reul joahamnida.
    Lina is so beautiful that everybody likes her.
  2. to be adorable
  3. to be nice, good

Conjugation

    Selected forms of the adjective 예쁘다 (yeppeuda): vowel-stem, regular
Sentence-final forms
Formal non-polite
(해라체) 		Informal non-polite
(해체) 		Informal polite
(해요체) 		Formal polite
(하십시오체)
Indicative Non-past 예쁘다
yeppeuda 		예뻐
yeppeo 		예뻐요
yeppeoyo 		예쁩니다
yeppeumnida
Past 예뻤다
yeppeotda 		예뻤어
yeppeosseo 		예뻤어요
yeppeosseoyo 		예뻤습니다
yeppeotseumnida
Interrogative Non-past 예쁘냐
yeppeunya 		예뻐
yeppeo 		예뻐요
yeppeoyo 		예쁩니까
yeppeumnikka
Past 예뻤냐
yeppeonnya 		예뻤어
yeppeosseo 		예뻤어요
yeppeosseoyo 		예뻤습니까
yeppeotseumnikka
Assertive 예쁘겠다
yeppeugetda		 예쁘겠어
yeppeugesseo		 예쁘겠어요
yeppeugesseoyo		 예쁘겠습니다
yeppeugetseumnida
Connective forms
Cause/Reason 예뻐
yeppeo		 예뻐서
yeppeoseo		 예쁘니
yeppeuni		 예쁘니까
yeppeunikka
Contrast 예쁘지만
yeppeujiman		 예쁜데
yeppeunde		 예쁘더니
yeppeudeoni
Conjunction 예쁘고
yeppeugo
Condition 예쁘면
yeppeumyeon		 예뻐야
yeppeoya
Noun and determiner forms
Verbal nouns 예쁨
yeppeum		 예쁘기
yeppeugi
Past-tense verbal nouns 예뻤음
yeppeosseum		 예뻤기
yeppeotgi
Determiners Present 예쁜
yeppeun
Future 예쁠
yeppeul


Sentence-final forms with honorific
Plain (해라체) Informal (해체) Polite (해요체) Formal (하십시오체)
Indicative Non-past 예쁘시다
yeppeusida 		예쁘셔
yeppeusyeo 		예쁘세요, 예쁘셔요
yeppeuseyo, yeppeusyeoyo 		예쁘십니다
yeppeusimnida
Past 예쁘셨다
yeppeusyeotda 		예쁘셨어
yeppeusyeosseo 		예쁘셨어요
yeppeusyeosseoyo 		예쁘셨습니다
yeppeusyeotseumnida
Interrogative Non-past 예쁘시냐
yeppeusinya 		예쁘셔
yeppeusyeo 		예쁘세요, 예쁘셔요
yeppeuseyo, yeppeusyeoyo 		예쁘십니까
yeppeusimnikka
Past 예쁘셨냐
yeppeusyeonnya 		예쁘셨어
yeppeusyeosseo 		예쁘셨어요
yeppeusyeosseoyo 		예쁘셨습니까
yeppeusyeotseumnikka
Assertive 예쁘시겠다
yeppeusigetda		 예쁘시겠어
yeppeusigesseo		 예쁘시겠어요
yeppeusigesseoyo		 예쁘시겠습니다
yeppeusigetseumnida
Connective forms with honorific
Cause/Reason 예쁘셔
yeppeusyeo		 예쁘셔서
yeppeusyeoseo		 예쁘시니
yeppeusini		 예쁘시니까
yeppeusinikka
Contrast 예쁘시지만
yeppeusijiman		 예쁘신데
yeppeusinde		 예쁘시더니
yeppeusideoni
Conjunction 예쁘시고
yeppeusigo
Condition 예쁘시면
yeppeusimyeon		 예쁘셔야
yeppeusyeoya
Noun and determiner forms with honorific
Verbal nouns 예쁘심
yeppeusim		 예쁘시기
yeppeusigi
Past-tense verbal nouns 예쁘셨음
yeppeusyeosseum		 예쁘셨기
yeppeusyeotgi
Determiners Present 예쁘신
yeppeusin
Future 예쁘실
yeppeusil

Alternative forms

References

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