예쁘다

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean 어엿브다 (eyesputa). Original meaning was “pitiful”. Compare the related 어여쁘다 (eoyeoppeuda, “pretty, lovely”) and 이쁘다 (ippeuda, “beautiful”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key)[ˈje̞ːp͈ɯda̠]
  • Phonetic Hangul[예:쁘다]
Revised Romanization? yeppeuda
Revised Romanization (translit.)? yeppeuda
McCune–Reischauer? yeppŭda
Yale Romanization? yēypputa

Adjective

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

  1. to be pretty, lovely, beautiful, comely
    리나는 예쁘기 때문에 모두들 그녀를 좋아합니다.
    Rinaneun yeppeugi ttaemune modudeul geunyeoreul 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)
Stems
Stem 1 예쁘 (yeppeu)
Stem 2 예뻐 (yeppeo)
Stem 3 예쁘 (yeppeu)
Conjugation type 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

Synonyms

References
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