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KOREAN VERB

수줍다

to be shy

  • Descriptive verb

Conjugation

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Present

현재 · now and habits: polite, formal and casual speech

Form Polite Formal Casual
AffirmativeI am shy
NegativeI am not shy

Past

과거 · finished actions: 갔어요, 갔습니다, 갔어

Form Polite Formal Casual
AffirmativeI was shy
NegativeI was not shy

Future

미래 · plans and guesses: -(으)ㄹ 거예요

Form Polite Formal Casual
AffirmativeI will be shy
NegativeI won’t be shy

Honorific

높임말 · to or about an elder: the -시- forms

Form Polite Formal
PresentI am shy (respectfully)
PastI was shy (respectfully)
FutureI will be shy (respectfully)

Connectives

연결 어미 · and, so, if, because, but: joining two sentences

  1. And (-고) being shy, and…, and…
  2. So, and then (-아/어서) being shy, and…, so…
  3. If, when (-(으)면) if I am shy
  4. Because (-(으)니까) because I am shy
  5. But (-지만) I am shy, but…

How to use 수줍다

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

  1. Present

    저는 처음 만난 사람 앞에서 좀 수줍어요.

    I'm a bit shy in front of people I've just met.

  2. Past

    어릴 때 저는 아주 수줍었어요.

    When I was little, I was very shy.

  3. Future

    수아는 첫날에 조금 수줍을 거예요.

    Su-a will be a little shy on the first day.

  4. Honorific

    할머니는 사진 찍을 때 수줍으세요.

    Grandma is shy when someone takes her photo.

  5. Connectives

    수아는 수줍지만 노래는 정말 잘해요.

    Su-a is shy, but she sings really well.

Good to know

  • 수줍다 keeps its ㅂ: 수줍어요, and 수줍은 미소 is a shy smile. To act shy is 수줍어하다.

Where you hear 수줍다

The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.

Korean · Intermediate Level 1

  • 서윤이는 아침에 수줍어요. Seo-yun is shy in the morning.
  • 저도 어렸을 때 수줍었어요. I was shy too when I was little.
  • 첫날에는 학생들이 수줍을 겁니다. On the first day the students will be shy.
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Intermediate Level 1 · 아침에는 수줍은 편입니다.

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