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KOREAN VERB

예쁘다

to be pretty, beautiful

  • #107 most used
  • Descriptive verb

Conjugation

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Present

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

Form Polite Formal Casual
AffirmativeI am pretty
NegativeI am not pretty

Past

과거 · finished actions: 갔어요, 갔습니다, 갔어

Form Polite Formal Casual
AffirmativeI was pretty
NegativeI was not pretty

Future

미래 · plans and guesses: -(으)ㄹ 거예요

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

Honorific

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

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

Connectives

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

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

How to use 예쁘다

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

  1. Present

    이 카페는 작지만 정말 예뻐요.

    This cafe is small but really pretty.

  2. Past

    어제 수아 한복이 너무 예뻤어요.

    Su-a's hanbok yesterday was so pretty.

  3. Future

    봄에는 이 길이 더 예쁠 거예요.

    In spring this street will be even prettier.

  4. Honorific

    할머니, 오늘 한복 입으시니까 정말 예쁘세요!

    Grandma, you look really pretty in your hanbok today!

  5. Connectives

    이 꽃은 예쁘고 향기도 좋아요.

    These flowers are pretty and smell good too.

Good to know

  • 예쁘다 is for people, clothes and small things; a view or a city is 아름답다, and 멋있다 is cool or handsome.

Where you hear 예쁘다

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

Korean · Beginner Level 2

  • 눈이 정말 예뻐요. The snow is really beautiful.
  • 어제 한강이 예뻤어요. The Han river was beautiful yesterday.
  • 봄에는 더 예쁠 거야. In spring it'll be even prettier.

Korean · Beginner Level 3

  • 눈이 정말 예뻐요. The snow is really beautiful.
  • 어제 한강이 예뻤어요. The Han river was beautiful yesterday.
  • 봄에는 더 예쁠 거야. In spring it'll be even prettier.
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The first snow

Beginner Level 2 · 네! 정말 예뻐요.

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The frozen river

Beginner Level 2 · 네. 강이 얼었어요. 예뻐요!

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The stalls

Beginner Level 3 · 네, 복잡하지만 예뻐요.

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The train to Busan

Beginner Level 3 · 네. 해운대요. 바다가 예뻐요.

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The bridge at night

Beginner Level 3 · 다리가 예뻐요.

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The quarrel

Intermediate Level 1 · 제일 예쁜 일주일을 계획했어.

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Jeju airport

Intermediate Level 1 · 한 번요. 여기보다 덜 예뻤어요.

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The shadowless pagoda

Intermediate Level 1 · 옛날에는 슬펐어요. 오늘은 예뻐요.

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