-스럽다

Korean

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [sʰɯɾʌ̹p̚t͈a̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [스럽따]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	seureopda
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	seuleobda
McCune–Reischauer?	sŭrŏpta
Yale Romanization?	sulepta

Suffix

스럽다 • (-seureopda)

1. Attached after nouns or roots, to form adjectives expressing the sense of "to have the property/feeling of". Forms p-irregular adjectives.

   바보 → 바보스럽다

   babo → baboseureopda

   fool → foolish

   사랑 → 사랑스럽다

   sarang → sarangseureopda

   love → lovely

Conjugation

    Selected forms of the adjective —스럽다 (-seureopda): consonant-stem, ㅂ(b)-irregular

Sentence-final forms
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	—스럽다 -seureopda	—스러워 -seureowo	—스러워요 -seureowoyo	—스럽습니다 -seureopseumnida
	Past	—스러웠다 -seureowotda	—스러웠어 -seureowosseo	—스러웠어요 -seureowosseoyo	—스러웠습니다 -seureowotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	—스러우냐 -seureounya	—스러워 -seureowo	—스러워요 -seureowoyo	—스럽습니까 -seureopseumnikka
	Past	—스러웠냐 -seureowonnya	—스러웠어 -seureowosseo	—스러웠어요 -seureowosseoyo	—스러웠습니까 -seureowotseumnikka
Assertive		—스럽겠다 -seureopgetda	—스럽겠어 -seureopgesseo	—스럽겠어요 -seureopgesseoyo	—스럽겠습니다 -seureopgetseumnida
Connective forms
Cause/Reason		—스러워 -seureowo	—스러워서 -seureowoseo	—스러우니 -seureouni	—스러우니까 -seureounikka
Contrast		—스럽지만 -seureopjiman	—스러운데 -seureounde	—스럽더니 -seureopdeoni
Conjunction		—스럽고 -seureopgo
Condition		—스러우면 -seureoumyeon	—스러워야 -seureowoya
Noun and determiner forms
Verbal nouns		—스러움 -seureoum	—스럽기 -seureopgi
Past-tense verbal nouns		—스러웠음 -seureowosseum	—스러웠기 -seureowotgi
Determiners	Present		—스러운 -seureoun
	Future		—스러울 -seureoul

Sentence-final forms with honorific
		Plain (해라체)	Informal (해체)	Polite (해요체)	Formal (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	—스러우시다 -seureousida	—스러우셔 -seureousyeo	—스러우세요, —스러우셔요 -seureouseyo, -seureousyeoyo	—스러우십니다 -seureousimnida
	Past	—스러우셨다 -seureousyeotda	—스러우셨어 -seureousyeosseo	—스러우셨어요 -seureousyeosseoyo	—스러우셨습니다 -seureousyeotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	—스러우시냐 -seureousinya	—스러우셔 -seureousyeo	—스러우세요, —스러우셔요 -seureouseyo, -seureousyeoyo	—스러우십니까 -seureousimnikka
	Past	—스러우셨냐 -seureousyeonnya	—스러우셨어 -seureousyeosseo	—스러우셨어요 -seureousyeosseoyo	—스러우셨습니까 -seureousyeotseumnikka
Assertive		—스러우시겠다 -seureousigetda	—스러우시겠어 -seureousigesseo	—스러우시겠어요 -seureousigesseoyo	—스러우시겠습니다 -seureousigetseumnida
Connective forms with honorific
Cause/Reason		—스러우셔 -seureousyeo	—스러우셔서 -seureousyeoseo	—스러우시니 -seureousini	—스러우시니까 -seureousinikka
Contrast		—스러우시지만 -seureousijiman	—스러우신데 -seureousinde	—스러우시더니 -seureousideoni
Conjunction		—스러우시고 -seureousigo
Condition		—스러우시면 -seureousimyeon	—스러우셔야 -seureousyeoya
Noun and determiner forms with honorific
Verbal nouns		—스러우심 -seureousim	—스러우시기 -seureousigi
Past-tense verbal nouns		—스러우셨음 -seureousyeosseum	—스러우셨기 -seureousyeotgi
Determiners	Present		—스러우신 -seureousin
	Future		—스러우실 -seureousil

Derived terms

• 걱정스럽다 (geokjeongseureopda, “anxious”)
• 다행스럽다 (多幸—, dahaengseureopda, “happy”)
• 만족스럽다 (滿足—, manjokseureopda, “satisfied”)
• 자연스럽다 (自然—, jayeonseureopda, “natural”)
• 한심스럽다 (寒心—, hansimseureopda, “bitterly disappointed”)

See also

• Adverbial: —스레 (-seure)
• Similar adjectival suffixes: —답다 (-dapda), —되다 (-doeda), —롭다 (-ropda)