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예쁘다

Korean

Adjective

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

to be pretty, lovely, beautiful

Synonyms

아름답다 (areumdapda)

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	예쁘다 yeppeuda past: 예뻤다 yeppeotda	예뻐 yeppeo past: 예뻤어 yeppeosseo	예뻐요 yeppeoyo past: 예뻤어요 yeppeosseoyo	예쁩니다 yeppeumnida past: 예뻤습니다 yeppeotseumnida
Interrogative	예쁘냐 yeppeunya past: 예뻤냐 yeppeonnya	예뻐 yeppeo past: 예뻤어 yeppeosseo	예뻐요 yeppeoyo past: 예뻤어요 yeppeosseoyo	예쁩니까 yeppeumnikka past: 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
Determiners	future		예쁠 yeppeul

Sentence-final forms with honorific
	Plain (해라체)	Informal (해체)	Polite (해요체)	Formal (하십시오체)
Indicative	예쁘시다 yeppeusida past: 예쁘셨다 yeppeusyeotda	예쁘셔 yeppeusyeo past: 예쁘셨어 yeppeusyeosseo	예쁘세요, 예쁘셔요 yeppeuseyo, yeppeusyeoyo past: 예쁘셨어요 yeppeusyeosseoyo	예쁘십니다 yeppeusimnida past: 예쁘셨습니다 yeppeusyeotseumnida
Interrogative	예쁘시냐 yeppeusinya past: 예쁘셨냐 yeppeusyeonnya	예쁘셔 yeppeusyeo past: 예쁘셨어 yeppeusyeosseo	예쁘세요, 예쁘셔요 yeppeuseyo, yeppeusyeoyo past: 예쁘셨어요 yeppeusyeosseoyo	예쁘십니까 yeppeusimnikka past: 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
Determiners	future		예쁘실 yeppeusil

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈje̞ːp͈ɯda̠/
Phonetic hangeul: 예:쁘다

Romanizations

Revised transcription	yeppeuda
Revised transliteration	yeppeuda
McCune–Reischauer	yeppŭda
Yale	yēypputa