매서워
mae-suh-wuh
ㅂ irregular (adj)
To say sharp, acute politely in the present tense, use 매서워요 (mae-suh-wuh-yoh). Below is the full conjugation of 매섭다 across the three tenses and three everyday speech levels.
Conjugation table
| Tense | Casual (반말) | Polite (요) | Formal (합니다) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Present | 매서워요 mae-suh-wuh-yoh | 매섭습니다 mae-suhp-sseum-nee-dah | |
| Past | 매서웠어 mae-suh-wuh-ssuh | 매서웠어요 mae-suh-wuh-ssuh-yoh | 매서웠습니다 mae-suh-wuh-sseum-nee-dah |
| Future | 매서울 거야 mae-suh-ool- -guh-yah | 매서울 거예요 mae-suh-ool- -guh-yae-yoh | 매서울 겁니다 mae-suh-ool- -guhm-nee-dah |
Other useful forms
Command Polite (세요)
매서우세요
mae-suh-oo-sae-yoh
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
매서워요
mae-suh-wuh-yoh
Question Polite (요)
매서워요?
mae-suh-wuh-yoh-?
Connective “and” — (고)
매섭고
mae-suhp-goh
Conditional “if” — (면)
매서우면
mae-suh-oo-myuhn
Noun form — (기)
매서움
mae-suh-oom