서툴어
suh-too-ruh
ㄹ stem (adj)
To say contraction of 서투르다 (seotureuda) politely in the present tense, use 서툴어요 (suh-too-ruh-yoh). Below is the full conjugation of 서툴다 across the three tenses and three everyday speech levels.
Conjugation table
| Tense | Casual (반말) | Polite (요) | Formal (합니다) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Present | 서툴어요 suh-too-ruh-yoh | 서툽니다 suh-toom-nee-dah | |
| Past | 서툴었어 suh-too-ruh-ssuh | 서툴었어요 suh-too-ruh-ssuh-yoh | 서툴었습니다 suh-too-ruh-sseum-nee-dah |
| Future | 서툴 거야 suh-tool- -guh-yah | 서툴 거예요 suh-tool- -guh-yae-yoh | 서툴 겁니다 suh-tool- -guhm-nee-dah |
Other useful forms
Command Polite (세요)
서투세요
suh-too-sae-yoh
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
서툴어요
suh-too-ruh-yoh
Question Polite (요)
서툴어요?
suh-too-ruh-yoh-?
Connective “and” — (고)
서툴고
suh-tool-goh
Conditional “if” — (면)
서툴면
suh-tool-myuhn
Noun form — (기)
서툶
suh-toom