서럽다

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean 셟〯다〮 (Yale: syělptá). Contraction: 섧다 (seolda).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈsʰɘ(ː)ɾʌ̹p̚t͈a̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [서(ː)럽따]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	seoreopda
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	seoleobda
McCune–Reischauer?	sŏrŏpta
Yale Romanization?	sēlepta

Adjective

서럽다 • (seoreopda) (irregular, infinitive 서러워, sequential 서러우니)

1. to be sorrowful

Conjugation

    Selected forms of the adjective 서럽다 (seoreopda): 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	서럽다 seoreopda	서러워 seoreowo	서러워요 seoreowoyo	서럽습니다 seoreopseumnida
	Past	서러웠다 seoreowotda	서러웠어 seoreowosseo	서러웠어요 seoreowosseoyo	서러웠습니다 seoreowotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	서러우냐 seoreounya	서러워 seoreowo	서러워요 seoreowoyo	서럽습니까 seoreopseumnikka
	Past	서러웠냐 seoreowonnya	서러웠어 seoreowosseo	서러웠어요 seoreowosseoyo	서러웠습니까 seoreowotseumnikka
Assertive		서럽겠다 seoreopgetda	서럽겠어 seoreopgesseo	서럽겠어요 seoreopgesseoyo	서럽겠습니다 seoreopgetseumnida
Connective forms
Cause/Reason		서러워 seoreowo	서러워서 seoreowoseo	서러우니 seoreouni	서러우니까 seoreounikka
Contrast		서럽지만 seoreopjiman	서러운데 seoreounde	서럽더니 seoreopdeoni
Conjunction		서럽고 seoreopgo
Condition		서러우면 seoreoumyeon	서러워야 seoreowoya
Noun and determiner forms
Verbal nouns		서러움 seoreoum	서럽기 seoreopgi
Past-tense verbal nouns		서러웠음 seoreowosseum	서러웠기 seoreowotgi
Determiners	Present		서러운 seoreoun
	Future		서러울 seoreoul

Sentence-final forms with honorific
		Plain (해라체)	Informal (해체)	Polite (해요체)	Formal (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	서러우시다 seoreousida	서러우셔 seoreousyeo	서러우세요, 서러우셔요 seoreouseyo, seoreousyeoyo	서러우십니다 seoreousimnida
	Past	서러우셨다 seoreousyeotda	서러우셨어 seoreousyeosseo	서러우셨어요 seoreousyeosseoyo	서러우셨습니다 seoreousyeotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	서러우시냐 seoreousinya	서러우셔 seoreousyeo	서러우세요, 서러우셔요 seoreouseyo, seoreousyeoyo	서러우십니까 seoreousimnikka
	Past	서러우셨냐 seoreousyeonnya	서러우셨어 seoreousyeosseo	서러우셨어요 seoreousyeosseoyo	서러우셨습니까 seoreousyeotseumnikka
Assertive		서러우시겠다 seoreousigetda	서러우시겠어 seoreousigesseo	서러우시겠어요 seoreousigesseoyo	서러우시겠습니다 seoreousigetseumnida
Connective forms with honorific
Cause/Reason		서러우셔 seoreousyeo	서러우셔서 seoreousyeoseo	서러우시니 seoreousini	서러우시니까 seoreousinikka
Contrast		서러우시지만 seoreousijiman	서러우신데 seoreousinde	서러우시더니 seoreousideoni
Conjunction		서러우시고 seoreousigo
Condition		서러우시면 seoreousimyeon	서러우셔야 seoreousyeoya
Noun and determiner forms with honorific
Verbal nouns		서러우심 seoreousim	서러우시기 seoreousigi
Past-tense verbal nouns		서러우셨음 seoreousyeosseum	서러우셨기 seoreousyeotgi
Determiners	Present		서러우신 seoreousin
	Future		서러우실 seoreousil

Derived terms

• 서러워하다
• 서러워지다
• 서러움