부드럽다

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Worin seokbo (月印釋譜 / 월인석보), 1459, as Middle Korean 부드럽다 (Yale: pwutulepta).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [pudɯɾʌ̹p̚t͈a̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [부드럽따]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	budeureopda
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	budeuleobda
McCune–Reischauer?	pudŭrŏpta
Yale Romanization?	putulepta

Adjective

부드럽다 • (budeureopda) (irregular, infinitive 부드러워, sequential 부드러우니)

1. to be soft, smooth, gentle, mild
2. tender

Conjugation

Sentence-final forms
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	부드럽다 budeureopda	부드러워 budeureowo	부드러워요 budeureowoyo	부드럽습니다 budeureopseumnida
	Past	부드러웠다 budeureowotda	부드러웠어 budeureowosseo	부드러웠어요 budeureowosseoyo	부드러웠습니다 budeureowotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	부드러우냐 budeureounya	부드러워 budeureowo	부드러워요 budeureowoyo	부드럽습니까 budeureopseumnikka
	Past	부드러웠냐 budeureowonnya	부드러웠어 budeureowosseo	부드러웠어요 budeureowosseoyo	부드러웠습니까 budeureowotseumnikka
Assertive		부드럽겠다 budeureopgetda	부드럽겠어 budeureopgesseo	부드럽겠어요 budeureopgesseoyo	부드럽겠습니다 budeureopgetseumnida
Connective forms
Cause/Reason		부드러워 budeureowo	부드러워서 budeureowoseo	부드러우니 budeureouni	부드러우니까 budeureounikka
Contrast		부드럽지만 budeureopjiman	부드러운데 budeureounde	부드럽더니 budeureopdeoni
Conjunction		부드럽고 budeureopgo
Condition		부드러우면 budeureoumyeon	부드러워야 budeureowoya
Noun and determiner forms
Verbal nouns		부드러움 budeureoum	부드럽기 budeureopgi
Past-tense verbal nouns		부드러웠음 budeureowosseum	부드러웠기 budeureowotgi
Determiners	Present		부드러운 budeureoun
	Future		부드러울 budeureoul

Sentence-final forms with honorific
		Plain (해라체)	Informal (해체)	Polite (해요체)	Formal (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	부드러우시다 budeureousida	부드러우셔 budeureousyeo	부드러우세요, 부드러우셔요 budeureouseyo, budeureousyeoyo	부드러우십니다 budeureousimnida
	Past	부드러우셨다 budeureousyeotda	부드러우셨어 budeureousyeosseo	부드러우셨어요 budeureousyeosseoyo	부드러우셨습니다 budeureousyeotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	부드러우시냐 budeureousinya	부드러우셔 budeureousyeo	부드러우세요, 부드러우셔요 budeureouseyo, budeureousyeoyo	부드러우십니까 budeureousimnikka
	Past	부드러우셨냐 budeureousyeonnya	부드러우셨어 budeureousyeosseo	부드러우셨어요 budeureousyeosseoyo	부드러우셨습니까 budeureousyeotseumnikka
Assertive		부드러우시겠다 budeureousigetda	부드러우시겠어 budeureousigesseo	부드러우시겠어요 budeureousigesseoyo	부드러우시겠습니다 budeureousigetseumnida
Connective forms with honorific
Cause/Reason		부드러우셔 budeureousyeo	부드러우셔서 budeureousyeoseo	부드러우시니 budeureousini	부드러우시니까 budeureousinikka
Contrast		부드러우시지만 budeureousijiman	부드러우신데 budeureousinde	부드러우시더니 budeureousideoni
Conjunction		부드러우시고 budeureousigo
Condition		부드러우시면 budeureousimyeon	부드러우셔야 budeureousyeoya
Noun and determiner forms with honorific
Verbal nouns		부드러우심 budeureousim	부드러우시기 budeureousigi
Past-tense verbal nouns		부드러우셨음 budeureousyeosseum	부드러우셨기 budeureousyeotgi
Determiners	Present		부드러우신 budeureousin
	Future		부드러우실 budeureousil

    Selected forms of the adjective 부드럽다 (budeureopda): consonant-stem, ㅂ(b)-irregular

Synonyms

• 보들보들하다 (bodeulbodeulhada, “to be soft”)
• 연하다 (軟—, yeonhada, “to be soft”)
• 순하다 (順—, sunhada, “to be mild”)

Antonyms

• 딱딱하다 (ttakttakhada, “to be hard”)
• 거칠다 (geochilda, “to be tough, wild”)

See also

• 버들 (beodeul, “willow”)
• 부들 (budeul, “cattail, reed mace”)