귀엽다 conjugation

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Common mistakes

Final ㅂ becomes 우 before a vowel: 춥다 → 추워요. 돕다 and 곱다 take 오: 도와요.

~~귀엽어요~~ → 귀여워요 Polite present
~~귀엽었어요~~ → 귀여웠어요 Polite past
~~귀엽었습니다~~ → 귀여웠습니다 Formal past
~~귀엽어~~ → 귀여워 Casual

Core forms

Polite present-아/어요	귀여워요not: ~~귀엽어요~~
Polite past-았/었어요	귀여웠어요not: ~~귀엽었어요~~
Polite negative-지 않아요	귀엽지 않아요
Formal present-(스)ㅂ니다	귀엽습니다
Formal past-았/었습니다	귀여웠습니다not: ~~귀엽었습니다~~
Casual-아/어	귀여워not: ~~귀엽어~~
Plain, written-ㄴ/는다	귀엽다
And, linking-고	귀엽고

Advanced forms

If-(으)면	귀여우면not: ~~귀엽으면~~
Future, intention-(으)ㄹ 거예요	귀여울 거예요not: ~~귀엽을 거예요~~
Because-아/어서	귀여워서not: ~~귀엽어서~~
Modifier-는 / -(으)ㄴ	귀여운not: ~~귀엽은~~

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