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아쉽다

Korean

Adjective

아쉽다 • ‎(aswipda) ‎(infinitive 아쉬워, sequential 아쉬우니)

to miss; to feel absence

Usage notes

Despite the English translation as a verb, 아쉽다 (aswipda) is a 형용사 (形容詞, hyeong-yongsa, “Korean adjective”).

Conjugation

Selected forms of the adjective 아쉽다 (aswipda)

Stems
Stem 1	아쉽 (aswip)
Stem 2	아쉬워 (aswiwo)
Stem 3	아쉬우 (aswiu)
Conjugation type	Consonant-stem, ㅂ(p)-irregular

Sentence-final forms
	Formal non polite (해라체)	Informal non polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	아쉽다 aswipda past: 아쉬웠다 aswiwotda	아쉬워 aswiwo past: 아쉬웠어 aswiwosseo	아쉬워요 aswiwoyo past: 아쉬웠어요 aswiwosseoyo	아쉽습니다 aswipseumnida past: 아쉬웠습니다 aswiwotseumnida
Interrogative	아쉬우냐 aswiunya past: 아쉬웠냐 aswiwonnya	아쉬워 aswiwo past: 아쉬웠어 aswiwosseo	아쉬워요 aswiwoyo past: 아쉬웠어요 aswiwosseoyo	아쉽습니까 aswipseumnikka past: 아쉬웠습니까 aswiwotseumnikka
Assertive	아쉽겠다 aswipgetda	아쉽겠어 aswipgesseo	아쉽겠어요 aswipgesseoyo	아쉽겠습니다 aswipgetseumnida
Connective forms
Cause/Reason	아쉬워 aswiwo	아쉬워서 aswiwoseo	아쉬우니 aswiuni	아쉬우니까 aswiunikka
Contrast	아쉽지만 aswipjiman	아쉬운데 aswiunde	아쉽더니 aswipdeoni
Conjunction	아쉽고 aswipgo
Condition	아쉬우면 aswiumyeon	아쉬워야 aswiwoya
Noun and determiner forms
Verbal nouns		아쉬움 aswium	아쉽기 aswipgi
Past-tense verbal nouns		아쉬웠음 aswiwosseum	아쉬웠기 aswiwotgi
Determiners	present		아쉬운 aswiun
Determiners	future		아쉬울 aswiul

Sentence-final forms with honorific
	Plain (해라체)	Informal (해체)	Polite (해요체)	Formal (하십시오체)
Indicative	아쉬우시다 aswiusida past: 아쉬우셨다 aswiusyeotda	아쉬우셔 aswiusyeo past: 아쉬우셨어 aswiusyeosseo	아쉬우세요, 아쉬우셔요 aswiuseyo, aswiusyeoyo past: 아쉬우셨어요 aswiusyeosseoyo	아쉬우십니다 aswiusimnida past: 아쉬우셨습니다 aswiusyeotseumnida
Interrogative	아쉬우시냐 aswiusinya past: 아쉬우셨냐 aswiusyeonnya	아쉬우셔 aswiusyeo past: 아쉬우셨어 aswiusyeosseo	아쉬우세요, 아쉬우셔요 aswiuseyo, aswiusyeoyo past: 아쉬우셨어요 aswiusyeosseoyo	아쉬우십니까 aswiusimnikka past: 아쉬우셨습니까 aswiusyeotseumnikka
Assertive	아쉬우시겠다 aswiusigetda	아쉬우시겠어 aswiusigesseo	아쉬우시겠어요 aswiusigesseoyo	아쉬우시겠습니다 aswiusigetseumnida
Connective forms with honorific
Cause/Reason	아쉬우셔 aswiusyeo	아쉬우셔서 aswiusyeoseo	아쉬우시니 aswiusini	아쉬우시니까 aswiusinikka
Contrast	아쉬우시지만 aswiusijiman	아쉬우신데 aswiusinde	아쉬우시더니 aswiusideoni
Conjunction	아쉬우시고 aswiusigo
Condition	아쉬우시면 aswiusimyeon	아쉬우셔야 aswiusyeoya
Noun and determiner forms with honorific
Verbal nouns		아쉬우심 aswiusim	아쉬우시기 aswiusigi
Past-tense verbal nouns		아쉬우셨음 aswiusyeosseum	아쉬우셨기 aswiusyeotgi
Determiners	present		아쉬우신 aswiusin
Determiners	future		아쉬우실 aswiusil

Etymology

Unknown, possibly from the root *(a)s(w)i- ("to cherish, pity") and the adjectival suffix *-p-. Compare 아깝— (akkap-, “to be a pity”), 아끼— (akki-, “to cherish”); 섭섭하— (seopseopha-, “sad, sorry”), 서운하— (seounha-, “sorry, regrettable”), as well as Japanese 惜しい ‎(おしい, oshii, “regrettable, unfortunate”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /a̠ʃʰɥip̚t͈a̠/ ~ /a̠ʃʰyp̚t͈a̠/
Phonetic hangeul: 아쉽따

Romanizations

Revised transcription	aswipda
Revised transliteration	aswibda
McCune–Reischauer	ashwipta
Yale	aswipqta