아쉽다

Korean

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 (oshii, “regrettable, unfortunate”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [a̠ʃʰɥip̚t͈a̠] ~ [a̠ʃʰyp̚t͈a̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [아쉽따]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	aswipda
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	aswibda
McCune–Reischauer?	ashwipta
Yale Romanization?	aswipta

Adjective

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

1. (to be) sad, sorry
2. to miss; to feel absence; to be left longing for more; to not get one's fill

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): 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	아쉽다 aswipda	아쉬워 aswiwo	아쉬워요 aswiwoyo	아쉽습니다 aswipseumnida
	Past	아쉬웠다 aswiwotda	아쉬웠어 aswiwosseo	아쉬웠어요 aswiwosseoyo	아쉬웠습니다 aswiwotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	아쉬우냐 aswiunya	아쉬워 aswiwo	아쉬워요 aswiwoyo	아쉽습니까 aswipseumnikka
	Past	아쉬웠냐 aswiwonnya	아쉬웠어 aswiwosseo	아쉬웠어요 aswiwosseoyo	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
	Future		아쉬울 aswiul

Sentence-final forms with honorific
		Plain (해라체)	Informal (해체)	Polite (해요체)	Formal (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	아쉬우시다 aswiusida	아쉬우셔 aswiusyeo	아쉬우세요, 아쉬우셔요 aswiuseyo, aswiusyeoyo	아쉬우십니다 aswiusimnida
	Past	아쉬우셨다 aswiusyeotda	아쉬우셨어 aswiusyeosseo	아쉬우셨어요 aswiusyeosseoyo	아쉬우셨습니다 aswiusyeotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	아쉬우시냐 aswiusinya	아쉬우셔 aswiusyeo	아쉬우세요, 아쉬우셔요 aswiuseyo, aswiusyeoyo	아쉬우십니까 aswiusimnikka
	Past	아쉬우셨냐 aswiusyeonnya	아쉬우셨어 aswiusyeosseo	아쉬우셨어요 aswiusyeosseoyo	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
	Future		아쉬우실 aswiusil