사랑스러운
sarangseureoun
사랑스러운 (sarangseureoun) is the Korean word for lovely.
While 사랑스러운 can be used to describe physical beauty, it is most commonly used to describe someone's charming, endearing or sweet personality and mannerisms.
Meaning: beautiful, charming, very pleasing in form, looks, tone, or manner (adj)
What does it mean word for word?
The word is composed of 사랑 (love) and the suffix -스럽다 (to have the quality of/to be like), meaning having the quality of love.
How does it change in a sentence?
The dictionary form (adjective) is 사랑스럽다, while 사랑스러운 is the attributive form used to modify a noun.
How do you pronounce it?
sarangseureoun
Did you know?
- When describing a baby or pet as lovely, Koreans often use the term 깨물어 주고 싶다, which literally means 'I want to bite them'.
- In romantic contexts, instead of saying someone is lovely, Koreans frequently use the phrase 심쿵 ('heart-thump') to describe the physical sensation of seeing someone so lovely that it causes a heart flutter.
- The suffix -스럽다 in 사랑스럽다 acts like a linguistic Lego brick. You can attach it to many different nouns to instantly create an adjective that means 'having the quality of' that noun.
Examples in context
- 내 아내는 35살이고, 사랑스러운 여자다.My wife's 34 and she's a lovely person.This sentence shows how to describe someone as a lovely person using 사랑스러운.Tatoeba #11106989 by intertime, translation #8457061 by Ricardo14
- 어찌나 사랑스러운지!How lovely!This sentence is useful for expressing how lovely something is using 사랑스러운.Tatoeba #6304967 by Queserasera, translation #1913086 by CK
- 그 옷이 사랑스러운데요.That outfit is lovely.
- 그 옷 귀여워!That outfit is cute!
- 그 아이는 정말 사랑스러운 미소를 가졌어요.geu a-i-neun jeong-mal sa-rang-seu-reo-un mi-so-reul ga-jyeoss-eo-yo.That child has a truly lovely smile.
Example conversation
Ji-eun and Hyun-woo are looking at a photo of a puppy.
- 지은 Ji-eun이 강아지 좀 봐, 너무 사랑스럽지 않아?i gang-a-ji jom bwa, neo-mu sa-rang-seu-reop-ji a-nya?Look at this puppy, isn't it so lovely?
- 현우 Hyeon-woo맞아, 정말 사랑스러운 강아지네.ma-ja, jeong-mal sa-rang-seu-reo-un gang-a-ji-ne.You're right, it is a really lovely puppy.
- 지은 Ji-eun현우 씨도 이런 강아지 좋아해요?hyun-woo ssi-do i-reon gang-a-ji jo-a-hae-yo?Do you like puppies like this too, Hyun-woo?
- 현우 Hyeon-woo네, 정말 좋아해요.ne, jeong-mal jo-a-hae-yo.Yes, I really do.
Sources
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
