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TOPIK 2adjective

부럽다

bureopda [부럽따]

부러워요 · 부러웠어요 · 부러운 (+noun) (ㅂ irregular)

envious, jealous (in a friendly way)

Example

제 친구는 영어를 잘해서 정말 부러워요.

My friend speaks English well, so I'm really jealous.

Word parts

Add -어하다 to describe someone else's envy: 친구가 저를 부러워해요.

Good to know

부러워요! is a friendly 'I'm so jealous!'; bitter or romantic jealousy is 질투하다.