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TOPIK 5adjective

후회스럽다

huhoeseureopda [후회스럽따]

후회스러워요 · 후회스러웠어요 · 후회스러운 (+noun) (ㅂ irregular)

regrettable, full of regret

Example

그때 부모님 말씀을 듣지 않은 게 정말 후회스러워요.

I really regret not listening to my parents back then.

Word parts

후 after회 regret

Literally 'regret afterward' + -스럽다 'feeling like'.

Good to know

후회스럽다 describes a feeling (the thing is regrettable); 후회하다 is the action verb with an object.