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자연스럽다 info.

Tips to remember:
• Break the word into two parts: "자연" (ja-yeon) means "nature" and "-스럽다" (seu-reop-da) is an adjectival ending meaning “-like” or “in the style of.” Thinking “like nature” can help remind you that 자연스럽다 means “natural.”

Explanations:
• 자연스럽다 describes something that appears natural, unaffected, or not forced. It is used to indicate that a person’s behavior, appearance, or style feels very genuine.
• It’s an adjective, meaning its conjugations change depending on the sentence’s tense or level of politeness.

Other words with a similar meaning:
• 내추럴하다 (nae-chu-reol-ha-da) – a Konglish term derived from the English “natural.”
• 자연적이다 (ja-yeon-jeok-i-da) – another term meaning “natural” in the context of being inherent or characteristic of nature, though it is used less commonly in casual conversation.

Conjugations:
• Base form (dictionary form): 자연스럽다 (ja-yeon-seu-reop-da)
• Present (informal polite): 자연스러워 (ja-yeon-seu-reo-wo)
• Present (formal polite): 자연스럽습니다 (ja-yeon-seu-reop-seum-ni-da)
• Past (informal polite): 자연스러웠어 (ja-yeon-seu-reo-wo-sseo)
• Past (formal polite): 자연스러웠습니다 (ja-yeon-seu-reo-wo-sseum-ni-da)
• Future (informal polite): 자연스러울 거야 (ja-yeon-seu-reoul geo-ya)
• Future (formal polite): 자연스러울 것입니다 (ja-yeon-seu-reoul geo-sip-ni-da)
• Adverbial form: 자연스럽게 (ja-yeon-seu-reop-ge) meaning “naturally”
• Noun form: 자연스러움 (ja-yeon-seu-reo-um) meaning “naturalness”

Example sentences:
1. “Her smile looks very natural.”
Korean: “그녀의 미소가 정말 자연스러워.”
Romanized: “Geunyeoui miso-ga jeongmal ja-yeon-seu-reo-wo.”

2. “The way he speaks is so natural.”
Korean: “그가 말하는 방식은 아주 자연스럽습니다.”
Romanized: “Geu-ga mal-ha-neun bang-sik-eun a-ju ja-yeon-seu-reop-seum-ni-da.”

3. “They acted naturally in front of the camera.”
Korean: “그들은 카메라 앞에서 매우 자연스럽게 행동했어.”
Romanized: “Geu-deul-eun ka-me-ra ap-e-seo mae-u ja-yeon-seu-reop-ge haeng-dong-haet-sseo.”

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