Korean Verb Conjugator

Type a dictionary form ending in 다 and see the forms you actually use.

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Step 1: find the stem

Remove 다 from the dictionary form: 가다 → 가, 먹다 → 먹, 공부하다 → 공부하. Every ending attaches to this stem.

Step 2: the polite -아요 / -어요 ending

  • Last vowel is ㅏ or ㅗ → add -아요: 받다 → 받아요, 보다 → 봐요
  • Any other vowel → add -어요: 먹다 → 먹어요, 마시다 → 마셔요
  • 하다 → 해요: 공부하다 → 공부해요

Vowels merge when they meet: 가 + 아요 = 가요, 오 + 아요 = 와요, 주 + 어요 = 줘요, 마시 + 어요 = 마셔요.

Irregular verbs

TypeExamplePolite
ㅂ → 우덥다, 돕다더워요, 도와요
ㄷ → ㄹ듣다, 걷다들어요, 걸어요
르 → ㄹㄹ모르다, 부르다몰라요, 불러요
ㅅ drops낫다, 짓다나아요, 지어요
ㅎ drops빨갛다, 그렇다빨개요, 그래요
ㅡ drops쓰다, 바쁘다써요, 바빠요
ㄹ drops (before ㄴ ㅂ ㅅ)살다, 만들다사세요, 만듭니다

Some verbs look irregular but are regular: 입다 → 입어요, 받다 → 받아요, 웃다 → 웃어요. The tool knows the common ones.

FAQ

Verb or adjective: why does it matter?

Adjectives (descriptive verbs) do not take forms like "want to", "let's" or "-고 있어요", and their present modifier uses -(으)ㄴ (좋은) instead of -는 (먹는). The tool guesses the type; you can switch it.

Why does 먹다 also show 드세요?

Some verbs have a special honorific word. When talking to or about someone you respect, 드세요 ("please eat") is more polite than 먹으세요.

Does it handle every verb?

It covers regular verbs and the main irregular groups. A few rare verbs (e.g. 이르다 meaning "to reach") follow unusual patterns.