알아들어
ah-rah-deu-ruh
aradeureo
알아듣다
To say to understand, to follow, to see, to get politely in the present tense, use 알아들어요 (ah-rah-deu-ruh-yoh) · aradeureoyo. Below is the full conjugation of 알아듣다 across the three tenses and three everyday speech levels.
Grammar note (ㄷ irregular): ㄷ-irregular verbs end in 다 with a ㄷ final consonant. Before a vowel, the ㄷ changes to ㄹ. So 듣다 (to listen) becomes 들어요 — NOT *듣어요. Before consonants the ㄷ stays: 듣고, 듣지. A few verbs that look like ㄷ-irregulars are actually regular (e.g. 받다, 믿다) — there is no spelling rule; each must be memorised. See all ㄷ-irregular verbs →
Conjugation table
pron. = pronunciation guide · RR = Revised Romanization
Highlighted = where the stem changes
| Tense | Casual (반말) | Polite (요) | Formal (합니다) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Present | 알아들어요 ah-rah-deu-ruh-yoh aradeureoyo | 알아듣습니다 ah-rah-deut-seum-nee-dah aradeutseumnida | |
| Past | 알아들었어 ah-rah-deu-ruh-ssuh aradeureosseo | 알아들었어요 ah-rah-deu-ruh-ssuh-yoh aradeureosseoyo | 알아들었습니다 ah-rah-deu-ruh-sseum-nee-dah aradeureosseumnida |
| Future | 알아들을 거야 ah-rah-deu-reul guh-yah aradeureul geoya | 알아들을 거예요 ah-rah-deu-reul guh-yae-yoh aradeureul geoyeyo | 알아들을 겁니다 ah-rah-deu-reul guhm-nee-dah aradeureul geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
알아들으세요
ah-rah-deu-reu-sae-yoh
aradeureuseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
알아들어요
ah-rah-deu-ruh-yoh
aradeureoyo
Question Polite (요)
알아들어요?
ah-rah-deu-ruh-yoh-?
aradeureoyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
알아듣고
ah-rah-deut-goh
aradeutgo
Conditional "if" — (면)
알아들으면
ah-rah-deu-reu-myuhn
aradeureumyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
알아듣고 있어요
ah-rah-deut-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
aradeutgo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
알아듣고 싶어요
ah-rah-deut-goh shee-puh-yoh
aradeutgo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
알아들을 수 있어요
ah-rah-deu-reul soo ee-ssuh-yoh
aradeureul su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
알아들어서
ah-rah-deu-ruh-suh
aradeureoseo
Noun form — (기)
알아듣기
ah-rah-deut-gee
aradeutgi
Noun form — (음)
알아들음
ah-rah-deu-reum
aradeureum