알아
ah-rah
ㄹ stem
To say to know politely in the present tense, use 알아요 (ah-rah-yoh). Below is the full conjugation of 알다 across the three tenses and three everyday speech levels.
Conjugation table
| Tense | Casual (반말) | Polite (요) | Formal (합니다) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Present | 알아요 ah-rah-yoh | 압니다 ahm-nee-dah | |
| Past | 알았어 ah-rah-ssuh | 알았어요 ah-rah-ssuh-yoh | 알았습니다 ah-rah-sseum-nee-dah |
| Future | 알 거야 ahl- -guh-yah | 알 거예요 ahl- -guh-yae-yoh | 알 겁니다 ahl- -guhm-nee-dah |
Other useful forms
Command Polite (세요)
아세요
ah-sae-yoh
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
알아요
ah-rah-yoh
Question Polite (요)
알아요?
ah-rah-yoh-?
Connective “and” — (고)
알고
ahl-goh
Conditional “if” — (면)
알면
ahl-myuhn
Noun form — (기)
앎
ahm