배
bae
regular
배다
To say to soak into politely in the present tense, use 배요 (bae-yoh) · baeyo. Below is the full conjugation of 배다 across the three tenses and three everyday speech levels.
Grammar note (regular): Regular verbs and adjectives conjugate predictably. Before 어-series suffixes, vowels may contract (가 + 아 → 가, 보 + 아 → 봐), but no consonant in the stem changes. If the final vowel of the stem is ㅏ or ㅗ, use 아; otherwise use 어. Consonant-final stems: 먹 + 어 → 먹어; vowel-final: 가 + 아 → 가.
Conjugation table
pron. = pronunciation guide · RR = Revised Romanization
| Tense | Casual (반말) | Polite (요) | Formal (합니다) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Present | 배요 bae-yoh baeyo | 뱁니다 baem-nee-dah baemnida | |
| Past | 뱄어 bae-ssuh baesseo | 뱄어요 bae-ssuh-yoh baesseoyo | 뱄습니다 bae-sseum-nee-dah baesseumnida |
| Future | 밸 거야 bael guh-yah bael geoya | 밸 거예요 bael guh-yae-yoh bael geoyeyo | 밸 겁니다 bael guhm-nee-dah bael geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
배세요
bae-sae-yoh
baeseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
배요
bae-yoh
baeyo
Question Polite (요)
배요?
bae-yoh-?
baeyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
배고
bae-goh
baego
Conditional "if" — (면)
배면
bae-myuhn
baemyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
배고 있어요
bae-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
baego isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
배고 싶어요
bae-goh shee-puh-yoh
baego sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
밸 수 있어요
bael soo ee-ssuh-yoh
bael su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
배서
bae-suh
baeseo
Noun form — (기)
배기
bae-gee
baegi
Noun form — (음)
뱀
baem