배고파
bae-goh-pah
baegopa
배고프다
To say to be hungry politely in the present tense, use 배고파요 (bae-goh-pah-yoh) · baegopayo. Below is the full conjugation of 배고프다 across the three tenses and three everyday speech levels.
Grammar note (으 irregular (adj)): 으-irregular adjectives end in ㅡ before 다. The ㅡ drops when a vowel suffix is added. 배고프다 (to be hungry) → 배고파요; 슬프다 (to be sad) → 슬퍼요. The resulting vowel (아 vs 어) follows the vowel of the syllable before ㅡ. See all 으-irregular verbs →
Conjugation table
pron. = pronunciation guide · RR = Revised Romanization
Highlighted = where the stem changes
| Tense | Casual (반말) | Polite (요) | Formal (합니다) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Present | 배고파요 bae-goh-pah-yoh baegopayo | 배고픕니다 bae-goh-peum-nee-dah baegopeumnida | |
| Past | 배고팠어 bae-goh-pah-ssuh baegopasseo | 배고팠어요 bae-goh-pah-ssuh-yoh baegopasseoyo | 배고팠습니다 bae-goh-pah-sseum-nee-dah baegopasseumnida |
| Future | 배고플 거야 bae-goh-peul guh-yah baegopeul geoya | 배고플 거예요 bae-goh-peul guh-yae-yoh baegopeul geoyeyo | 배고플 겁니다 bae-goh-peul guhm-nee-dah baegopeul geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
배고프세요
bae-goh-peu-sae-yoh
baegopeuseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
배고파요
bae-goh-pah-yoh
baegopayo
Question Polite (요)
배고파요?
bae-goh-pah-yoh-?
baegopayo?
Connective "and" — (고)
배고프고
bae-goh-peu-goh
baegopeugo
Conditional "if" — (면)
배고프면
bae-goh-peu-myuhn
baegopeumyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
배고프고 있어요
bae-goh-peu-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
baegopeugo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
배고프고 싶어요
bae-goh-peu-goh shee-puh-yoh
baegopeugo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
배고플 수 있어요
bae-goh-peul soo ee-ssuh-yoh
baegopeul su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
배고파서
bae-goh-pah-suh
baegopaseo
Noun form — (기)
배고프기
bae-goh-peu-gee
baegopeugi
Noun form — (음)
배고픔
bae-goh-peum
baegopeum